That's Why I Pray

"That's Why I Pray"
Single by Big & Rich
from the album Hillbilly Jedi
Released	May 21, 2012
Genre	Country
Length	4:12
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Danelle Leverett; Blair Daly; Sarah Buxton
Producer(s)	Dann Huff
Big & Rich singles chronology

"That's Why I Pray" is a song recorded by American country music duo Big & Rich. It was released in May 2012 as the first single from their album Hillbilly Jedi. The song was written by Danelle Leverett (formerly one-half of the JaneDear girls), Blair Daly and Sarah Buxton.[1] An extended play of the same name was released on June 26, 2012 and featured the new single as well as three previously released songs.

Content

"That's Why I Pray" is a mid-tempo song in which the narrators address social problems, saying that such problems are the reason that they pray.[2]

Critical reception

Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave it a perfect five-star rating, praising Big & Rich's vocal harmonies and calling the song "well-crafted".[1] Rating it three-and-a-half stars out of five, Jessica Nicholson of Country Weekly said that "The duo's airtight harmonies enhance the urgency in this well-crafted tune".[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Kristin Barlowe and premiered on May 22, 2012.[3]

Chart performance

"That's Why I Pray" debuted at number 24 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of June 9, 2012.

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	82
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	16

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	58

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gollark: cryptographic signatures > paper signatures

gollark: Write or you will be forced to read... *The Eye of Argon*, which according to TVTropes is the worst fantasy novella ever.

gollark: Write or I will open a portal to the plane of infinite bees, thus crushing everything on the surface of the planet under the weight of increasingly large quantities of bees.

gollark: Write, or I will plunge the Earth into the Sun.

References

Bjorke, Matt (May 29, 2012).""Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2012-06-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)". Roughstock. Retrieved June 13, 2012
Nicholson, Jessica (July 2, 2012). "Reviews — 'That's Why I Pray'". Country Weekly. 19 (27): 50. ISSN 1074-3235.
May 22, 2012."http://www.cmt.com/videos/big-rich/771094/thats-why-i-pray.jhtml".CMT. Retrieved June 13, 2012
"Big & Rich Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
"Big & Rich Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.

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[bjorke-1] Bjorke, Matt (May 29, 2012).""Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2012-06-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)". Roughstock. Retrieved June 13, 2012

[weekly-2] Nicholson, Jessica (July 2, 2012). "Reviews — 'That's Why I Pray'". Country Weekly. 19 (27): 50. ISSN 1074-3235.

[3] May 22, 2012."http://www.cmt.com/videos/big-rich/771094/thats-why-i-pray.jhtml".CMT. Retrieved June 13, 2012

[sc_Billboardhot100_Big_&_Rich-4] "Big & Rich Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Big_&_Rich-5] "Big & Rich Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[6] "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.