Night Shift (Jon Pardi song)

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"Night Shift"
A black-and-white image of Pardi walking down a sidewalk at night with his reflection in a puddle of water. Both the artist's name and song title are in between them, colored black.
Single by Jon Pardi
from the album California Sunrise
ReleasedJuly 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)
GenreCountry
Length2:52
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jon Pardi
  • Bart Butler
Jon Pardi singles chronology
"She Ain't in It"
(2017) 		"Night Shift"
(2018) 		"Heartache Medication"
(2019)
Music video
"Night Shift" on YouTube

"Night Shift" is a song written by Tofer Brown, Phillip LaRue, and Billy Montana, and recorded by American country music singer Jon Pardi, released as the fifth and final single by Capitol Nashville from his second studio album California Sunrise (2016). It uses the term for working late hours as a description for loving someone so close after a tiring workday. "Night Shift" peaked at numbers five and eight on Billboard's Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts respectively. It also reached number 56 on the Hot 100 chart. It was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 95,000 copies in the United States as of April 2019. The song garnered similar success in Canada, reaching number 14 on the Canada Country chart and number 88 on the Canadian Hot 100. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Jim Wright, features Pardi driving in his truck in Nashville's Lower Broadway.

Content[edit]

The song uses the term "night shift" to describe an intimate encounter that the male narrator has with his lover after an exhausting day at work.[1] Bobby Moore of Wide Open Country described the song as "introduc[ing] true love and other real emotions to the sometimes less-than-sensitive airwaves."[2]

Commercial performance[edit]

"Night Shift" debuted at number 98 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of February 9, 2019 and remained there until the week after.[3][4] It reappeared on the week of March 16 at number 86.[5] Nine weeks later, it peaked at number 56 the week of May 18, and stayed there for sixteen weeks.[6][7] On July 15, 2022, the song was certified double platinum by the RIAA in the US for over two million units consumed in the United States.[8] The song has sold 95,000 copies in that country as of April 2019.[9] In Canada, the track debuted at number 99 on the Canadian Hot 100 the week of February 2 and peaked at number 88 the week after.[10][11] It reappeared at number 96 the week of March 23 and made it to number 90 the next week.[12][13] The song made its third reappearance on the chart at number 94 the week of May 25, and stayed there for seven weeks.[7][14]

Music video[edit]

The song's music video was directed by Jim Wright and debuted in October 2018. It features Pardi getting out of an 18-wheeler to join his band riding along Lower Broadway in Nashville, Tennessee on the deck of a flatbed at night, as well as solo performance shots on the Shelby Street Bridge.[15]

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hoffman, Lauren (July 23, 2018). "Jon Pardi Takes the 'Night Shift' for Next Single". Radio.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Moore, Bobby (10 July 2018). "Hear Jon Pardi's New Single, 'Night Shift'". Wide Open Country. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Hot 100: February 9, 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Hot 100: February 16, 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Hot 100: March 16, 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "The Hot 100: May 18, 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Night Shift by Jon Pardi". aCharts.co. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "American single certifications – Jon Pardi – Night Shift". Recording Industry Association of America.
  9. ^ Bjorke, Matt (April 15, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: April 15, 2019". Roughstock. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "Canadian Hot 100: February 2, 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "Canadian Hot 100: February 9, 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  12. ^ "Canadian Hot 100: March 23, 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  13. ^ "Canadian Hot 100: March 30, 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  14. ^ "Canadian Hot 100: May 25, 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  15. ^ Gage, Jeff (October 12, 2018). "Watch Jon Pardi Cruise Downtown Nashville in 'Night Shift' Video". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  16. ^ "Jon Pardi Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  17. ^ "Jon Pardi Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  18. ^ "Jon Pardi Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  19. ^ "Jon Pardi Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  20. ^ "Jon Pardi Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  21. ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  22. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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