Caught Up in the Country (song)

"Caught Up in the Country" is a song recorded by American country music singer Rodney Atkins, featuring vocals from the Fisk Jubilee Singers. It was written by Connie Harrington, Jordan Schmidt, and Mike Walker, and was released in March 2018 on Curb Records. The song is the lead single and title track of his 2019 album of the same name.

"Caught Up in the Country"
Single by Rodney Atkins featuring the Fisk Jubilee Singers
from the album Caught Up in the Country
Released	March 4, 2018 (2018-03-04)
Genre	Country
Length	2:40
Label	Curb
Songwriter(s)	Connie Harrington Jordan Schmidt Mike Walker
Producer(s)	Rodney Atkins Ted Hewitt Blake Bollinger
Rodney Atkins singles chronology
"Eat Sleep Love You Repeat" (2014) "Caught Up in the Country" (2018) "Thank God for You" (2019)

Content

The song is an "upbeat salute to rural life", featuring vocals from the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Atkins aid that "It's organic and it's got a lot of energy...It represents what I've been caught up in."^[1]

Chart performance

For the week of April 13, 2018, the song debuted at number 59 on the Country Airplay chart. The song spent 57 weeks on the Country Airplay charts before achieving a peak of number 21, setting a new record for the longest chart run in that chart's history. This record has since been broken by Jimmie Allen's "Make Me Want To" (59 weeks) in March 2020.^[2] The same week it achieved this feat, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[3]

Weekly charts Chart (2018–2019) Peak position Canada Country (Billboard)[4] 46 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] 6 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 20 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] 21

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 100 Chart (2019) Position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 67

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "RODNEY ATKINS DIDN'T CHASE TRENDS FOR NEW ALBUM, 'CAUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY'". Sounds Like Nashville. 23 May 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
2. Asker, Jim (March 4, 2020). "Jimmie Allen Celebrates 'Make Me Want To' Topping Country Airplay Chart: 'Never Give Up on Your Dreams'". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
3. "Rodney Atkins' CAUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY feat. The Fisk Jubilee Singers Certified Gold By RIAA". Broadway World. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
4. "Rodney Atkins Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
5. "Rodney Atkins Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
6. "Rodney Atkins Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
7. "Rodney Atkins Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
8. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
9. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
10. "American single certifications – Rodney Atkins – Caught Up in the Country". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 October 2024.