County Line (song)

"County Line" is a song recorded by Canadian country music duo High Valley for their fourth studio album of the same name (2014). It was released August 12, 2014 as the album's second single and their first release as a duo.^[2] The song was written by Seth Mosley, Brad Rempel, and Ben Stennis and was produced by Mosley. In January 2016, the single was certified Gold by Music Canada, marking the first single of the group's career to earn this distinction.^[3]

"County Line"
Single by High Valley
from the album County Line
Released	August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)
Studio	Full Circle Studio in Franklin, TN
Genre	Country pop[1]
Length	2:43
Label	Open Road
Songwriter(s)	Seth Mosley Brad Rempel Ben Stennis
Producer(s)	Seth Mosley
High Valley singles chronology
"Rescue You" (2013) "County Line" (2014) "Make You Mine" (2014)

Background

In March 2014, founding member Bryan Rempel parted with the group in order to focus on his family.^[4] Now recording as a duo, High Valley soon began working on new music. They played demos for their fans to gain input on which songs should make the album and opted to release "County Line" as the de facto lead single (and second released overall) due to positive reception.^[1] According to Verb News, the song "sets the tone for the rest of the album" with its more progressive, pop-influenced sound.^[1]

Chart performance

"County Line" debuted at number 98 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart dated September 13, 2014.^[5] Initially spending only two weeks on the chart, the song later re-entered at a new high of 85 on the chart dated October 11, 2014.^[6] It reached a peak position of 70 on the chart dated November 1, 2014.^[7] On country radio, "County Line" was at the time the fastest charting song of High Valley's career, hitting the Canada Country top 20 in its second week.^[8] The song peaked on that chart at number 8 in November 2014.^[9]

Music video

An accompanying video for the song depicts small-town life and premiered through CMT Canada on September 12, 2014.^[10] It was directed by Kristin Barlowe, who also worked on the video for the group's previous single, "Rescue You". The video was uploaded to High Valley's official YouTube channel on September 19, 2014.^[11]

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12]	70
Canada Country (Billboard)[13]	8

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[3]	Gold	40,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. MacPherson, Alex J. (November 14, 2014). "Award-winning country group High Valley emerge from a lineup change with their strongest album yet". Verb News. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
2. "County Line - High Valley | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
3. "Canadian single certifications – High Valley – County Line". Music Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
4. Tinson, Kayla (March 10, 2014). "Bryan Rempel leaving High Valley". Top Country. TC Inc. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
5. "Canada Singles Top 100 (September 13, 2014)". aCharts.co. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
6. "Canada Singles Top 100 (October 11, 2014)". aCharts.co. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
7. "Canada Singles Top 100 (November 1, 2014)". aCharts.co. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
8. "Video Premiere: High Valley "County Line"". Open Road Recordings. September 19, 2014. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
9. ""County Line" on Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
10. Weaver, Matthew (September 12, 2014). "CMT premiers High Valley "County Line" video". CKRY-FM. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved November 9, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
11. High Valley (September 19, 2014). "High Valley - County Line (Official Music Video)" (video). YouTube.
12. "High Valley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
13. "High Valley Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2016.