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"What Makes You Country"
Single by Luke Bryan
from the album What Makes You Country
Released	October 22, 2018 (2018-10-22)
Genre	Country
Length	3:55
Label	Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Luke Bryan Dallas Davidson Ashley Gorley
Producer(s)	Jeff Stevens Jody Stevens
Luke Bryan singles chronology
"Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset" (2018) "What Makes You Country" (2018) "Knockin' Boots" (2019)

"What Makes You Country" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It was released in October 2018 as the fourth single and title track from his 2017 album of the same name. Bryan wrote this song with Dallas Davidson and Ashley Gorley.

Content

Taste of Country writer Courtney Carr described the song as "an anthem of appreciation that celebrates the many, many different types of people who identify as country. In the song, Bryan makes it clear that we shouldn’t be worrying about what makes someone 'country'; rather, we should be celebrating our own unique lives." The song is an anthem with a central theme of identifying with country lifestyles.

Bryan performed the song at the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards on November 14, 2018, with accompaniment from Lindsay Ell, Ashley McBryde, Chris Janson, Luke Combs, Jon Pardi, and Cole Swindell.

Charts

"What Makes You Country" peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart (having been blocked from number one by Luke Combs' "Beautiful Crazy"), and at number 7 on the Hot Country Songs chart, becoming Bryan's first single to miss number one on either chart since "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" peaked at number 4 in 2011, thus ending a streak of eighteen consecutive number one singles for him. It did, however, reach number one on the Billboard Canada Country chart.

Certifications

References

1. "Luke Bryan's 'What Makes You Country' + 4 More New Songs You Have to Hear". The Boot. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
2. "Luke Bryan's 'What Makes You Country' Is More Statement Than Question [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
3. "Luke Bryan Leads Star-Studded 'What Makes You Country' Performance to Kick Off 2018 CMA Awards". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
4. "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
5. "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
6. "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
7. "Luke Bryan Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
8. "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
9. "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
10. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
11. "American single certifications – Luke Bryan – What Makes You Country". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

• 2018 singles
• 2018 songs
• Luke Bryan songs
• Songs written by Luke Bryan
• Songs written by Dallas Davidson
• Songs written by Ashley Gorley
• Capitol Records singles