Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right
| "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" | |||||||
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| Single by Billy Currington | |||||||
| from the album Doin' Somethin' Right | |||||||
| Released | May 30, 2005 | ||||||
| Format | CD single | ||||||
| Recorded | 2005 | ||||||
| Genre | Country | ||||||
| Length |
4:29 (album version) 3:59 (radio version) | ||||||
| Label | Mercury Nashville | ||||||
| Writer(s) |
Marty Dodson Patrick Jason Matthews | ||||||
| Producer(s) | Carson Chamberlain | ||||||
| Billy Currington singles chronology | |||||||
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"Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" is a song written by Marty Dodson and Patrick Jason Matthews, and recorded by American country music singer Billy Currington. It was released in May 2005 as the first single from Currington's album Doin' Somethin' Right. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Content
The song is in the key of A major, with a main chord pattern of F♯m-D-A on the verses.[1] In it, Currington sings that he "must be doin' somethin' right" in the relationship with his lover.
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that the song "gets a nicely mellow, relaxed Californian vibe".[2]
Chart performance
"Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 11, 2005, and peaked at No. 1 on December 31, 2005.[3] The song has sold 1,282,000 copies in the US as of January 2016.[4]
| Chart (2005–06) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 39 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2006) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 34 |
| Preceded by "Come a Little Closer" by Dierks Bentley |
Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single December 31, 2005-January 7, 2006 |
Succeeded by "She Let Herself Go" by George Strait |
References
- ↑ "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Doin' Somethin' Right review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Country Airplay: June 27, 2015". Billboard.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (January 18, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: January 19, 2016". Roughstock.
- ↑ "Billy Currington – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Billy Currington.
- ↑ "Billy Currington – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Billy Currington.
- ↑ "Best of 2006: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2012.