| "Keep Me in Mind" | ||||
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| Single by Zac Brown Band | ||||
| from the album You Get What You Give | ||||
| Released | August 22, 2011 | |||
| Genre | [1] | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Atlantic Bigger Picture Music Group Southern Ground | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Zac Brown Wyatt Durrette Nic Cowan | |||
| Producer(s) | Zac Brown Keith Stegall[2] | |||
| Zac Brown Band singles chronology | ||||
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"Keep Me in Mind" is a song recorded by American country music group Zac Brown Band. It was released in August 2011 as the fourth single from the Zac Brown Band's second major-label album, 2010's You Get What You Give. The song was written by lead singer Zac Brown, along with Wyatt Durrette and Nic Cowan.
Composition[edit]
In the song, the narrator asks that another woman "keep [him] in mind" should she be dissatisfied with her lover. The song is in the key of F-sharp major, with the guitars in E-flat tuning. During the entire first verse, a two-measure guitar riff is repeated. The chorus follows the pattern B-F♯-B-F♯-D♯m-B-C♯-F♯ before the tempo slows on the bridge. During this part of the song, piano and a string section are heard, following the pattern D♯m-F♯-D♯m-B-F♯ twice before returning to the original tempo and repeating the chorus.[3]
Critical reception[edit]
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four and a half stars out of five, calling it "fun" and "funky" while adding that the only negative thing that can be said is that it's "more jam band than straight-up country music."[1] Marc Erickson of Roughstock also described the song "jam-band like" and "great sounding", giving it four stars out of five.[4] Dan Milliken of Country Universe gave the song a B− grade, saying that the song "offers some cool musical changes to pad out its slight theme [but] the band moves through everything so smoothly that that padding also starts to seem slight." He goes on to say that "even when they transition into a Luther Vandross–R&B groove – audacious on paper – they do it with so little drama that you hardly notice it."[5]
Music video[edit]
The music video, directed by Fenton Williams, premiered on CMT during their Big New Music Weekend on October 14, 2011.[6] It was filmed during a live performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, Colorado. It shows the group on their tour bus, in concert, and shots of the red rocks. It also uses a live version of the song.
Chart performance[edit]
"Keep Me in Mind" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of September 3, 2011.[7]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Chart (2011–2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country (Billboard)[8] | 1 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] | 64 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 35 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (2011) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[12] | 72 |
| Chart (2012) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[13] | 38 |
Decade-end charts[edit]
| Chart (2010–2019) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] | 27 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[15] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Dukes, Billy (August 31, 2011). "Zac Brown Band, 'Keep Me in Mind' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ You Get What You Give (CD booklet). Zac Brown Band. Southern Ground Records/Atlantic Records. 2010. 524722-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ ""Keep Me in Mind" sheet music". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ Erickson, Marc (October 3, 2011). "Single Review: Zac Brown Band – "Keep Me In Mind"". Roughstock. Archived from the original on October 10, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ Milliken, Dan (November 30, 2011). "Single Review: Zac Brown Band, "Keep Me in Mind"". Country Universe. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ "CMT Big New Music Weekend Begins Friday". Country Music Television. October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ Morris, Edward (August 27, 2011). "Luke Bryan Holds Album Summit for Second Week". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Zac Brown Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "Zac Brown Band Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Zac Brown Band Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Zac Brown Band Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2011: Country Songs". Billboard. 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "Decade-End Charts: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ "American single certifications – Zac Brown Band – Keep Me in Mind". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 16, 2017.