Born Here Live Here Die Here
2020 studio album by Luke Bryan
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Born Here Live Here Die Here is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released on August 7, 2020 [3] by Capitol Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "Knockin' Boots", "What She Wants Tonight", "One Margarita", and "Down to One".[4] A deluxe edition with six extra songs, including the album's fifth single "Waves" and its sixth single, "Up", was released on April 9, 2021.[5]
- Ocean Way Nashville, The Tracking Room, Starstruck Studios and The Office (Nashville, Tennessee)
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| Released | August 7, 2020 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:44 | |||
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The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top Country Albums charts, earning 65,000 album-equivalent units (of which 48,000 were pure album sales) in its first week.[6]
Background
"Knockin' Boots" was released on April 8, 2019[7][8] as the debut single from Bryan's seventh studio album. "What She Wants Tonight" was released on October 24, 2019[9] as the second single. In January 2020 during an Instagram Live video, Bryan announced the name of the album would be Born Here Live Here Die Here.[10] In February 2020, Bryan released the title track, the album's track listing and announced it would be released on April 24, 2020.[11][12][13] On March 13, 2020, "One Margarita" was released,[14] and it would later be sent to country radio on April 13, 2020,[1] after Capitol Nashville and Bryan postponed the album's release to August 7, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][15] On June 12, 2020, Bryan released the track "Build Me a Daddy"[16] along with a music video for the song.[17]
Commercial performance
Born Here Live Here Die Here debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 65,000 album-equivalent units (of which 48,000 were pure album sales) in its first week.[6] This became Bryan's eleventh US top-ten album.[6] The album also debuted at number one on the US Top Country Albums chart, becoming Bryan's ninth number one album on this chart.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Knockin' Boots" | 3:20 | |
| 2. | "What She Wants Tonight" |
| 3:07 |
| 3. | "Born Here Live Here Die Here" |
| 3:46 |
| 4. | "One Margarita" |
| 3:13 |
| 5. | "Too Drunk to Drive" |
| 3:27 |
| 6. | "Build Me a Daddy" |
| 3:09 |
| 7. | "Little Less Broken" |
| 3:19 |
| 8. | "For a Boat" |
| 3:29 |
| 9. | "Where Are We Goin'" |
| 3:13 |
| 10. | "Down to One" |
| 3:41 |
| Total length: | 33:44 | ||
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| 11. | "Country Does" |
| 3:48 |
| 12. | "Drink a Little Whiskey Down" |
| 3:16 |
| 13. | "Waves" |
| 3:48 |
| 14. | "Bill Dance" |
| 3:48 |
| 15. | "Up" |
| 3:03 |
| 16. | "Floatin' This Creek" |
| 3:24 |
| Total length: | 54:51 | ||
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[19]
Musicians
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Production and Technical
- Brian Wright – A&R
- Jeff Stevens – producer
- Jody Stevens – producer
- Derek Bason – recording, mixing
- Chris Small – recording assistant, digital editing, mix assistant (11–16)
- Adam Ayan – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
- Scott Johnson – production coordinator
- Sarah Marie Burke – A&R production
- Karen Naff – art direction
- Wendy Stamberger – art direction, design
- Jim Wright – photography
- Kera Jackson – art production
- Lee Moore – wardrobe stylist
- Paula Turner – grooming
- Kerri Edwards with KPentertainment and Red Light Management – management
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[34] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[35] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||