"Country Song" is a song by South African
rock band
Seether
Seether are a South African rock band founded in 1999 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The band originally performed under the name Saron Gas until 2002, when they moved to the United States and changed it to Seether to avoid confusion wi ...
. It was released on March 8, 2011 as the lead single from their fifth studio album ''
Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray
''Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray'' is the fifth studio album by South African rock band Seether. It was the only Seether album to have Troy McLawhorn as the lead guitarist. He departed from the band just before the album's release, on ...
''.
Background
According to frontman
Shaun Morgan
Shaun Morgan Welgemoed (, born 21 December 1978) is a South African musician. He is the singer, songwriter, and guitarist for the rock band Seether.
Early life
Morgan spent most of his early life in South Africa.Bottomley, CSeether: South Af ...
, the track's title "got its name from the swampy verse riff".
On the band's official message board, Morgan explained the track's background, saying "in some ways I guess I was dealing with growing up and having to make better life choices. It's definitely not a country song, but we recorded the album in Nashville, and felt like it was a small homage to such a wonderful city."
Music video
The video alternates between a boy playing with various dolls and action figures, and the band portraying the boy's actions. A girl later appears, and both play with the toys, creating an increasingly chaotic scene for the band.
"Country Song" music video
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Seether songs
2011 singles
Song recordings produced by Brendan O'Brien (record producer)
Music videos directed by Roman White
2011 songs
Songs written by Shaun Morgan
Songs written by Dale Stewart
Songs written by John Humphrey (drummer)
Wind-up Records singles
Songs written by Troy McLawhorn
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