"Beat of the Music" is a song recorded by American

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artist

Brett Eldredge Brett Ryan Eldredge (born March 23, 1986) is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. Eldredge has had five No. 1 singles on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart, three of which came from his debut album, '' Brin ...

. It was released on September 30, 2013 as his fourth single and the third single from his debut studio album, '' Bring You Back'' (2013). Eldredge co-wrote the song with

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and

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. It received mixed reviews from critics who questioned the familiarity in the production and lyricism. "Beat of the Music" gave Eldredge his second consecutive number one hit on the ''Billboard''

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chart. It also peaked at numbers six and 44 on both the

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charts respectively. The song was certified

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by the

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(RIAA), and has sold 510,000 copies in the United States as of July 2014. It achieved similar chart prominence in Canada, reaching number two on the

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chart and number 58 on the

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chart. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by

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, and was filmed in Staniel Cay in the Bahamas.

Critical reception

"Beat of the Music" garnered mixed reviews from

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s. An uncredited review from ''

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'' said that "it relies on a chorus that sinks in like a good second glass of wine, complementing just about anything on the radio currently." The review went on to say that "Eldredge holds back some vocally, relying instead on hooky choruses and a charming singing personality" and "the production team take few risks in creating a pleasing sonic backdrop for the singer to tell this story." In his review of the album, Dan MacIntosh of ''Roughstock'' called the song "dull" and "generic," writing that "it's the sort of lyric that only seems to make sense in romantic comedy movies, but rarely rings true in real life. It's a familiar, overused plot that just doesn’t resonate as reality." Markos Papadatos of ''Digital Journal'' gave the song an A rating, calling the vocals "flawless" and writing that "this new song is infectious and as soon as it's over, the listeners will instantly want to press the 'repeat' button on their CD and mp3 players. It will inspire his fans to get up and dance along to it."

Music video

The music video was directed by

and premiered in January 2014. It was filmed in Staniel Cay in the Bahamas, and features Miami-based actress Katie Luddy.

Chart performance

"Beat of the Music" debuted at number 60 on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart for the week of October 12, 2013. It also debuted at number 46 on the Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 23. On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, it debuted at number 97 the week of February 22, 2014. Seventeen weeks later, it peaked at number 44 the week of June 21, and stayed on the chart for twenty weeks. "Beat of the Music" reached number one on the Country Airplay chart dated June 28, 2014, becoming Eldredge's second consecutive single to do so. It was certified platinum by the

(RIAA) on December 9, 2016. The song has sold 510,000 copies in the U.S. as of July 2014. In Canada, the track debuted at number 81 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of April 19, 2014. Nine weeks later, it peaked at number 58 the week of June 21, and remained on the chart for fifteen weeks.

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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