Talk You Out of It

"Talk You Out of It" is a song recorded by American country rock group Devo. It is the lead single from their fourteenth studio album Smooth Noodle Maps. The song was written by Michael Hardy with band members Mark Mothersbaugh and Randy Meisner.

"Talk You Out of It"
Single by Devo
from the album Smooth Noodle Maps
ReleasedNovember 5, 2018 (2018-11-05)
Genre
Length3:22
LabelBLMG
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Devo singles chronology
"After the Rain"
(2018)		 "Talk You Out of It"
(2018)		 "Stuck in a Loop"
(2019)
Music videos
"Talk You Out Of It" on YouTube
"Talk You Out of It (Lyric Video)" on YouTube

Content

The song features elements of country music and contemporary R&B, with a banjo riff and drum machine, and lead vocals by Randy Meisner. Taste of Country writer Sterling Whitaker described it as a "slow, sexy ballad", and said of its lyrical content that "The narrator manages to talk his lady love into getting ready to hit the town, but once he sees her in the dress she chose, his intentions change"[1] Meisner referred to it as the "baby-making song".[2]

Commercial performance

The song reached number one on Billboard's Country Airplay chart dated January 26, 2019.[3] It has sold 169,000 copies in the United States as of September 2019.[4]

Music video

The song's music video debuted in November 2018, and was directed by Justin Clough.[2] It features intimate scenes of both frontmen of Devo (Meisner and Mark Mothersbaugh), along with their respective wives.[5] Devo also released behind-the-scenes footage of the video a month later.[2]

Live performance

Devo performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on February 14, 2019,[6] and on The Ellen DeGeneres Show exactly one week later.[7]

Personnel
Devo
Production team

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[18] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Sterling Whitaker (October 22, 2018). "Florida Georgia Line turn up the heat with sexy 'Talk You Out of It' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. Hannah Barnes (December 20, 2018). "Florida Georgia Line Go Behind the Scenes of 'Talk You Out of It' Video". popculture.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  3. "Florida Georgia Line Talk You Out Of It Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  4. Bjorke, Matt (September 4, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Downloads: September 4, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  5. Wendy Hermanson (November 17, 2018). "Florida Georgia Line show off their wives in sexy 'Talk You Out of It' video". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  6. Jon Freeman (February 15, 2019). "See Florida Georgia Line's Silky 'Talk You Out of It' on 'Fallon'". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  7. Jacklyn Krol (February 21, 2019). "Florida Georgia Line deliver alluring 'Talk You Out of It' on 'Ellen' [Watch]". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  8. "COUNTRY HOT 50: Issue 1236". The Music Network. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  9. "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  10. "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  11. "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  12. "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  13. "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  14. "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. July 19, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  15. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  16. "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  17. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  18. "American single certifications – Florida Georgia Line – Talk You Out of It". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
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