Tennessee Orange Explained

Tennessee Orange
Cover:Megan Moroney - Tennessee Orange.png
Type:single
Artist:Megan Moroney
Album:Lucky
Genre:Country
Length:3:45
Label:
Producer:Kristian Bush
Next Title:I'm Not Pretty
Next Year:2023

"Tennessee Orange" is a song by American country music singer Megan Moroney. The song was released in December 2022 as her debut single and the lead single from her debut studio album Lucky. Moroney wrote the song with Ben Williams, David Fanning, and Paul Jenkins.

It was nominated for the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year at the 57th Annual CMA Awards.[1]

History

The song gained popularity while Moroney was still an unsigned artist, due to social media posts in which Moroney was wearing a Tennessee Volunteers T-shirt that fans speculated belonged to Morgan Wallen.[2] At the time, she was recording music produced by Kristian Bush, one-half of the duo Sugarland, who serves as producer on the track.[3] Due to the song's popularity online, it entered the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2022 based on downloads and streaming,[4] and led to her signing with Arista Nashville by year's end. The label serviced the song to country radio until March 2023, when parent company Sony Music Nashville closed the Arista Nashville division and transferred Moroney to Columbia Records' Nashville division.[5]

The song is a love story about college football, portraying a relationship between a narrator who is a fan of the Georgia Bulldogs and a man who is a fan of their rival, the Tennessee Volunteers. Moroney released a music video in January 2023 which features Moroney wearing Tennessee Volunteers apparel.[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022–2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 57
Canada Country (Billboard)[8] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 30
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 96
Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 67
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[14] 31
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] 14

Notes and References

  1. Lainey Wilson Leads 2023 CMA Awards Nominations – And Makes History (Full List). Billboard. September 7, 2023. September 9, 2023.
  2. Web site: Megan Moroney Signs Record Deal & Confirms She's Wearing Morgan Wallen's Volunteers' Shirt In "Tennessee Orange" . Music Mayhem Magazine . November 18, 2022 . February 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: Megan Moroney biography . . February 15, 2023.
  4. Hot 100 First-Timers: Megan Moroney Arrives With Country Love Song 'Tennessee Orange' . . October 11, 2022 . February 15, 2023.
  5. Sony Music Dissolves Arista Nashville Label . . March 23, 2023 . March 27, 2023 . Jem Aswad.
  6. Web site: Megan Moroney releases official video for 'Tennessee Orange' . Holler Country . January 10, 2023 . May 19, 2023.
  7. Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of July 1, 2023 . . June 27, 2023.
  8. Web site: Canada Country: Week of June 24, 2023 . . June 22, 2023.
  9. Billboard Hot 100: Week of May 20, 2023 . Billboard . May 23, 2023.
  10. Web site: Billboard Country Update . Billboard . June 16, 2023 . June 17, 2023.
  11. Billboard Country Update . Billboard . May 15, 2023 . May 23, 2023.
  12. Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022. Billboard. January 2, 2024.
  13. Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  14. Country Airplay – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  15. Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.

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