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Lightning Bug (song)

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"Lightning Bug"
Single by Dean Brody
from the album Boys
ReleasedApril 28, 2021 (2021-04-28)
GenreCountry pop
Length2:47
Label
  • Scurvy Dog
  • Starseed
Songwriter(s)
  • Dean Brody
Producer(s)Todd Clark
Dean Brody singles chronology
"Boys"
(2020)
"Lightning Bug"
(2021)
"More Drinkin' Than Fishin'"
(2021)
Lyric Video
"Lightning Bug" on YouTube

"Lightning Bug" is a song written and recorded by Canadian country artist Dean Brody.[1] The song was released to radio in April 2021,[2] as the fourth single from Brody's seventh studio album Boys.[3]

Background

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Brody wrote "Lightning Bug" by himself, and it was inspired by one of his first songwriting trips to Nashville, Tennessee. He remarked that he wanted to write a song "that captured the magic of being caught up in a warm summer night. It’s meant to tell the story of being in love with that special someone, with an almost dreamlike soundscape".[4]

Critical reception

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Nanci Dagg of Canadian Beats Media referred to the track as a "heartfelt love song", adding that it "takes listeners to that place where those magical memories of falling in love happen while providing everyone that listens to it a bright spot in what has been a challenging year for us all".[4] Courtney Fielder of Country100.7 called the song a "hit", saying it was released "just in time for summer".[5]

Commercial performance

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"Lightning Bug" peaked at number 78 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of August 7, 2021.[6] It also peaked at number seven on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the same week, marking Brody's twenty-ninth career top ten hit.[7] It has been certified Gold by Music Canada.[8]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Lightning Bug"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 78
Canada Country (Billboard)[7] 7

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Gold 40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Dean Brody - Lightning Bug". New Country Songs. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Schneider, Jason (May 2, 2021). "Single Servings, May 3, 2021". FYI Music News. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Dean Brody latest single Lighting Bug on radio". What On What's Good. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Dagg, Nanci (May 1, 2021). "Dean Brody releases another single from his Boys album – "Lightning Bug"". Canadian Beats Media.
  5. ^ Fielder, Courtney (May 21, 2021). "Fresh Music Friday Song Of The Day: Dean Brody- "Lightning Bug"". Country100.7. Discover Moose Jaw.
  6. ^ a b "Dean Brody Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Dean Brody Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Canadian single certifications – Dean Brody – Lightning Bug". Music Canada. Retrieved August 22, 2022.