Flower Shops Explained

Flower Shops
Type:singles
Cover:Flower Shops.jpg
Artist:Ernest featuring Morgan Wallen
Album:Flower Shops (The Album)
Genre:Country
Length:3:34
Label:Big Loud
Producer:Joey Moi
Chronology:Ernest
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"Flower Shops" is a song by American country music artist Ernest featuring country music singer Morgan Wallen. It was released on December 31, 2021 as the lead single from Ernest's second studio album Flower Shops (The Album). The song was written by Ben Burgess, Ernest and Mark Holman, and produced by Joey Moi. It also marks the two artists' first collaboration.[1]

Promotion

In late December 2021, Wallen posted a teaser photo on Instagram of he and Ernest sitting on stools and holding guitars, captioning it "Flower Shops open at Midnight tonight".[2]

Content

Ernest said in a press release that he created the song with Ben Burgess and Mark Holman, and explained that the song was inspired by country music singer "George Jones's sad country songs". He said: "I didn't have a hard time going there because I know damn well what it's like to run out of apologies, and though flowers aren't ever going to fix it, it's just about all you can do sometimes". Carena Liptak of Taste of Country wrote that the song tells the story of a "love that's lost and never coming back — a classic country storyline".[3]

The song is in the key of G major with a 6/8 time signature. It has a "shuffle" tempo of approximately 44 beats per minute, and the verses are mainly based around the chord pattern G-Am-D/F-D7.[4]

Critical reception

Chris Parton of Sounds Like Nashville commented that the song "[is] a clever, throwback duet" and "a classic done-her-wrong apology anthem".[5]

Other versions

On February 14, 2022, Ernest and Wallen released the song's acoustic version.[6]

Chart performance

"Flower Shops" debuted at number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated January 15, 2022, becoming Ernest's first entry on the chart.[7] Despite peaking at number 64, "Flower Shops" was able to enter the 2022 Billboard year-end at number 96, becoming the lowest peaking song to enter a year-end chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8] 20

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 96
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 56
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 30

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
VariousDecember 31, 2021Big Loud[12]
United StatesJanuary 24, 2022Country radio[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morgan Wallen Teams Up with Ernest for Midnight Release of "Flower Shops". American Songwriter. December 31, 2021. February 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Watch: Morgan Wallen and Ernest Release 'Flower Shops'. Outsider. Heser. Hannah. December 30, 2021. February 20, 2022.
  3. Web site: Morgan Wallen Joins Newcomer Ernest for a Lovelorn Ballad, 'Flower Shops' [Listen]]. Taste of Country. Liptak. Carena. January 3, 2022. February 20, 2022.
  4. Web site: 'Flower Shops' sheet music . MusicNotes.com . March 24, 2022.
  5. Web site: ERNEST and Morgan Wallen Turn to Roses in 'Flower Shops' Duet. Sounds Like Nashville. Parton. Chris. January 4, 2022. February 20, 2022.
  6. Web site: Watch: Ernest & Morgan Wallen Drop Acoustic Version Of "Flower Shops". Music Mayhem Magazine. February 14, 2022. February 20, 2022.
  7. Hot 100 Chart: January 15, 2022. Billboard. February 20, 2022.
  8. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. January 10, 2022. February 20, 2022.
  9. Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 2, 2022.
  10. Web site: Country Airplay – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 1, 2022.
  11. Web site: Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 1, 2022.
  12. Web site: Flower Shops - Single by ERNEST & Morgan Wallen. December 31, 2021. Apple Music. February 20, 2022.
  13. Web site: Future Releases for Country Radio Stations. All Access. February 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121133722/https://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases. January 21, 2022.

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