Some Beach
2004 single by Blake Shelton
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"Some Beach" is a song written by Rory Feek and Paul Overstreet and recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released in July 2004 as the second single from Shelton's 2004 album Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill. The song became Shelton's third number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and spent four weeks at that position.
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| Single by Blake Shelton | ||||
| from the album Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill | ||||
| Released | July 26, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Songwriters | Rory Feek Paul Overstreet | |||
| Producer | Bobby Braddock | |||
| Blake Shelton singles chronology | ||||
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Content
The narrator deals with frustrations, such as being flipped off in traffic on the highway and having to wait all afternoon at the dentist's office, by wishing that he were "on some beach, somewhere." The song's title is a double entendre, playing on a Southern United States dialectal form of the epithet "son of a bitch" ("som' bitch").[1]
According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, the song is composed and written in the key of C major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 116 beats per minute. Shelton’s vocal range spans from the notes G3 to E5.[2]
Music video
The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil, and features Shelton driving a pickup truck down a freeway, trying to park the truck, and going to the dentist. The video premiered on CMT on July 29, 2004, and featuring NASCAR driver Elliott Sadler.
Chart performance
"Some Beach" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the chart week of August 7, 2004.
| Chart (2004–2005) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country (Radio & Records)[3] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 28 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2005) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 28 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[7] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
