Genre Country Label Capitol Nashville | Length 2:57 | |
Writer(s) Eric Paslay
Rose Falcon
Rob Crosby Producer(s) Paul Worley and Lady Antebellum | ||
"Friday Night" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eric Paslay. It was released on April 22, 2013 as Paslay's third single for EMI Nashville. It is included on his self-titled debut album, which was released on February 4, 2014. Paslay wrote the song with Rose Falcon and Rob Crosby.
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It was originally recorded by Lady Antebellum on their 2011 album Own the Night.
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that "it’s wide-open, catchy and easy to fall in love with, even if it’s not exactly crammed full of tangible memories." Matt Bjorke of Roughstock also gave the song three and a half stars out of five, calling it "a melodic, arena-ready sing-a-long type of song" and saying that "Paslay's take on the song is much, much more grounded in Country Music's roots [than Lady Antebellum's recording] with banjos and fiddles audibly in the mix."
Music video
The music video was directed by Mason Dixon and premiered in August 2013.
Chart performance
"Friday Night" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of May 11, 2013. It also debuted at number 49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of July 27, 2013. It has sold 504,000 copies in the US as of April 2014.