"Southern Style" is a song recorded by American

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artist

Darius Rucker Darius Carlos Rucker (born May 13, 1966) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Carol ...

. It was released to radio on May 4, 2015 as the second single from his fourth country studio album of the

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. The song was written by Rucker along with Tim James and

Rivers Rutherford Melvern Rivers Rutherford II (born June 17, 1967) is an American country music songwriter. He has written songs since at least the 1990s as a songwriter; he has written several number one country hits including " Ain't Nothing 'bout You" by Brooks ...

Critical reception

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'' reviewed the single favorably, saying that "The title track from Darius Rucker’s Southern Style album is thick with imagery. Not since Buddy Jewell’s “ Sweet Southern Comfort” has a song about the South been so easy to embrace."

Music video

The music video was directed by

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and premiered in July 2015.

Chart performance

References

{{Darius Rucker 2015 songs 2015 singles Darius Rucker songs Songs written by Tim James (country music songwriter) Songs written by Rivers Rutherford Capitol Records Nashville singles Song recordings produced by Frank Rogers (record producer) Music videos directed by Peter Zavadil