• ABOUT
    • Contact
    • The Team
    • Editorial Calendar
    • Events
    • FAQ
    • Use & Privacy Policy
  • ADVERTISE
  • ROWFAX
  • THE SPORTS CREDENTIAL
  • JOB LISTINGS
MusicRow.com
  • CALENDARS
    • Album Releases
    • Single Releases
    • Industry Events
  • OBITS
  • CHARTS
    • Radio Chart (Current)
    • Radio Chart (Archives)
    • No. 1 Challenge Coin
    • Songwriter Chart (Current)
    • Songwriter Chart (Archives)
  • REVIEWS
  • MY STORY
  • NEWSLETTER
    • Newsletter (Current)
    • Newsletter (Archives)
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • STORE
  • Search
  • Menu

Maren Morris Breaks Amazon Music Record With Debut Of ‘Circles Around This Town’

January 11, 2022/in Uncategorized /by Lydia Farthing

Maren Morris. Photo: Claire Schaper

Following its debut at country radio on Friday (Jan. 7), Grammy-winning vocalist Maren Morris’ latest single, “Circles Around This Town,” broke Amazon Music’s record for most streams for a country song debut by a female artist.

Written by Morris, Ryan Hurd, Julia Michaels and Jimmy Robbins, “Circles Around This Town” was the most-added song at country radio last week and marks Morris’ first bit of new music for 2022. The song also debuted as the No. 1 country song and No. 7 all genre song on Pandora’s Top Thumbed Hundred Chart.

The track was released in tandem with its music video, which was directed by Harper Smith.

“I could see the visuals for ‘Circles Around This Town’ the moment I wrote the song,” Morris says of the video. “I’ve always been so inspired by the industrial, blown out colors of music videos from the 90s, so Harper Smith and I wanted the aesthetics of this video to reflect that grainy, devil-may-care attitude of all my females heroes from that era: Sheryl, Fiona, Alanis. Obviously, having a penchant for the nostalgic, we decided to recreate my teenage bedroom and pin old photos of me as a kid on the walls and have me typing on an old PC computer… ‘Circles Around This Town’ is my story, so I felt like I truly got to relive my journey from Texas to Nashville again.”

Morris is nominated for two Grammy awards this year: Best Country Song for “Better Than We Found It” and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Chasing After You,” alongside her husband Ryan Hurd.

  • Author
  • Recent Posts
Lydia Farthing
Follow me
Lydia Farthing
As Staff Writer, Lydia Farthing helps to generate online content for MusicRow as well as for MusicRow’s annual print issues. As a Nashville local, Lydia has spent her life immersed in the music industry. Prior to MusicRow, she spent time working closely with Provident Music Group's publishing division as well as Aristo Media's digital sector. Lydia graduated from the Music Business program at Middle Tennessee State University in December of 2020.
Lydia Farthing
Follow me
Latest posts by Lydia Farthing (see all)
  • BBR Appoints Katie Kerkhover To VP Of A&R, Sara Knabe To Exit - May 4, 2022
  • CMA Foundation Names 2022 Music Teachers Of Excellence Honorees - May 4, 2022
  • Dolly Parton To Be Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame This November - May 4, 2022
Share this entry
  • Share on Facebook
  • Share on Twitter
  • Share on LinkedIn
  • Share by Mail
https://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/maren_morris-scaled-e1642096397837.jpeg 2003 1707 Lydia Farthing https://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MusicRow-header-logo-Mar19B.png Lydia Farthing2022-01-11 16:03:212022-01-11 16:03:21Maren Morris Breaks Amazon Music Record With Debut Of 'Circles Around This Town'

RECENT NEWS

  • Country TV Pioneer Bayron Binkley Passes May 4, 2022
  • Kane Brown & Co-Writers Commemorate A Handful Of Firsts At ‘One Mississippi’ No. 1 Party May 4, 2022
  • Travis Tritt & Chris Janson To Embark On Co-Headlining ‘The Can’t Miss Tour’ This Fall May 4, 2022
  • John Anderson Tribute Album Featuring Eric Church, Luke Combs, More Set For August May 4, 2022
  • Tyler Hubbard Signs With EMI Nashville, Plans Upcoming Solo Project May 4, 2022
  • My Music Row Story: CAA’s Marc Dennis May 4, 2022
  • BBR Appoints Katie Kerkhover To VP Of A&R, Sara Knabe To Exit May 4, 2022
  • Marty Stuart’s ‘Late Night Jam’ Returns With Billy Strings, Emmylou Harris, More May 4, 2022
  • Brantley Gilbert & Jelly Roll Team Up For ‘Son Of The Dirty South Summer Tour 2022’ May 4, 2022
  • CMA Foundation Names 2022 Music Teachers Of Excellence Honorees May 4, 2022
  • Dolly Parton To Be Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame This November May 4, 2022
  • On The Row: Jessica Willis Fisher Reclaims Her Voice On ‘Brand New Day’ May 3, 2022
  • Elvie Shane, Morgan Wade, Breland Announced As Opry NextStage Class Of 2022 Members May 3, 2022
  • BMG Re-Ups Leadership, Jon Loba Adds Publishing Duties To Responsibilities May 3, 2022
  • Ernest Tubb Record Shop To Celebrate 75th Anniversary Tonight With Midnite Jamboree Show May 3, 2022

Like Us on Facebook

Follow Us on Twitter

Tweets by MusicRow
© 2022 Music Row Enterprises, LLC – All rights reserved.
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
Scroll to top