"Half of Me" is a song by American country music singers Thomas Rhett and Riley Green. It was released on June 6, 2022, as the second single from Rhett's sixth studio album Where We Started.
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| Single by Thomas Rhett and Riley Green | ||||
| from the album Where We Started | ||||
| Released | June 6, 2022 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
| Label | Valory | |||
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Content
Rhett wrote the song while on tour. He co-wrote it with his father Rhett Akins, as well as Will Bundy and Josh Thompson. According to CMT, Thompson came up with the song's hook "half of me wants a cold beer / And the other half does too" while in a conversation with Rhett. They wrote the song in about half an hour. After it was completed, Rhett suggested adding Riley Green as a duet partner, because the two had become friends after hunting together.[1]
The song is about a man who wants to consume alcohol instead of tending to his everyday chores. Carena Liptak of Taste of Country compared the song's sound to the country music of the 1990s.[2]
Charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[12] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||