Crying on a Suitcase

"Crying on a Suitcase"
"Crying on a Suitcase"
Single by Casey James
from the album Casey James
Released	June 18, 2012
Genre	Country
Length	3:41
Label	BNA, 19
Songwriter(s)	Lee Thomas Miller; Neil Thrasher; Tom Shapiro
Producer(s)	Casey James; Chris Lindsey
Casey James singles chronology

"Crying on a Suitcase" is a song written by Neil Thrasher, Tom Shapiro and Lee Thomas Miller, and recorded by American country music artist Casey James. It was released in June 2012 as the second single from James' self-titled debut album.

Content

"Crying on a Suitcase" is a midtempo song about a male who is trying to convince himself to catch up to a former lover at the airport and give the relationship a second chance before her airplane leaves.^[1]

James said that he enjoyed the song the first time that he heard it, but also said that he was reluctant to record it because "the guy who sang the demo really sang it".^[2]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song 3 stars out of 5, saying that James' singing was "appropriately urgent" but that the storyline made it "a difficult song to get into". He also criticized the melody as "choppy".^[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by TK McKamy and premiered in August 2012.^[4]

Charts

It became his first top fifteen hit in January 2013.

Weekly charts

Chart (2012–2013)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	88
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	24
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[7]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	77

Chart (2013)	Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[9]	78

References

^ "Casey James releases new single".
^ "Casey James' 'Crying on a Suitcase' Had Him Thinking Twice". The Boot.
^ "Casey James, 'Crying on a Suitcase' – Song Review".
^ "CMT : Videos : Casey James : Crying On A Suitcase". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
^ "Casey James Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Casey James Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Casey James Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
^ "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
^ "Billboard Country Update for December 16, 2013" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 16, 2013. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.

[1] "Casey James releases new single".

[2] "Casey James' 'Crying on a Suitcase' Had Him Thinking Twice". The Boot.

[3] "Casey James, 'Crying on a Suitcase' – Song Review".

[4] "CMT : Videos : Casey James : Crying On A Suitcase". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2012.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Casey_James-5] "Casey James Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Casey_James-6] "Casey James Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcountryairplay_Casey_James-7] "Casey James Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.

[8] "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.

[9] "Billboard Country Update for December 16, 2013" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 16, 2013. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.

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