Colder Weather

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"Colder Weather"
File:ZBB - Colder Weather cover.jpg
Single by Zac Brown Band
from the album You Get What You Give
Released December 20, 2010 (2010-12-20)
Format CD single
Genre Country
Length 4:35
Label Atlantic/Southern Ground
Writer(s) Zac Brown
Wyatt Durrette
Levi Lowrey
Coy Bowles
Producer(s) Zac Brown
Keith Stegall
Zac Brown Band singles chronology
"As She's Walking Away"
(2010)		 "Colder Weather"
(2010)		 "Knee Deep"
(2011)

"Colder Weather" is a song performed by the Zac Brown Band, an American country music group. Lead singer Zac Brown co-wrote the song with Coy Bowles (the band's keyboardist and guitarist), Wyatt Durrette and Levi Lowrey. It is the band's seventh single release overall, and the second single from their 2010 album You Get What You Give.

Content

The lyric is about a trucker who is on the road, and separated from his lover due to the weather. Co-writer Wyatt Durrette told The Boot:

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There was a girl I was seeing, who lived in Kansas City. We really liked each other, but geography and timing just wasn't working for us. She was getting pretty frustrated with the whole thing and wanted me to slow down, as far as traveling so much and all those things. I wasn't willing to do that because we were just getting started, and I'm chasing my dreams.[1]

"Colder Weather" is in the key of E-flat major, with the guitars set to E♭ tuning. Brown's vocals range from A♭3 to C6.[2]

Critical reception

The song has received primarily positive reviews from critics. Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly, in her review of the album, called it "lyrically profound,"[3] and Eric R. Danton of the Hartford Courant said that it was the "sorrowful, solitary kind of song with an old-school country-ballad feel made for crisp nights in the high country."[4] Giving it a "thumbs up," Karlie Justus of Engine 145 called it "loneliness and longing set to music", also praising the production and lyrics. She compared the song's style to Merle Haggard.[5] Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine was less favorable, calling the song "somewhat strident and inorganic."[6]

Music video

The music video was directed by Darren Doane and premiered in February 2011. Australian actor Liam Hemsworth appeared in the video portraying the male character who temporarily leaves his girlfriend during the winter.

Charts and certifications

Preceded by Billboard Hot Country Songs
number-one single
April 16–23, 2011		 Succeeded by
"This"
by Darius Rucker

References

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External links

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  7. ↑ "Zac Brown Band – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Zac Brown Band.
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