Mayberry (song)

"Mayberry"
Single by Rascal Flatts
from the album Melt
Released	December 29, 2003
Format	CD single
Recorded	2002
Genre	Country music
Length	4:32
Label	Lyric Street
Writer(s)	Arlos Smith
Producer	Mark Bright Marty Williams Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts singles chronology
"I Melt" (2003) "Mayberry" (2003) "Feels Like Today" (2004)

"Mayberry" is the title of a song written by Arlos Smith and recorded by American country music band Rascal Flatts. It was released in December 2003 as the fourth and final single from their 2002 album, "Melt". The song was a Number One hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and also peaked at #22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making it a crossover hit.

Background

Gary LeVox said of the song, "The banjo really stands out on this track. It tells a lot about life in 2002, how busy you can get being caught up in the rat race. It reminds me of my childhood and it’s a really cool tune--one of our favorites."^[1]

Content

The song references the easy-going life lived in the fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina from The Andy Griffith Show. The narrator depicts the way life used to be, before the world started changing and becoming so fast paced (ironically the characters in the show itself often commented about the changing world even then). These words describe a place where "Sunday was a day of rest," you had time to sit on the porch and enjoy a nice Cola, everyone in town knew one another, and children spent the days playing outside or fishing with their fathers.

Chart performance

"Mayberry" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 3, 2004.

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	21

Preceded by "You'll Think of Me" by Keith Urban

Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single May 22, 2004

Succeeded by "Redneck Woman" by Gretchen Wilson

References

1. ^ [1] archived page from Rascalflatts.com from 2002
2. ^ "Rascal Flatts Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Songs for Rascal Flatts. Prometheus Global Media.
3. ^ "Rascal Flatts Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Rascal Flatts. Prometheus Global Media.