Born Here Live Here Die Here

Born Here Live Here Die Here
Born Here Live Here Die Here
Studio album by Luke Bryan
Released	August 7, 2020
Genre	Country
Length	33:44
Label	Capitol Records Nashville;
Producer	Jeff Stevens; Jody Stevens;
Luke Bryan chronology
Singles from Born Here Live Here Die Here
	"Knockin' Boots"; Released: April 8, 2019; "What She Wants Tonight"; Released: October 24, 2019; "One Margarita"; Released: April 13, 2020; "Down to One"; Released: October 19, 2020;
"Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition)"
	Cover for deluxe edition.
Singles from Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition)
	"Waves"; Released: April 12, 2021; "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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Knockin' Boots"	Hillary Lindsey Jon Nite Gordie Sampson	3:20
2.	"What She Wants Tonight"	Luke Bryan Ross Copperman Lindsey Nite	3:07
3.	"Born Here Live Here Die Here"	Jake Mitchell Jameson Rodgers Josh Thompson	3:46
4.	"One Margarita"	Michael Carter Matt Dragstrem Thompson	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"	Randy Montana Thompson Mike Walker	3:29
9.	"Where Are We Goin'"	Bryan Brent Cobb	3:13
10.	"Down to One"	Dallas Davidson Justin Ebach Kyle Fishman	3:41
Total length:			33:44

Deluxe edition^[18]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Country Does"	Copperman Josh Osborne Shane McAnally	3:48
12.	"Drink a Little Whiskey Down"	Bryan Dragstrem Thompson	3:16
13.	"Waves"	Zach Crowell Ryan Hurd Chase McGill	3:48
14.	"Bill Dance"	Bryan Rhett Akins Davidson Ben Hayslip	3:48
15.	"Up"	Jeremy Bussey Taylor Phillips Bobby Pinson	3:03
16.	"Floatin' This Creek"	Bryan McGill Jeff Stevens Jody Stevens	3:24
Total length:			54:51

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[19]

Musicians

Luke Bryan – lead vocals
Perry Coleman – background vocals (1–6, 8, 10–16)
J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar (3, 10)
David Dorn – keyboards (1, 3, 10)
Eddy Dunlap – pedal steel (3, 5, 6), dobro (16)
Kyle Fishman – programming (10)
Mark Hill – bass guitar (1–13, 15, 16)
Evan Hutchings – drums (2, 4–9, 11–13, 15, 16), percussion (11)
Kirk "Jellyroll" Johnson – harmonica (16)
Charlie Judge – keyboards (2, 4–9, 11–13, 15, 16), Hammond B3 (13, 14), Wurlitzer electric piano (14)
Rob McNelley – electric guitar (1–4, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16)

Jake Mitchell – electric guitar (6)
Greg Morrow – drums (1, 3, 10)
Chancie Neal – background vocals (9)
Justin Ostrander – electric guitar (11, 13, 14)
Matt Rogers – background vocals (7)
Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
Jody Stevens – programming (1, 2, 4, 11–14, 16), acoustic guitar (2), electric guitar (2, 6, 7, 14), banjo (14), bass guitar (14)
Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar (2, 4–9, 11–16), banjo (11)
Derek Wells – electric guitar (5, 7, 9)
John Willis – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 10), mandolin (1)

Technical

Adam Ayan – mastering engineer
Derek Bason – mixer, recording engineer
Chris Small – assistant recording engineer (all tracks), editor (2–16), assistant mixer (11–16)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Born Here Live Here Die Here*
Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[20]	2
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)^[21]	1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[22]	5
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[23]	32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[24]	14
UK Country Albums (OCC)^[25]	3
US Billboard 200^[26]	5
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)^[27]	2
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[28]	1

Year-end charts

2020 year-end chart performance for *Born Here Live Here Die Here*
Chart (2020)	Position
Australian Top Country Albums (ARIA)^[29]	10
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[30]	39

2021 year-end chart performance for *Born Here Live Here Die Here*
Chart (2021)	Position
US Billboard 200^[31]	139
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[32]	9

2022 year-end chart performance for *Born Here Live Here Die Here*
Chart (2022)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[33]	52

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.

References

^ ^a ^b Casey, Jim (April 13, 2020). "Luke Bryan Mixes It Up With New Single, "One Margarita" [Listen]". New Country 96.3. Cumulus Media. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
^ Parton, Chris (October 13, 2020). "LUKE BRYAN TRIBUTES PRIME ROMANCE IN NEW SINGLE, 'DOWN TO ONE'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Laffer, Lauren (April 7, 2020). "Luke Bryan Pushes Back 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here' Album Release". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
^ "Hear Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here,' Title Track From New Album". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
^ "Luke Bryan's Album, Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition) - Available Now!". The Country Daily. April 9, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jim Asker & Gary Trust (August 18, 2020). "Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here' Launches at No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^ Jim Casey (March 29, 2019). "Luke Bryan Kicks Off Upcoming Seventh Studio Album With New Single, "Knockin' Boots" [Listen]". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
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^ Dukes, Billy (January 16, 2020). "Luke Bryan Announces New Studio Album, 'Born Here Live Here Die Here'". Taste of Country.
^ Hudak, Joseph (February 14, 2020). "Luke Bryan Pines for His Small Town on New Song 'Born Here Live Here Die Here'". Rolling Stone.
^ Stefano, Angela (February 14, 2020). "Luke Bryan's 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here': Hear His New Album's Title Track". The Boot.
^ Sexton, Paul (February 18, 2020). "Listen To Title Song Of Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here' Album". uDiscover Music.
^ Reuter, Annie (March 13, 2020). "First Country: New Music From Blanco Brown, Luke Bryan, Jessi Alexander & More". Billboard.
^ Bjorke, Matt (April 6, 2020). "Luke Bryan Delays New Album "Born Here, Live Here, Die Here" To August". Roughstock. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
^ Stefano, Angela. "Luke Bryan's 'Build Me a Daddy' Will Tear Your Heart Out [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ Bonaguro, Alison. "WATCH: Luke Bryan Sings "Build Me a Daddy" with Old School Country Sentiment". CMT. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
^ Deluxe edition box set: https://store.lukebryan.com/collections/featured-products/products/born-here-live-here-die-here-deluxe-album-t-shirt-cd-boxset Archived 2021-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
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^ "Australiancharts.com – Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ "ARIA Report". ARIA. August 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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^ "American album certifications – Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[NewCountry-1] Casey, Jim (April 13, 2020). "Luke Bryan Mixes It Up With New Single, "One Margarita" [Listen]". New Country 96.3. Cumulus Media. Retrieved April 27, 2020.

[2] Parton, Chris (October 13, 2020). "LUKE BRYAN TRIBUTES PRIME ROMANCE IN NEW SINGLE, 'DOWN TO ONE'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

[SoundsLikeNashVille-3] Laffer, Lauren (April 7, 2020). "Luke Bryan Pushes Back 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here' Album Release". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved April 27, 2020.

[4] "Hear Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here,' Title Track From New Album". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 27, 2020.

[5] "Luke Bryan's Album, Born Here Live Here Die Here (Deluxe Edition) - Available Now!". The Country Daily. April 9, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

[debut-6] Jim Asker & Gary Trust (August 18, 2020). "Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here' Launches at No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[7] Jim Casey (March 29, 2019). "Luke Bryan Kicks Off Upcoming Seventh Studio Album With New Single, "Knockin' Boots" [Listen]". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

[8] "Luke Bryan's 'Knockin' Boots' is sexy like a summer romance [LISTEN]". Taste of Country. March 29, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

[9] Billy Dukes (October 24, 2019). "Luke Bryan's 'What She Wants Tonight' is a burning fantasy [listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved December 29, 2019.

[10] Dukes, Billy (January 16, 2020). "Luke Bryan Announces New Studio Album, 'Born Here Live Here Die Here'". Taste of Country.

[11] Hudak, Joseph (February 14, 2020). "Luke Bryan Pines for His Small Town on New Song 'Born Here Live Here Die Here'". Rolling Stone.

[12] Stefano, Angela (February 14, 2020). "Luke Bryan's 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here': Hear His New Album's Title Track". The Boot.

[13] Sexton, Paul (February 18, 2020). "Listen To Title Song Of Luke Bryan's 'Born Here Live Here Die Here' Album". uDiscover Music.

[14] Reuter, Annie (March 13, 2020). "First Country: New Music From Blanco Brown, Luke Bryan, Jessi Alexander & More". Billboard.

[15] Bjorke, Matt (April 6, 2020). "Luke Bryan Delays New Album "Born Here, Live Here, Die Here" To August". Roughstock. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

[16] Stefano, Angela. "Luke Bryan's 'Build Me a Daddy' Will Tear Your Heart Out [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[17] Bonaguro, Alison. "WATCH: Luke Bryan Sings "Build Me a Daddy" with Old School Country Sentiment". CMT. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

[18] Deluxe edition box set: https://store.lukebryan.com/collections/featured-products/products/born-here-live-here-die-here-deluxe-album-t-shirt-cd-boxset Archived 2021-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

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Discography
Studio albums	I'll Stay Me Doin' My Thing Tailgates & Tanlines Crash My Party Kill the Lights What Makes You Country Born Here Live Here Die Here Mind of a Country Boy
Compilations	Spring Break...Here to Party
Extended plays	Spring Break 3...It's a Shore Thing Spring Break 4...Suntan City Spring Break 6...Like We Ain't Ever Spring Break...Checkin' Out Farm Tour... Here's to the Farmer
Singles	"All My Friends Say" "We Rode in Trucks" "Country Man" "Do I" "Rain Is a Good Thing" "Someone Else Calling You Baby" "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" "I Don't Want This Night to End" "Drunk on You" "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" "Crash My Party" "That's My Kind of Night" "Drink a Beer" "Play It Again" "Roller Coaster" "I See You" "Kick the Dust Up" "Strip It Down" "Home Alone Tonight" "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day" "Move" "Fast" "Light It Up" "Most People Are Good" "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset" "What Makes You Country" "Knockin' Boots" "What She Wants Tonight" "One Margarita" "Down to One" "Waves" "Up" "Country On" "But I Got a Beer in My Hand" "Love You, Miss You, Mean It"
Guest singles	"The Only Way I Know" "This Is How We Roll" "Straight to Hell" "Buy Dirt" "Forever Country"
Other songs	"Good Directions" "Buzzkill" "Suntan City" "Games"
Concert tours	Farm Tour (2010–) Dirt Road Diaries Tour (2013) That's My Kind of Night Tour (2014–15) Kick the Dust Up Tour (2015) Kill the Lights Tour (2016–17) Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day Tour (2017) What Makes You Country Tour (2018)