I Was on a Boat That Day explained

I Was on a Boat That Day
Cover:I Was on a Boat That Day.png
Type:single
Artist:Old Dominion
Album:Time, Tequila & Therapy
Genre:Country
Length:2:58
Label:RCA Nashville
Producer:
  • Old Dominion
  • Shane McAnally
Prev Title:Never Be Sorry
Prev Year:2020
Next Title:No Hard Feelings
Next Year:2021

"I Was on a Boat That Day" is a song recorded by American country music band Old Dominion. It was released on May 21, 2021 as the lead single from their fourth studio album Time, Tequila & Therapy. The song was written by each member of Old Dominion, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, and produced by McAnally and Old Dominion.[1]

Composition

I Was on a Boat That Day is in the key of B major.

Content

"I Was on a Boat That Day" is a summer party anthem with "joyful ad-libs, raucous instrumentation, and [...] classically Old Dominion rhythms and rhymes".[2]

Lead vocalist Matthew Ramsey said the idea started around six or seven years ago, he told KFDI: “We were kicking it around for a long time. We’d bring it up and shoot it down I don’t know how many times we decided not to write this song.”[3]

In a press release, Ramsey mentioned: "When you listen to 'I Was On a Boat That Day' you are hearing us in the full joy of making music together, from the moment I counted the band off we were smiling from beginning to end. The tequila was flowing, the laughter was loud, and we knew in that moment we were creating something that would bring people as much joy as it was bringing us."[4]

Music video

The music video, directed by Mason Allen, was uploaded on May 21, 2021. Clips show partygoers dancing and smiling, and the band members performing the song on a boat.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN)[6] 30

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "I Was on a Boat That Day"! Chart (2021)! Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] 37
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 36

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Old Dominion Return With New Summer Anthem 'I Was On A Boat That Day'. iHeartRadio. Fields. Taylor. May 21, 2021. June 13, 2021.
  2. Web site: Old Dominion Float Into Summer With 'I Was on a Boat That Day' [Listen]]. Taste of Country. Collins. Robyn. May 21, 2021. June 13, 2021.
  3. Web site: LISTEN: Old Dominion Releases New Summer Jam “I Was On A Boat That Day”. https://web.archive.org/web/20210521222817/http://www.cmt.com/news/1834062/listen-old-dominion-releases-new-summer-jam-i-was-on-a-boat-that-day/. dead. May 21, 2021. CMT News. Nicholson. Jessica. May 21, 2021. June 13, 2021.
  4. Web site: Old Dominion Set a Course for Summer in ‘I Was On a Boat That Day’. Sounds Like Nashville. Parton. Chris. May 21, 2021. June 13, 2021.
  5. Web site: Old Dominion Tell The Story Behind Their New Summer Anthem, 'I Was On A Boat That Day'. Country Now. Lorge. Melinda. June 4, 2021. June 13, 2021.
  6. Web site: Country Hot 50: Issue 1356. The Music Network. August 28, 2021.
  7. Web site: Country Airplay – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 2, 2021.
  8. Web site: Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 2, 2021.