Where It's At (Yep, Yep)

"Where It's At (Yep, Yep)"
Single by Dustin Lynch
from the album Where It's At
Released	March 31, 2014
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2014
Genre	Country
Length	3:23
Label	Broken Bow
Writer(s)	Cary Barlowe Zach Crowell Matt Jenkins
Producer(s)	Mickey Jack Cones
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)
Dustin Lynch singles chronology
"Wild in Your Smile" (2013) "Where It's At (Yep, Yep)" (2014) "Hell of a Night" (2014)

"Where It's At (Yep, Yep)" (Also known as "Where It's At" in its short title) is a song recorded by American country music artist Dustin Lynch. It was released in March 2014 as the first single from his second studio album.^[1][2] The album, Where It's At, was released on September 9, 2014.^[3] The song was written by Cary Barlowe, Zach Crowell and Matt Jenkins.^[4] The song garnered positive reviews from critics who praised its upbeat instrumentals and Lynch's vocal performance.

"Where It's At (Yep Yep)" was Lynch's first number-one Country hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. It also charted at number 4 on the Hot Country Songs chart and number 42 on the Hot 100. The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over half-a-million units in that country. It received similar chart success in Canada, peaking at number 4 on the Country chart and number 67 on the Canadian Hot 100.

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Shane Drake that features Lynch hanging out with his girlfriend in various romantic escapades.

Critical reception

The song received a favorable review from Taste of Country calling it "catchy and easy to appreciate" and stating that "a song that doesn’t take itself too seriously but is still plenty enjoyable deserves appreciation."^[5] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song four stars out of five, writing that it "has all the elements of a mainstream hit, from catchy jangly lead guitars to Dustin Lynch’s strong voice singing a rhythmic melody."^[6] Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal gave the song four and a half stars out of five, saying that it is "upbeat and it has a laid-back summertime vibe to it" and comparing it favorably to Joe Nichols' "Yeah".^[7]

Music video

The music video was directed by Shane Drake and premiered in June 2014.^[8] The video has Lynch hanging out with his girlfriend in various romantic escapades during the morning and evening. Most of the shots are taken from the point of view of a camcorder held by Lynch's girlfriend.

Chart performance

"Where It's At (Yep, Yep)" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of April 5, 2014.^[9] It also debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of April 26, 2014, with 34,000 copies sold for the week.^[10] It also debuted at number 94 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of May 3, 2014. The song was certified gold by the RIAA on August 21, 2014. "Where It's At" is Lynch's first single to be certified gold since his debut single "Cowboys and Angels", which was certified gold in September 2012.^[11] It has sold 598,000 copies in the U.S. as of October 2014.^[12]

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13]	67
Canada Country (Billboard)[14]	4
US Billboard Hot 100[15]	42
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[16]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[17]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[18]	3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[19]	14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[20]	Platinum	1,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. Wolff, Kurt (March 13, 2014). "Dustin Lynch Reveals Brand-New Single ‘Where It’s At’". radio.com. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
2. Stephens, Samantha (April 9, 2014). "Dustin Lynch Knows "Where It's At"". Country Music Television. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
3. Moss, Marissa R. (June 25, 2014). "Exclusive: Dustin Lynch Announces New Album, Shares Live Performance". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
4. Roland, Tom (April 8, 2014). "Yep, Yep: Dustin Lynch's 'Where It's At' Starts Its Chart Trip, Trip". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
5. "Dustin Lynch, ‘Where It’s At’ [Listen]". Taste of Country. April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
6. Bjorke, Matt (March 13, 2014). "Single Review: Dustin Lynch - Where It's At". Roughstock. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
7. Papadatos, Markos (April 1, 2014). "Review: Dustin Lynch captivates on new single 'Where It's At'". Digital Journal. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
8. "CMT : Videos : Dustin Lynch : Where It's At". Country Music Television. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
9. Morris, Edward (March 29, 2014). "Eric Church's The Outsiders Is Top Side Once Again". Country Music Television. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
10. Matt Bjorke (April 23, 2014). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - April 23, 2014". Roughstock.
11. "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
12. Matt Bjorke (October 22, 2014). "The Top 30 Digital Singles: October 22, 2014". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
13. "Dustin Lynch – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Dustin Lynch.
14. "Dustin Lynch – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Dustin Lynch.
15. "Dustin Lynch – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Dustin Lynch.
16. "Dustin Lynch – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Dustin Lynch.
17. "Dustin Lynch – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Dustin Lynch.
18. "Best of 2014: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
19. "Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
20. "American single certifications – Dustin Lynch – Where It%27s At". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 21, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH