Parachute (Chris Stapleton song)

"Parachute"
Single by Chris Stapleton
from the album Traveller
Released May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)
Format Digital download
Genre Country
Length 4:13
Label Mercury Nashville
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Chris Stapleton singles chronology
"Nobody to Blame"
(2015)
"Parachute"
(2016)

"Parachute" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Chris Stapleton. It is the third single from his debut album Traveller. The song was written by Stapleton and Jim Beavers.

Content

The song is an uptempo backed by banjo and acoustic guitar, in which the narrator sings about being there for the one he loves: "Baby, I will be your parachute".[1]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country was favorable, praising the "more dynamic vocal performance" and "straight-forward arrangement", also saying that "Lyrically this isn’t quite Song of the Year material, but Stapleton’s vocals on 'Parachute' are his latest entry in a still-to-be-created Performance of the Year category."[1]

Performance

Stapleton sang "Parachute" live at the CMT Music Awards in June 2016, with assistance from Dave Cobb, Mickey Raphael, Robby Turner, and Stapleton's wife, Morgane.[2]

Chart performance

The song has sold 228,000 copies in the US as of November 2016.[3]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 99
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[5] 19
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 17

References

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