I See You (Luke Bryan song)

"I See You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released in November 2014 as the sixth and final single from his 2013 album Crash My Party. Bryan wrote this song with Ashley Gorley and Luke Laird.

"I See You"
Single by Luke Bryan
from the album Crash My Party
ReleasedNovember 3, 2014 (2014-11-03)
Recorded2013
GenreCountry rock
Length3:08
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jeff Stevens
Luke Bryan singles chronology
"Roller Coaster"
(2014)		 "I See You"
(2014)		 "Kick the Dust Up"
(2015)

Content and conception

Bryan wrote the song with Ashley Gorley and Luke Laird. He later wrote the bridge with newcomer, Thomas Walker. The four had never written together before, but after writing "A Little Bit Later On", which appeared on Bryan's Spring Break 4...Suntan City EP, they felt that they had developed a chemistry and continued to write. Gorley suggested the idea for "I See You" after Laird and Bryan had developed a melody. Gorley said that "It was a little bit of a ghost idea, where even though she's gone, he sees her everywhere he goes…It's not a brand new concept necessarily, but just the way we put it, mixed with the flow of the song, we thought it was interesting."[1] The song is about a man who attempts to forget the memory of a former lover by hanging out with friends, but saying that he can still see his lover and is unable to forget her.[2]

Critical reception

Country music blog Taste of Country reviewed the song favorably, saying that it was "an oft-told but welcome story" and "The mid-tempo lost love song opens with a heavy guitar, but sonically, it quickly falls back to what fans know and love about Bryan. Haters may call it predictable, but familiarity has always played well in the format."[2]

Chart performance

The song has sold 581,000 copies in the US as of August 2015.[3]

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 51
Canada Country (Billboard)[5] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 41
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2015) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] 34
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 18
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References
  1. Conaway, Alanna (2 February 2015). "Behind the Song: Last but Not Least". Country Weekly. 22 (5): 16. ISSN 1074-3235.
  2. "Luke Bryan, 'I See You' [Listen]". Taste of Country. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. Matt Bjorke (August 28, 2015). "The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: August 28, 2015".
  4. "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  6. "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. "Luke Bryan Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  8. "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  9. "Best of 2015: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  10. "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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