"Ring on Every Finger" is a song recorded by American
country music
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duo
LoCash
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. It was released to radio on November 7, 2016 as the third single from ''
The Fighters''. The song was written by
Jesse Frasure
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,
Josh Kear
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In 2007, Kear co-wrote Carrie Underwood's hit " Before He Cheats" with Chris Tompkins. The song dominated the US Hot Country Songs chart for five weeks and earned ...
and
Thomas Rhett
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Rhett has released seven studio albums for Big Machine Records' Valory Music imprint: ''It Goes ...
.
Content
The song is an ode to the narrator's lover, using "over-the-top, almost saccharine overtures to prove they’re worthy of this girl’s hand in marriage".
Thomas Rhett
Thomas Rhett Akins Jr. (born March 30, 1990) is an American country music, country singer-songwriter. He is the oldest son of singer Rhett Akins.
Rhett has released seven studio albums for Big Machine Records' Valory Music imprint: ''It Goes ...
wrote the song with the intention of including it on his 2015 album ''
Tangled Up'', but it did not make the cut. When Rhett wrote it, he originally conceived the song as having a
Latin music
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sound, but LoCash and producer Lindsay Rimes changed it to a more mainstream country-pop arrangement.
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of
Taste of Country
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called the song "an infectious, melodic jam" and stated that "Lyrically the songwriters snap short, dynamic phrases into place like puzzle pieces."
Music video
The duo released the song's music video in January 2017.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
{{Thomas Rhett
2016 songs
2016 singles
LoCash songs
Songs written by Jesse Frasure
Songs written by Josh Kear
Songs written by Thomas Rhett