More Than My Hometown Explained

More Than My Hometown
Cover:MorganWallenMoreThanMyHometown.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Morgan Wallen
Genre:Country
Length:3:37
Label:Big Loud
Producer:Joey Moi
Prev Title:Heartless
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:7 Summers
Next Year:2020

"More Than My Hometown" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Morgan Wallen. It was released on May 27, 2020 as the lead-off single from his second studio album .[1]

Content

Wallen co-wrote "More Than My Hometown" with Michael Hardy, Ernest Keith Smith, and Ryan Vojtesak, and it was produced by Joey Moi.[2] Lyrically, the song talks about small town love and finds the narrator drawing the line at moving away from his hometown to follow his girlfriend's big city dreams ("This might be the last time I get to lay you down, 'cause I can't love you more than my hometown").[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Justin Clough and premiered on August 24, 2020. The video was filmed in Ashland City, Tennessee. Starring in the video is Morgan Wallen and a female from the bachelor.[4]

Cover photo

The photograph used as the cover image for the single was taken looking southbound on Tennessee Highway 70 just north of Kyles Ford, Tennessee.[5] One of the towns listed on the highway sign in the photo, Sneedville, is the actual native hometown of Morgan Wallen.[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020–2021)Peak
position
Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN)[7] 2
US Rolling Stone Top 100[8] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 88
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 96
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] 50
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 17

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United StatesApril 17, 2020Big Loud
May 27, 2020Country radio

Notes and References

  1. Billboard Country Update - May 18, 2020. Billboard. June 28, 2020. June 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200607161757/https://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_0518.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Morgan Wallen Finds the Limits of Love in 'More Than My Hometown'. Angela Stefano. April 17, 2020. Taste of Country. June 28, 2020.
  3. Web site: Morgan Wallen Returns With Evocative New Song 'More Than My Hometown'. Jon Freeman. April 17, 2020. Rolling Stone. June 28, 2020.
  4. Web site: Morgan Wallen Embodies 'More Than My Hometown' In Lovelorn Music Video. Philip Trapp. August 24, 2020. Taste of Country. August 24, 2020.
  5. https://www.google.com/maps/@36.5718534,-83.0440181,3a,75y,167.57h,100.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syJM4oskzHIdroXy81w-jdw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Google Maps image
  6. [Morgan_Wallen#Early life, family and education]
  7. Web site: Country Hot 50: Issue 1324. The Music Network. 19 January 2021.
  8. Top 100 Songs, June 26, 2020 - July 2, 2020. Rolling Stone. July 7, 2020. July 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200707094748/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-07-22/. dead.
  9. Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 4, 2020.
  10. Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 3, 2020.
  11. Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 3, 2020.
  12. Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 3, 2020.
  13. Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 2, 2021.

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