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Stick Season (song)

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"Stick Season"
The shell of a car in the middle of barren trees
Single by Noah Kahan
from the album Stick Season
ReleasedJuly 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)
GenreFolk[1]
Length3:02
Label
Songwriter(s)Noah Kahan
Producer(s)
Noah Kahan singles chronology
"Someone like You"
(2021) 		"Stick Season"
(2022) 		"Northern Attitude"
(2022)
Music video
"Stick Season" on YouTube

"Stick Season" is a song by American singer-songwriter Noah Kahan, released as the lead single from his album Stick Season on July 8, 2022. Kahan wrote the song and produced it with Gabe Simon. Although moderately successful in the US upon release, the song went viral on TikTok and charted internationally after American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo covered it on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom, causing it to reach number one in various countries including Australia, Belgium (Flanders), Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, as well as charting in the top 10 in Canada, New Zealand, and the United States.

Background and composition

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An early version of the song was performed on a live stream on Kahan's Instagram, broadcast some time shortly prior to November 3, 2020.[2] Kahan wrote a verse of the song during a "bout of insecurity" and uploaded it to TikTok in 2022. It became successful quickly, prompting him to finish writing the song, which "ended up taking a long time". Kahan was also concerned whether a song written "specifically about his home state of Vermont" would connect with people who live elsewhere, but responses to the completed song were universally positive.[1]

The song title refers to a term for autumn in New England, the period after Halloween before the winter snow begins,[3] which Kahan called "a time of transition" and "super depressing" as "it just means that winter is coming soon and it creates a lot of anxiety" and "nobody really likes it".[4]

This song is a folk piece written in A major, with a tempo of 115-118 BPM and a 4/4 time signature. The chord progression throughout is A - E - F#m - D[5]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Stick Season"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[39] 5× Platinum 350,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[40] Platinum 40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[41] 8× Platinum 640,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[42] Gold 45,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[43] Platinum 93,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[44] 3× Platinum 90,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[45] Gold 25,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[46] Platinum 10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[47] Gold 30,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[48] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[49] 4× Platinum 2,400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[50] 4× Platinum 4,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  45. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 23, 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Stick Season in the search box.
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