Payback (Rascal Flatts song)

2014 single by Rascal Flatts

"Payback"

Single by Rascal Flatts
from the album  Rewind
Released| June 16, 2014 (2014-06-16)
Genre| Country pop
Length| 2:59
Label| Big Machine
Songwriter(s)|

* Aaron Eshuis
* Neil Mason
* Ryan Hurd

Producer(s)| Howard Benson
Rascal Flatts singles chronology
| "Rewind"
(2014)  | "Payback"
(2014)  | "Riot"
(2014)

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"Payback" is a song recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in June 2014 as the second single from their ninth studio album, Rewind. The song was written by Aaron Eshuis, Neil Mason, and Ryan Hurd.[1]

## Critical reception

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The song received a favorable review from Taste of Country, calling it "an undeniable country earworm that’s bound to be a live show favorite" while adding that "it doesn’t sound like anything else on the radio, but stays true to Rascal Flatts’ repertoire."[1]

## Music video

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The music video was directed by Gary Halverson and premiered in October 2014.[2]

## Chart performance

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"Payback" debuted at number 46 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of June 21, 2014.[3] It also debuted at number 47 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of July 12, 2014. The song peaked at number 21 on the Country Airplay chart for the week of October 25 holding that spot for two weeks, making it the group's first single to miss the top 20.

Chart (2014)  | Peak
position

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Canada Country (Billboard)[4] | 36
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[5] | 11
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[6] | 21
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 24

### Year-end charts

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Chart (2014)  | Position

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US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 80
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 85

## References

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1. ^ a b "Rascal Flatts, 'Payback' [Listen]". Taste of Country. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
2. ^ "CMT : Videos : Rascal Flatts : Payback". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
3. ^ Morris, Edward (June 14, 2014). "Miranda Lambert Scores No. 1 With Platinum". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
4. ^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
5. ^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
6. ^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
7. ^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
8. ^ "Billboard Country Update for December 15, 2014" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 15, 2014. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
9. ^ "Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.

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Rascal Flatts singles

Rascal Flatts|

* "Prayin' for Daylight"
* "This Everyday Love"
* "While You Loved Me"
* "I'm Movin' On"

Melt|

* "These Days"
* "Love You Out Loud"
* "I Melt"
* "Mayberry"

Feels Like Today|

* "Feels Like Today"
* "Bless the Broken Road"
* "Fast Cars and Freedom"
* "Skin (Sarabeth)"

Me and My Gang|

* "What Hurts the Most"
* "Me and My Gang"
* "My Wish"
* "Stand"

Still Feels Good|

* "Take Me There"
* "Winner at a Losing Game"
* "Every Day"
* "Bob That Head"
* "Here"

Unstoppable|

* "Here Comes Goodbye"
* "Summer Nights"
* "Why"
* "Unstoppable"

Nothing Like This|

* "Why Wait"
* "I Won't Let Go"
* "Easy"

Changed|

* "Banjo"
* "Come Wake Me Up"
* "Changed"

Rewind|

* "Rewind"
* "Payback"
* "Riot"
* "I Like the Sound of That"

Back to Us|

* "Yours If You Want It"

Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets|

* "I Dare You"

Other songs|

* "Life Is a Highway"
* "That Should Be Me"
* "Words I Couldn't Say"
* "Back to Life"
* "Let It Go"
* "Until Grace"
* "How They Remember You"
* "Forever Country"

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