Camouflage (Brad Paisley song) explained

Camouflage
Cover:Brad-Paisley-Camo-single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Brad Paisley
Album:This Is Country Music
Genre:Country
Length: (album version)
(single version)
Label:Arista Nashville
Producer:Frank Rogers
Prev Title:Remind Me
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:Southern Comfort Zone
Next Year:2012

"Camouflage" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released in October 2011 as the fourth and final single from his 2011 album This Is Country Music. Paisley co-wrote this song with Chris DuBois and Kelley Lovelace.

Content

"Camouflage" is a novelty song in which the narrator praises camouflage.[1] In it, he recalls its use on a friend's car in high school, on prom tuxedos and in hunting.

Critical reception

Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave "Camouflage" a four-out-of-five star rating, saying that it sounds "a little heavier and more rowdy than previous Paisley songs," also praising the "sharp and witty lyrics".[2] Kevin John Cayne, reviewing for Country Universe, gave the song a grade of D, calling the song's humor "indetectable."[3]

Chart performance

"Camouflage" debuted at number 51 on the country chart dated October 15, 2011, and debuted at number 100 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of December 17, 2011. "Camouflage" peaked at number fifteen on the country chart in December 2011, becoming Paisley's first single to miss the Top Ten since "Me Neither" in 2000.

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: This Is Country Music review. Willman. Chris. 11 May 2011. Entertainment Weekly. 5 November 2011. 21 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021122023/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20488669,00.html. live.
  2. Web site: Single Review: Brad Paisley - Camouflage. Peacock. Bobby. 2011-10-17. 2011-11-02. Roughstock. https://web.archive.org/web/20111020191516/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/single-review-brad-paisley-camouflage. 2011-10-20. dead.
  3. Web site: Brad Paisley - "Camouflage" Single Review. Coyne. Kevin John. 2011-10-08. 2011-11-02. Country Universe.
  4. Web site: Best of 2012: Country Songs . . . 2012 . December 14, 2012.