Country House (Sam Hunt song)

"Country House"
Single by Sam Hunt
from the EP Locked Up
ReleasedMay 28, 2024 (2024-05-28)
GenreCountry
Length3:34
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriters
ProducerMichael Lotten
Sam Hunt singles chronology
"Outskirts"
(2023)
"Country House"
(2024)
Music video
"Country House" on YouTube

"Country House" is a song by American country music singer Sam Hunt. It was released on May 28, 2024, as the second single from his EP, Locked Up (2024).[1]

Content

Hunt co-wrote "Country House" with Ross Copperman, Josh Osborne, and Michael Lotten, with the latter also producing the track. Lyrically, the song describes the country lifestyle through the lens of a "nostalgic, romance-driven heart". Sonically, it melds a "moderate stripped-back production" with "808s and synth beats", a customary style of Hunt's music.[2]

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a "B" grade, criticizing the production as "listless" while praising its songwriting for being a "lyrically fantastic celebration of the country life." Coyne also compared the song's theme favorably to those of Dolly Parton's "My Tennessee Mountain Home" and Tim McGraw's "Where the Green Grass Grows"[3]

Music video

The music video for "Country House" premiered on September 12, 2024.[4] Hunt's wife, Hannah Lee Fowler, and their two young children co-star alongside him in the video.[5] Hunt's brothers, Ben and Van, and their families also appear in the video.[5]

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Country Aircheck Weekly May 13, 2024, Issue 909" (PDF). Country Aircheck. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  2. ↑ Jeremy Chua (April 5, 2024). "Sam Hunt's 'Country House' Shares His Romantic Country Dreams". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  3. ↑ Coyne, Kevin John (December 10, 2024). "Single Review Rapid Roundup: The Rest (and Some of the Best) of 2024 – Country Universe". Country Universe. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sam Hunt - Country House (Official Music Video)". YouTube. September 12, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Carena Liptak (September 11, 2024). "Sam Hunt's Next Music Video Gives a Rare Peek Into Family Life". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Canada Country: Week of August 30, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sam Hunt Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Sam Hunt Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Sam Hunt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Year End Charts 2025: Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2025". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2025.