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"Hope on the Rocks"
Song

"Hope on the Rocks" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith.[2] It was released in November 2012 as the second single and title track from his album Hope on the Rocks.[1]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four stars out of five, writing that "in just a few lines, the loved singer shows how capable he is of capturing the country nation’s emotions in a story that’s just far enough removed from reality to still be enjoyable."[3] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song a favorable review, calling it "a fantastic, well-written song that certainly ranks amongst the best songs that Toby's ever written."[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Salomon and premiered in November 2012.[5]

Chart performance

"Hope on the Rocks" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of November 24, 2012.[6] It also debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of December 15, 2012.[7] It also debuted at number 20 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart for the week of February 16, 2013.

Chart (2012–13) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[8] 40
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] 13
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 18
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 29

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12] 86
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 99

References

  1. ^ a b Wilbur, Sam (November 6, 2012). "Toby Keith, 'Hope On The Rocks' -- New Song". AOL Radio. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  2. ^ Conaway, Alanna (November 28, 2012). "Toby Keith, 'Hope on the Rocks' – Lyrics Uncovered". Taste of Country. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  3. ^ Dukes, Billy (November 8, 2012). "Toby Keith, 'Hope on the Rocks' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  4. ^ Bjorke, Matt (November 9, 2012). "The Weekly Single Recap: November 9: Toby Keith, Dustin Lynch, Jason Aldean & Friends, The Band Perry, Lee Brice, Jerrod Niemann". Roughstock. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  5. ^ "CMT : Videos : Toby Keith : Hope on the Rocks". Country Music Television. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  6. ^ "Country Airplay Week of November 24, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  7. ^ "Country Songs Week of December 15, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  8. ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Billboard Country Update for December 16, 2013" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 16, 2013. p. 21. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  13. ^ "Best of 2013: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
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