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Born Here Live Here Die Here
Studio album by
Luke Bryan
ReleasedAugust 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)
GenreCountry
Length33:44
Label
Producer
Luke Bryan chronology
What Makes You Country
(2017) 		Born Here Live Here Die Here
(2020) 		Mind of a Country Boy
(2024)
Singles from Born Here Live Here Die Here
  1. "Knockin' Boots"
    Released: April 8, 2019
  2. "What She Wants Tonight"
    Released: October 24, 2019
  3. "One Margarita"
    Released: April 13, 2020[1]
  4. "Down to One"
    Released: October 19, 2020[2]
"Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition)"
Cover for deluxe edition.
Singles from Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition)
  1. "Waves"
    Released: April 12, 2021
  2. "Up"
    Released: October 11, 2021

Born Here Live Here Die Here is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released on August 7, 2020 [3] by Capitol Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "Knockin' Boots", "What She Wants Tonight", "One Margarita", and "Down to One".[4] A deluxe edition with six extra songs, including the album's fifth single "Waves" and its sixth single, "Up", was released on April 9, 2021.[5]

The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top Country Albums charts, earning 65,000 album-equivalent units (of which 48,000 were pure album sales) in its first week.[6]

Background

"Knockin' Boots" was released on April 8, 2019[7][8] as the debut single from Bryan's seventh studio album. "What She Wants Tonight" was released on October 24, 2019[9] as the second single. In January 2020 during an Instagram Live video, Bryan announced the name of the album would be Born Here Live Here Die Here.[10] In February 2020, Bryan released the title track, the album's track listing and announced it would be released on April 24, 2020.[11][12][13] On March 13, 2020, "One Margarita" was released,[14] and it would later be sent to country radio on April 13, 2020,[1] after Capitol Nashville and Bryan postponed the album's release to August 7, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][15] On June 12, 2020, Bryan released the track "Build Me a Daddy"[16] along with a music video for the song.[17]

Commercial performance

Born Here Live Here Die Here debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 65,000 album-equivalent units (of which 48,000 were pure album sales) in its first week.[6] This became Bryan's eleventh US top-ten album.[6] The album also debuted at number one on the US Top Country Albums chart, becoming Bryan's ninth number one album on this chart.[6]

Track listing

Born Here Live Here Die Here track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Knockin' Boots"
3:20
2."What She Wants Tonight"
3:07
3."Born Here Live Here Die Here"
3:46
4."One Margarita"
3:13
5."Too Drunk to Drive"
  • Bryan
  • Carter
  • Brandon Kinney
3:27
6."Build Me a Daddy"
  • Mitchell
  • Thompson
  • Brett Tyler
3:09
7."Little Less Broken"
  • Carter
  • Lindsay Rimes
  • Matt Rogers
3:19
8."For a Boat"
3:29
9."Where Are We Goin'"
3:13
10."Down to One"
3:41
Total length:33:44
Deluxe edition[18]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Country Does"
3:48
12."Drink a Little Whiskey Down"
  • Bryan
  • Dragstrem
  • Thompson
3:16
13."Waves"
3:48
14."Bill Dance"
3:48
15."Up"
3:03
16."Floatin' This Creek"
3:24
Total length:54:51

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[19]

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Born Here Live Here Die Here
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[34] Platinum 80,000‡
United States (RIAA)[35] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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