I'm to Blame

"I'm to Blame" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Kip Moore. It was released to radio on February 2, 2015 as the lead single from his second studio album Wild Ones (2015). Written by Moore, Justin Weaver, and Westin Davis, the song is about a man admitting to past mistakes he made in his life. "I'm to Blame" peaked at numbers 20 and 24 on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts respectively. It also charted at number 100 on the Hot 100 for one week. It has sold 156,000 copies in the country as of September 2015. The song achieved similar chart prominence in Canada, reaching number 40 on the Canada Country chart and number 96 on the Canadian Hot 100. An accompanying music video for the single, directed by Peter Zavadil, features Moore crashing a wedding to rescue the bride.

"I'm to Blame"
Single by Kip Moore
from the album Wild Ones
ReleasedFebruary 2, 2015 (2015-02-02)
Recorded2015
GenreCountry
Length2:17
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • Kip Moore
  • Justin Weaver
  • Weston Davis
Producer(s)Brett James
Kip Moore singles chronology
"Dirt Road"
(2014)		 "I'm to Blame"
(2015)		 "Running for You"
(2015)
Music video
"I'm to Blame" on YouTube

Content

"I'm to Blame" was written by Moore, Justin Weaver, and Westin Davis.[1] It was described as a "mini-biography" that has Moore admitting to the mistakes he's made in the past.[2][3]

Critical reception

Giving it a B+, Jon Freeman of Country Weekly wrote that "Kip's predominantly electric guitar-driven sound…is still intact, but this time the snare drum cracks like a pistol and there's a banjo plinky-plinking for possibly the first time ever in one of his songs. If there's a downside to this one, it's that the 2:16 run time cuts the tune short right as it's really hitting its stride."[4] In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin put "I'm to Blame" at number six on his top 10 list of Moore's best songs.[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil and premiered in April 2015.[6] The video starts with two suited men in a bar, with the groom saying he's marrying a woman whose family is rich.[7] It cuts to the day of the wedding, where Moore and his band are dressed in powder blue tuxedos, ready to crash the ceremony. After entering the building, Moore and his band remove the tuxedos and perform the song, rescuing the bride in the process.

Chart performance

"I'm to Blame" peaked at number 20 on the Country Airplay chart for the week of August 8, 2015, and stayed there for 33 weeks.[8][9] On September 12, it peaked at number 24 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and remained there for 30 weeks.[10][11] That same week, it debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100, but left the next week.[12] The song has sold 156,000 copies in the US as of September 2015.[13] In Canada, it debuted and peaked at number 96 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of February 21.[14]

Weekly charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 96
Canada Country (Billboard)[16] 40
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 100
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] 20
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 24

Year-end charts
Chart (2015) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[18] 65
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[19] 65

References
  1. Parton, Chris (February 3, 2015). "New Single: Kip Moore's "I'm to Blame"". Country Music Television. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  2. "Kip Moore, 'I'm to Blame' [Listen]". Taste of Country. January 13, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  3. Kip Moore (February 3, 2015). "Kip Moore - Story Behind "I'm To Blame"". YouTube. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  4. Freeman, Jon (February 23, 2015). "Reviews: Kip Moore - 'I'm to Blame'". Country Weekly. 22 (8): 66. ISSN 1074-3235.
  5. Dauphin, Chuck (September 27, 2017). "Kip Moore's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  6. Duvall, Erin (April 7, 2015). "Behind Kip Moore's Wedding-Crashing 'I'm to Blame' Video: Exclusive Photos". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  7. Vinson, Christina (April 8, 2015). "Kip Moore Reveals New 'I'm to Blame' Music Video". The Boot. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  8. "Country Airplay: August 8, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  9. "Kip Moore Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  10. "Hot Country Songs: September 12, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  11. "Kip Moore Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  12. "The Hot 100: September 12, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  13. Bjorke, Matt (September 8, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: September 8, 2015". Roughstock. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  14. "Canadian Hot 100: February 21, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  15. "Kip Moore Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  16. "Kip Moore Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  17. "Kip Moore Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  18. "Billboard Country Update for December 14, 2015" (PDF). Billboard: 7. December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  19. "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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