Recorded 2013–14 Artist Sam Hunt Label MCA Nashville Records | X2C
(2014) Montevallo
(2014) Release date 12 August 2014 Genre Pop music | |
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Released August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12) Producers Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally | ||
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X2C (pronounced "ex to see") is the debut extended play (EP) by American country music artist Sam Hunt, released on August 8, 2014, by MCA Nashville. Featuring his debut single, "Leave the Night On", and three other songs recorded for the album, the EP served as a preview for Hunt's then-forthcoming debut studio album Montevallo (2014). It debuted in the top five of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and the top 40 of the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. The album's title is derived from the title of the track "Ex to See" and is a play on the homophone "ecstasy".
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Critical reception
Alanna Conaway of Country Weekly gave the EP a highly positive A+ review, praising Hunt as both songwriter and vocalist. "The layers of detail in each song on X2C shows the brilliance in the minds of Sam and his producers," writes Conaway, "putting him on the cutting edge of the next wave of what’s to come." Jon Caramanica of The New York Times was somewhat more critical, highlighting the lack of country influences while also comparing Hunt to Drake. He described the record as "stylistically provocative" and a "fascinating, odd [...] tug of war between muscle and heart."
Commercial reception
X2C debuted at number five on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, the highest debut of the week on that chart, for the week of August 17, 2014. It also debuted at number 36 on the Billboard 200 chart that same week. The album sold 8,000 units in its first week of release. As of February 2015, the EP has sold 31,000 units. All four tracks charted in the top 40 of the Hot Country Songs chart due to substantial digital downloads.
Songs
1Leave the Night On3:12
2Ex To See3:19
3House Party3:11