Genre Country, country rock Producer(s) Joey Moi | Length 3:13 | |
Released June 1, 2015 (2015-06-01) Label 604 / Universal Music Canada
Big Loud Mountain Writer(s) Sarah Buxton
Jesse Frasure
Tina Parol | ||
"Cheap Seats" is a song written by Sarah Buxton, Jesse Frasure, and Tina Parol, and recorded by Canadian country rock singer Dallas Smith for his second studio album, Lifted (2014). It was first released November 24, 2014 as the iTunes Canada free single of the week. "Cheap Seats" was serviced to Canadian country radio June 1, 2015 via 604 Records and Universal Music Canada as the album's third official single, or sixth including those supporting Tippin' Point (2014).
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Critical reception
"Cheap Seats" received mixed reviews from music critics. Independent music blog Soundcheck Entertainment was complimentary, with contributor Corey Kelly describing the song as "amazing" and a "summer time [sic] jam." However, Desiree Pharias of The State Press found the song's themes to be cliched and overdone.
Commercial performance
"Cheap Seats" was the second most-downloaded song in Canada for the week of June 8, 2015, according to DMDS. It entered the Billboard Canada Country airplay chart at number forty for the chart dated June 27, 2015 as the most-added song and highest debut position of the week. The song reached the top 10 on the Canada Country chart dated August 15, 2015 -- Smith's record-extending 11th consecutive single to reach that tier. "Cheap Seats" also debuted on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 at number 79 on the chart dated August 1, 2015.
Music video
The music video for "Cheap Seats" was directed by Stephano Barberis -- who had previously directed Smith's first seven music videos -- and premiered June 30, 2015.