1994 (song)

the Jason Aldean song other songs 1994 (disambiguation) 1994 1994 (Jason Aldean).jpg single Jason Aldean Night Train March 11, 2013 2012 Country *4:03 (album version) 2:52 (radio edit) Broken Bow Thomas Rhett Luke Laird Barry Dean Michael Knox The Only Way I Know 2012 Night Train 2013 "1994" is a song written by Thomas Rhett, Luke Laird, and Barry Dean and recorded by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released in March 2013 as the third single from Aldean's 2012 album Night Train. A tribute to Joe Diffie referencing many of his songs, the song has received mixed reviews from music critics. The song peaked at numbers 10 and 14 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts respectively. It also reached number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over 500,000 units in that country. It garnered similar chart success in Canada, reaching number 18 on the Country chart and number 65 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Wes Edwards. Content The song, a tribute to Joe Diffie, refers to many of his songs: "Third Rock from the Sun", "John Deere Green", "Ships That Don't Come In", "Honky Tonk Attitude", "Pickup Man", "So Help Me Girl", "A Night to Remember", and "C-O-U-N-T-R-Y". Upon being sent a copy of the song by Billboard, Diffie said, "What else can you say but what an honor it is to have the larger part of a song reference songs of mine. To think all of Jason's fans will be chanting my name... pretty dang cool." He also praised Aldean's overall musical styles, saying that Aldean is "pushing the envelope".https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/hey-joe-diffie-jason-aldean-gives-90s-star-a-shout-on-new-album-475005/ 'Hey, Joe Diffie!' Jason Aldean Gives '90s Star a Shout on New Album Billboard 20 September 2012 Critical reception The song has received mixed reviews from music critics. Tammy Ragusa of Country Weekly gave it a B+ grade, saying that it "serves to further his penchant for upping the musical ante", also praising the musical arrangement and calling the song "pure fun".Ragusa Tammy April 1, 2013 Reviews: Jason Aldean — '1994' Country Weekly 20 13 51 1074-3235 In her review of Night Train, Jewly Hight of American Songwriter said that the song was "as ridiculous, and fun, a song as Aldean’s ever done."http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/10/jason-aldean-night-train/ Jason Aldean: Night Train 24 October 2012 Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a one-star review, saying that "Aldean’s recording would lead one to believe 1994 was a watershed year in country music. It wasn't."http://tasteofcountry.com/jason-aldean-1994/ Jason Aldean, '1994' – Song Review 19 February 2013 Taste of Country March 3, 2013 Ben Foster of Country Universe gave the song an F grade, saying that its lyrics "comprise little more than a hodgepodge of radio-baiting backwoods clichés" and "are so haphazardly thrown together that’s it’s hard to tell what the song is even meant to be about."http://www.countryuniverse.net/2013/02/21/single-review-jason-aldean-1994/ Single Review: Jason Aldean, "1994" 21 February 2013 Music video The music video was directed by Wes Edwards and premiered on CMT on March 25, 2013. The music video starts off with two women going into a coin-operated photo booth. When they put in a coin, the song begins. The music video features country music artists Lady Antebellum, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley, Hayden Panettiere, co-writer Thomas Rhett, Little Big Town, and Jake Owen and has scenes of Aldean performing at a barn party. Chart performance "1994" debuted at number 42 on the Billboard Country Songs chart for the week ending of March 9, 2013. On the Country Airplay chart for the week ending of March 2, 2013, it debuted at number 60. It also debuted at number 93 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of March 30, 2013. It also debuted at number 100 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of April 13, 2013. It peaked at number 14 on the Country Airplay chart dated May 4, 2013, making it Aldean's first single to miss the top 10 since 2008's "Relentless" and the second-lowest-peaking single of his career. Track listing US CD single 1994 Radio Edit 2:52 1994 Album Version 4:01 1994 Suggested Callout Research Hook 0:13 7:05 Charts and certifications Charts Chart (2013)PeakpositionCanada 65 1994 Jason Aldean April 4, 2013Billboardcanadacountry 18 1994 Jason Aldean November 20, 2013Billboardhot100 52 1994 Jason Aldean March 21, 2013Billboardcountrysongs 10 1994 Jason Aldean March 3, 2013Billboardcountryairplay 14 1994 Jason Aldean March 3, 2013 Year-end charts Chart (2013)Position US Country Airplay (Billboard)http://www1.billboard.biz/bbbiz/photos/pdf/2013/country_update_1216.pdf Billboard Country Update for December 16, 2013 21 December 16, 2013 Billboard Prometheus Global Media December 17, 2013 December 17, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217064114/http://www1.billboard.biz/bbbiz/photos/pdf/2013/country_update_1216.pdf dead 74 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/hot-country-songs Best of 2013: Hot Country Songs Billboard Prometheus Global Media 2013 December 13, 2013 53 Certifications single United States Jason Aldean 1994 Gold 2013 7 2012 25 July 2013 true true true References External links Category:2013 singles Category:Jason Aldean songs Category:BBR Music Group singles Category:Song recordings produced by Michael Knox (record producer) Category:Songs written by Luke Laird Category:Songs written by Thomas Rhett Category:Music videos directed by Wes Edwards Category:2012 songs Category:Songs written by Barry Dean (songwriter) Category:Songs about musicians Category:Songs about country music