Learning How to Bend

"Learning How to Bend"
Single by Gary Allan
from the album Living Hard
Released March 17, 2008
Format CD Single
Genre Country
Length 3:27
Label MCA Nashville
Writer(s) Gary Allan, James LeBlanc, Matt Warren
Producer(s) Mark Wright, Gary Allan
Gary Allan singles chronology
"Watching Airplanes"
(2007)		 "Learning How to Bend"
(2008)		 "She's So California"
(2008)

"Learning How to Bend" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Gary Allan. It was released in March 2008 as the second single from his album Living Hard. It peaked at number 13 on the Hot Country Songs charts. Allan wrote the song with James LeBlanc and Matt Warren.

Reception

Thom Jurek of Allmusic thought that the song had better production than the others on the album, saying, "With the echo effects on the vocal and the big strings at the same volume as those ringing, jangling guitars, [the musicians] can't miss."[1]

Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine also made note of Allan's "effective falsetto."[2]

Leeann Ward of CountryUniverse.net gave it an A rating, citing Allan's "raw and powerful delivery" and his use of falsetto in the chorus, as well as the "interesting production."[3]

Music video

The music video was shot in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and at live performances, and was directed by Stephen Shephard, who also directed his previous music video "Watching Airplanes" in 2007.

Chart performance

"Learning How to Bend" debuted at number 51 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated April 5, 2008.

Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 13
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 96

References

  1. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Living Hard review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  2. ↑ Keefe, Jonathan. "Gary Allan: Living Hard". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  3. ↑ http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/03/04/review-gary-allan-learning-how-to-bend/
  4. ↑ "Gary Allan – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Gary Allan.
  5. ↑ "Gary Allan – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Gary Allan.

External links

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