| Millionaire | |
| Cover: | Chris Stapleton - Millionaire (Official Single Cover).jpeg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Chris Stapleton |
| Studio: | RCA Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee) |
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| Label: | Mercury Nashville |
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| Prev Title: | Broken Halos |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | Say Something |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
"Millionaire" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton for his third studio album (2017). It was written by Kevin Welch in 2002,[1] and soul singer Solomon Burke included it on his 2006 country music tribute album Nashville.
The song was released as a promotional single of Volume 2 on October 20, 2017,[2] and was released to country radio as the album's first single on April 23, 2018.[3] The song received a nomination for Best Country Solo Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[4]
"Millionaire" is a mid-tempo soul-influenced heartland rock and country rock ballad driven by acoustic guitar.[5] Lyrically, the song is about "spare love" and appreciating relationship closeness over material wealth.[2] [6] Stapleton sings on the chorus accompanied by his wife and collaborator, Morgane.[2]
The song is composed in the key of B-flat major with a slow tempo. It primarily follows the chord pattern B5-F5-Eadd9-B5-Eadd9-B5.[7] Song was recorded and sung by Chris LeDoux on After the Storm in 2002
Robert Crawford of Rolling Stone said the song "gets a swinging, Heartbreakers-worthy update by Stapleton and company," and considered Morgane's harmonies as "the song's secret weapon" which "trace her husband's melodies at every twist and turn."[6] Ari Shapiro of NPR felt Stapleton's reading of "Millionaire" "has a laidback, Petty-esque jangle and, thanks to the Stapletons' cozy harmonizing throughout, a feeling of equanimity."[8]
The song has sold 250,000 copies in the United States as of April 2018.[9]
On December 4, 2017, Stapleton performed "Millionaire" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and on December 6 on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[10]
| Chart (2018) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 57 | |
| Chart (2019) | Position | |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12] | 27 | |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] | 40 |