Blowin' Smoke

This article is about the 2013 Kacey Musgraves song. For other uses, seeBlowing Smoke.For the film of the same name, seeBlowin' Smoke (1999 film).

"Blowin' Smoke"
SinglebyKacey Musgraves
from the albumSame Trailer Different Park
Released	April 1, 2013(2013-04-01)
Genre	Country rock
Length	3:08
Label	Mercury Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Luke Laird Shane McAnally Kacey Musgraves
Producer(s)	Luke Laird Shane McAnally Kacey Musgraves
Kacey Musgravessingles chronology
"Merry Go 'Round" (2012) "Blowin' Smoke" (2013) "Follow Your Arrow" (2013)

"Blowin' Smoke"is a song co-written and recorded by Americancountry musicsingerKacey Musgraves,featured on her major label debut album,Same Trailer Different Park.It was released April 1, 2013, as the album's second single.It was written by Musgraves,Luke Laird,andShane McAnally.As of July 10, 2013, the single has sold 135,000 copies in the United States.

Content

The song is about a waitress who is "down on her luck" and aspires to do better, but is "just blowin' smoke". The title is a double meaning, referencing the fact that the waitress is smoking a cigarette while also playing on the term "blowing smoke", which Musgraves refers to as meaning "talking shit".

The song opens and closes with the ambient noise of aWaffle Houserestaurant, recorded by co-writer and co-producerLuke Laird.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes at Taste of Country said "every element of 'Blowin' Smoke' works together to fill in gaps in a listener’s mind, especially one who’s never behind the bar or in front of a line cook, nervously tapping on a steel counter while their table’s food is prepared. The peculiarity of subject matter may prevent this single from being a chart-topper, but one gets the feeling that’s not the singer’s measure of success anyway".Matt Bjorke at Roughstock said the song "features an interesting story about how we all say we're gonna do things and change our lives but we end up not doing it. It's honest and real, unlike so much of Today's music".Daryl Addison atGACsays "Kacey sings with more than a hint of her character’s jealous contempt,we’re all out here talkin’ trash, makin’ bets, lips wrapped ’round our cigarettes,when a fellow waitress follows her heart to Vegas.

Music video

The music video was directed by Honey and premiered onCMTandGACin May 2013.

Chart performance

"Blowin' Smoke" debuted at number 56 onBillboard'sCountry Airplaychart for the week of April 13, 2013. It also debuted at number 48 onBillboard'sHot Country Songschart for the week of April 27, 2013. It also debuted at number 10 on the U.S.BillboardBubbling Under Hot 100 Singleschart for the week of June 22, 2013.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
CanadaCountry(Billboard)	46
USBubbling Under Hot 100 Singles(Billboard)	7
USCountry Airplay(Billboard)	23
USHot Country Songs(Billboard)	31

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
USCountry Airplay(Billboard)	95
USHot Country Songs(Billboard)	91

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.