Vice (Miranda Lambert song) explained

Vice
Cover:Miranda Lambert Vice.jpg
Caption:Single art cover
Type:single
Artist:Miranda Lambert
Album:The Weight of These Wings
Released:July 18, 2016
Genre:
Length:3:59
Label:RCA Nashville
Producer:
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"Vice" is a song recorded by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. It was released to radio on July 18, 2016, as the lead single from Lambert's sixth studio album The Weight of These Wings (2016).[2] The song was written by Lambert, Josh Osborne and Shane McAnally. "Vice" debuted at number two on the Hot Country Songs chart in August 2016.[3] "Vice" was ranked at number 31 on Rolling Stones "50 Best Songs of 2016" list.[4]

Commercial performance

In the United States, "Vice" had an opening week sales of 64,000 copies and 14.6 million audience impression, prompting it to debut at number 2 on the Hot Country Songs chart, becoming her highest debuting single on that chart, beating the number five debut of "Somethin' Bad." It also debuted at number 18 on the Country Airplay chart, beating the number 26 debut of "Automatic" as her highest debut on that chart. Concurrently, it debuted at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100. It ultimately went on to peak at number 11 on the Country Airplay chart.

In Canada, the song debuted at number 35 on Canada Country chart and reached a peak of number 4 and debuted at number 99 on the Canadian Hot 100 and peaked at number 78.

As of March 2017, the song has sold 508,000 copies in the United States.[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered in September 2016. The video begins surveying a wrecked car which Lambert eventually stumbles out of. She is then shown walking down a country road away from the accident and eventually comes to a small town where she stops in a bar for a drink. She then continues to walk until she comes to a crossroads, where a car similar to the one from the beginning of the video pulls up without a driver behind the wheel. She gets into the backseat of the car and the video ends with it driving away.[6]

Accolades

YearAssociationCategoryResult
2017Grammy Awards[7] Best Country Solo Performancerowspan="1"
Best Country Songrowspan="1"
ACM Awards[8] Video of the Yearrowspan="1"
Single Record of the Yearrowspan="1"
Song of the Yearrowspan="1"
CMT Music Awards[9] Video of the Yearrowspan="1"
Female Video of the Yearrowspan="1"

Charts

Year end charts

Chart (2016)Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 58
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 30

Notes and References

  1. 2020-09-22. The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. 2023-08-04. Rolling Stone. en-US. ...Radiohead-y alt-rock moodiness (“Vice”)....
  2. News: Whitaker. Sterling. Miranda Lambert Announces Details for New Album, 'The Weight of These Wings'. 14 September 2016. Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. September 13, 2016.
  3. Hot Country Songs. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 14 September 2016. The Week Of August 6, 2016.
  4. Web site: 50 Best Songs of 2016. Rolling Stone. November 30, 2016. November 30, 2016.
  5. News: Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: March 6, 2017 . Matt . Bjorke . March 6, 2017 . Roughstock .
  6. Web site: CMT : Videos : Miranda Lambert : Vice. https://web.archive.org/web/20160910063821/http://www.cmt.com/videos/miranda-lambert/1541628/vice.jhtml. dead. September 10, 2016. Country Music Television. September 9, 2016.
  7. Grammy Awards 2017: See the Full Winners List. Prometheus Global Media. Billboard. February 12, 2017.
  8. News: 2017 ACM Awards Nominees — Full List. Stefano. Angela. The Boot. February 16, 2017. February 16, 2017.
  9. News: 2017 CMT Music Awards Winners List. Stefano. Angela. The Boot. June 7, 2017. June 7, 2017.
  10. Country Airplay: Year End 2016. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 5, 2017.
  11. Hot Country Songs: Year End 2016. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 5, 2017.