"Outta Style" is a song written and recorded by American

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artist

Aaron Watson James Aaron Watson (born August 20, 1977) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since 1999, Watson has recorded several independent albums in his career. His 2015 album '' The Underdog'' reached No. 1 on Top Country Al ...

. It was released on November 14, 2016, as the lead-off single from his album ''

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''. It became Watson's first Top 40 hit on the ''Billboard''

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chart and also reached the Top 10 of the

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chart.

Content

"Outta Style" is an uptempo country song with the hook "the way we love is never going out of style." Of the song, Watson said it was inspired by his wife Kimberly, and it is described as "an upbeat tribute to love and loyalty,

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finds Watson tipping his hat to the country artists who came before him, too, with lines borrowed from

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and others."

Chart performance

"Outta Style" debuted at number 60 on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart the week dated January 21, 2017, and reached a peak of number 10 on the chart in December 2017.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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