Big Blue Note
"Big Blue Note" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in September 2005 as the third and final single from Keith's album Honkytonk University. It peaked at number 5 on the United States country charts.[1] Prior to that single's release, this is the last single that Keith worked with DreamWorks Records, a label that Keith worked from 1999 to 2005, so Keith had a newly-formed label, Show Dog Nashville. Keith wrote the song with Scotty Emerick.
"Big Blue Note" | ||||
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Single by Toby Keith | ||||
from the album Honkytonk University | ||||
Released | September 5, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2004-2005 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:58 | |||
Label | DreamWorks Nashville/Show Dog Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Toby Keith Scotty Emerick | |||
Producer(s) | James Stroud, Toby Keith | |||
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Music video
The music video was directed by Michael Salomon, and premiered on CMT on September 12, 2005. It begins on a rainy day where a businessman had a good life, until his wife ran away with a "big blue note" on the floor. The video shows him having trouble getting rid of the note, but being unable to let go of her memory. Because of this, he is having trouble focusing at work, and an inkblot test at his psychiatrist shows up. Leading to him running a cliffside, he is actually taking the big blue note by folding into a paper airplane, and throws the big blue note off the cliff. The scene switches from a rainy day to a bright sunny day, as the businessman plays the banjo on the cliff.
Chart performance
"Big Blue Note" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week ending September 17, 2005.
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 5 |
US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 55 |
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 186.
- "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.