Mean to Me (Brett Eldredge song)

"Mean to Me"
Single by Brett Eldredge
from the album Bring You Back
Released July 14, 2014 (2014-07-14)
Format Digital download
Genre Country
Length 3:48
Label Atlantic Nashville
Writer(s)
  • Brett Eldredge
  • Scooter Carusoe
Producer(s) Luke Laird
Brett Eldredge singles chronology
"Beat of the Music"
(2013)		 "Mean to Me"
(2014)		 "Lose My Mind"
(2015)

"Mean to Me" is a song recorded by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released in July 2014 as his fifth single and the fourth single from his debut album, Bring You Back.

The song has sold 477,000 copies in the US as of April 2015.[1]

Critical reception

Website Taste of Country gave the song a positive review, saying that "In a way, ‘Mean to Me’ is Eldredge’s answer to a test brought to him after two successful, but sonically similar songs. He needed to go in a different direction or risk boring his fans, and he did. This beautiful ballad makes him all the more interesting."[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Shane Drake and premiered in September 2014.[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 65
Canada Country (Billboard)[5] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 53
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] 91
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 92
Chart (2015) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] 19
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 50
Preceded by
"Just Gettin' Started"
by Jason Aldean		 Billboard Country Airplay
number-one single
March 28, 2015 		Succeeded by
"Ain't Worth the Whiskey"
by Cole Swindell

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[13] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Matt Bjorke (April 22, 2015). "Country Music’s Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of April 22, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  2. ↑ "Brett Eldredge, ‘Mean to Me’ [Listen]". Taste of Country. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Brett Eldredge : Mean To Me". Country Music Television. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Brett Eldredge – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Brett Eldredge.
  5. ↑ "Brett Eldredge – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Brett Eldredge.
  6. ↑ "Brett Eldredge – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Brett Eldredge.
  7. ↑ "Brett Eldredge – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Brett Eldredge.
  8. ↑ "Brett Eldredge – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Brett Eldredge.
  9. ↑ "Billboard Country Update for December 15, 2014" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 15, 2014. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Best of 2015: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ "American single certifications – Brett Eldredge – Mean to Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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