Monsters (Eric Church song)

"Monsters" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Eric Church. It is the third single from Church's 2018 album Desperate Man.

"Monsters"
Single by Eric Church
from the album Desperate Man
ReleasedAugust 26, 2019 (2019-08-26)
Format
GenreCountry
Length3:20
LabelEMI Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • Eric Church
  • Jeff Hyde
Producer(s)Jay Joyce
Eric Church singles chronology
"Some of It"
(2019)		 "Monsters"
(2019)		 "Does to Me"
(2020)

Content and history

The song uses the analogy of a monster hiding under a child's bed to represent troubles in one's life. Taste of Country writer Sterling Whitaker wrote that "Church sings over simple acoustic guitar chords to open the track. But as the song progresses, he admits that he's turned to prayer to face his all-too-real challenges as an adult."[1] According to Church, the idea for the song came when he was confronted by his then seven-year-old son Boone, who asked him to turn on a light to keep away "monsters".[2] Church said that the song took on "more meaning" to him following the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.[3]

Chart performance

"Monsters" peaked at #15 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart. It became the first official single of Church's career to fail to chart the Billboard Hot 100 altogether since 2008's "His Kind of Money (My Kind of Love)".

Charts
Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4] 2
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[5] 15
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 21

References
  1. Sterling Whitaker (August 27, 2019). "Eric Church fights 'Monsters' in emotional new single [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  2. "Here are the lyrics to Eric Church's 'Monsters'". Taste of Country. August 27, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  3. Chandler Reeves (October 15, 2019). "Eric Church Reveals the Meaning Behind 'Monsters'". iHeartRadio. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  4. "Eric Church Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  5. "Eric Church Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  6. "Eric Church Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
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