What Kinda Man
2024 single by Parker McCollum
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"What Kinda Man" is a song by American country music singer Parker McCollum. It was released on September 13, 2024, as the first single from his fifth studio album, Parker McCollum. McCollum co-wrote the song with Natalie Hemby and Jeremy Spillman.
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| Single by Parker McCollum | ||||
| from the album Parker McCollum | ||||
| Released | September 13, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | March 20–26, 2024 | |||
| Studio | Power Station (New York, New York) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:19 (album version) 3:50 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | UMG Nashville | |||
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History
The writing process for the song began years before it was officially recorded.[1] In April 2022, McCollum met with Natalie Hemby and Jeremy Spillman, and the trio worked on the song and many others.[1] The song was initially slated to be recorded for McCollum's 2023 album, Never Enough, but was ultimately not cut.[1]
"What Kinda Man" was officially released on September 13, 2024, after being teased on TikTok in January.[2][3]
MCA Nashville shocked McCollum as they picked "What Kinda Man" as his next single, stating "he thought the production might be too rough for country radio."[1] Co-writer Jeremy Spillman praised the song as relatable.[4]
McCollum's largest influences while writing "What Kinda Man" and all of his other songs are Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, James McMurtry, and Robert Earl Keen.[4]
Critical reception
Tom Rowland of Billboard described "What Kinda Man" as "boldly different" and that "it was McCollum's voice all right, but the Dylan-style harmonica, rough-cut Flying Burrito Brothers arrangement and Hawaiian steel-like slide guitar challenge all the norms of modern commercial country."[1]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]
- Parker McCollum – vocals, composer, lyricist, harmonica
- Eric Masse – production, mixing, engineering
- Frank Liddell – production
- Natalie Hemby – composer, lyricist
- Jeremy Spillman – composer, lyricist
- Adam Wright – acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Eli Bearid – bass
- Nir Z – drums
- Harrison Whitford – electric guitar
- Jedd Hughes – electric guitar
- Nick Bockrath – electric guitar
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Anna Lise Liddell – engineering
- Maddie Harmon – engineering
Charts
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