Yeah (Joe Nichols Song)
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"Yeah" is a song recorded by American
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artist
Joe Nichols Joseph Edward Nichols (born November 26, 1976) is an American country music artist. Between 1996 and 2001, he held recording contracts with the Intersound and Giant Records (Warner), Giant labels. In 2002, he signed with Universal South Records, ...
. It was released in January 2014 as his second single for Red Bow Records and from his eighth studio album ''
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'' (2013). The song, written by
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and
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, is about a man having a one night stand in the summer with a woman. "Yeah" gave Nichols his fifth number-one hit on the ''Billboard''
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chart and his second top 10 hit on the
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chart at number 7. It also charted outside the
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, peaking at number 41. The song was certified
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by the
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(RIAA), and has sold 612,000 units in the United States as of September 2014. It achieved similar chart success in Canada, giving Nichols his second number-one hit on the
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chart and number 48 on the
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. An accompanying music video for the song was directed by
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.


Content

The song is a mid-tempo about a man experiencing a summer night with a woman. Throughout, he responds to various situations with the word "Yeah".


Reception


Critical

Giving it a "B", Tammy Ragusa of ''
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'' praised the production: "there's something about that opening riff and midtempo, thumping groove that hints toward all of the warm-weather goodness that the impending summer holds—without being an in-your-face bikinis, babes and brews blaster." She also praised the "warmth" of Nichols' voice.


Commercial

"Yeah" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. ''
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chart for the week of January 25, 2014, at number 44 on the U.S. ''Billboard''
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chart for the week of March 1, 2014, and at number 98 on the U.S. ''Billboard''
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chart for the week of May 10, 2014. The song was certified Platinum by the
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on December 16, 2024. As of September 2014, It had sold 612,000 copies in the U.S. Sales figures give
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chart for the week of June 21, 2014.


Music video

The music video was directed by
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and premiered in May 2014.


Charts and certifications


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


References

{{Joe Nichols 2013 songs 2014 singles Joe Nichols songs BBR Music Group singles Music videos directed by Wes Edwards Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer) Songs written by Ashley Gorley Songs written by Bryan Simpson