Came Here to Forget

"Came Here to Forget"
Single by Blake Shelton
from the album If I'm Honest
Released March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2016
Genre Country pop
Length 3:40
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Scott Hendricks
Blake Shelton singles chronology
"Gonna"
(2015)		 "Came Here to Forget"
(2016)		 "Savior's Shadow"
(2016)

"Came Here to Forget" is a song recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton for his tenth studio album, If I'm Honest (2016). Released as the album's lead single, the song became digitally available on March 8, 2016. The track was written by Craig Wiseman and Deric Ruttan, while production was handled by Scott Hendricks.

Composition

"Came Here to Forget" was written by Craig Wiseman and Deric Ruttan, while production was handled by Scott Hendricks.[1]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country reviewed the single with favor, praising Shelton's expressive performance as well as progressive style.[1]

Commercial performance

After its release, "Came Here to Forget" received commercial success in the United States and Canada. The song debuted at No. 1 on Country Digital Song chart on its release with 53,000 sold in its first week, becoming Shelton's fourth No. 1 on the chart.[2] It also entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 6, his highest debut and 25th top 10 on that chart, and at No. 18 On Country Airplay, which equaled Shelton's 2014 song "Neon Light" as his highest entry to the chart.[2] This became Shelton's 22nd number one hit and also his 17th consecutive hit of his career. The song has sold 506,000 copies in the United States as of August 2016.[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered in March 2016.[4]

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 56
Canada Country (Billboard)[6] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 36
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Preceded by
"Mind Reader"
by Dustin Lynch		 Billboard Country Airplay
number-one single
June 11, 2016 		Succeeded by
"T-Shirt"
by Thomas Rhett
Preceded by
"Wasted Time"
by Keith Urban		 Billboard Canada Country
number-one single
July 2, 2016 		Succeeded by
"H.O.L.Y."
by Florida Georgia Line

References

  1. 1 2 "Blake Shelton, 'Came Here To Forget' [Listen]". Taste of Country. March 8, 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Asker, Jim (March 15, 2016). "Cole Swindell & Carrie Underwood Take Over Country Songs Charts". Billboard.
  3. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (August 30, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: August 30, 2016".
  4. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Blake Shelton : Came Here to Forget". Country Music Television. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Blake Shelton. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Blake Shelton. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Blake Shelton. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Blake Shelton. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Blake Shelton. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  10. ↑ "American single certifications – Blake Shelton – Came Here to Forget". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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