"Bury Me in Georgia" is a song by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

singer

Kane Brown Kane Allen Brown (born October 21, 1993) is an American country music singer and songwriter. First garnering a mass following on social media, he released his debut extended play (EP) ''Closer (Kane Brown EP), Closer'' in June 2015, and followe ...

. It was released on March 31, 2023 as the fifth single from his third studio album ''

Different Man ''Different Man'' is the third studio album by American country music singer Kane Brown, released on September 9, 2022, through RCA Records Nashville. Brown co-produced the album, which was preceded by the singles " One Mississippi", " Like I Lov ...

''. Brown wrote the song with

Josh Hoge Josh Hoge is an American songwriter from Franklin, Tennessee, United States. Named SESAC Songwriter of the Year in 2016, Hoge has penned hit singles for Chris Young such as " Think of You", and " I'm Comin' Over" along with charting singles for K ...

, Matt McGinn, and

Jordan Schmidt Jordan Schmidt is an American mixing engineer, record producer, and songwriter. His portfolio covers musical styles including pop, country, rock, and alternative. Schmidt was born in Duluth, Minnesota to local musicians. He started recordin ...

History

The song was described by

Taste of Country Townsquare Media, Inc. (formerly Regent Communications until 2010) is an American radio network and media company based in Purchase, New York. The company started in radio and expanded into digital media toward the end of the 2000s, starting wit ...

writer Billy Dukes as having "instrumental solos and heavy vocal distortion", with an alternate mix for country radio which lessens these two elements. Lyrically, the song is about the singer's plans in case of his death, which include a request to be buried in the state of

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

. In May 2023, Brown performed the song at the

Academy of Country Music The Academy of Country Music (ACM) was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. Among the founders were Eddie Miller (songwriter), Eddie Miller, Tommy Wiggins, and Mickey and Chris ...

awards.

Charts

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References

{{Kane Brown 2023 songs 2023 singles Kane Brown songs RCA Records Nashville singles Songs written by Kane Brown Songs written by Matt McGinn (songwriter) Songs written by Josh Hoge Songs written by Jordan Schmidt Song recordings produced by Dann Huff Songs about death Songs about Georgia (U.S. state)