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"Games" is a mid-tempo |
"Games" is a mid-tempo country song about the frustration of people that the narrator cares about "playing games" rather than being upfront about their feelings.<ref name=country-weekly>{{cite news|last1=Paxman|first1=Bob|title=Spring Break . . . Checkin' Out by Luke Bryan|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/reviews/spring-break-checkin-out-luke-bryan|accessdate=3 April 2015|work=[[Country Weekly]]|publisher=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media, Inc.]]|date=16 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Taste of Country Staff|title=Album Spotlight: Luke Bryan, 'Spring Break … Checkin' Out' Read More: Album Spotlight: Luke Bryan, 'Spring Break … Checkin' Out'|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/luke-bryan-spring-break-checkin-out/|accessdate=3 April 2015|work=Taste of Country|publisher=[[Townsquare Media]]|date=10 March 2015}}</ref> The song has been praised by critics such as Bob Paxman at ''[[Country Weekly]]'' for departing from the "party" theme of Bryan's spring break releases and dealing maturely with the topic.<ref name=country-weekly/> |
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==Commercial reception== |
==Commercial reception== |
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| "Games" | |
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| Promotional singlebyLuke Bryan | |
| from the album Spring Break...Checkin' Out | |
| Released | February 24, 2015 (2015-02-24) |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 2:56 |
| Label | Capitol Nashville |
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| Producer(s) | Jeff Stevens |
"Games" is a song performed by American country music artist Luke Bryan from his seventh extended play Spring Break...Checkin' Out (2015). It was written by Bryan and Ashley Gorley. First released to digital retailers on February 24, 2015 as the first promotional single off the EP, the song later received airplay on country radio.[1]
"Games" is a mid-tempo country song about the frustration of people that the narrator cares about "playing games" rather than being upfront about their feelings.[2][3] The song has been praised by critics such as Bob Paxman at Country Weekly for departing from the "party" theme of Bryan's spring break releases and dealing maturely with the topic.[2]
Despite not being officially promoted as a radio single by his label, "Games" was the ninth-most-added song on country radio for the week of March 16, 2015.[4] "Games" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at number 25 and on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart at number 46 for the week of March 14, 2015.[5] It also debuted from unsolicited airplay for the week of March 21, 2015, at number 57 on the US Billboard Country Airplay chart.[6] "Games" entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 97 for the week of March 28, 2015.[5] The song has sold 293,000 copies in the US as of August 2015.[7]
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] | 46 |
| Canada Country (Billboard)[9] | 32 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[10] | 92 |
| USCountry Airplay (Billboard)[11] | 20 |
| USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] | 21 |
| Chart (2015) | Position |
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| USCountry Airplay (Billboard)[13] | 95 |
| USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] | 68 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[15] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
