Studio Album · No. 7

Nothing Like This Songwriting Credits by Rascal Flatts

2010 Big Machine 11 tracks 41:51

Produced by Dann Huff, Rascal Flatts  ·  Engineered by Justin Niebank, Adam Ayan

Big Machine CountryCountry Pop
36%
Authorship
Co-Performer

Holds writing credit on 4 of 11 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 4 / 11 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 11 tracks with documented writers, by whether Rascal Flatts carries a lyricist or composer credit.

36%
4 trackswritten by Rascal Flatts 7 tracksoutside writers
Rascal Flatts's roles on this album

Share of the 11 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist36%
Composer36%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

11
Tracks
21
Lyricists
2
Producers
1.1 million
Worldwide Copies Sold
2010
Released
Data Insight

Four of the eleven tracks name a member, and Joe Don Rooney takes an unusual co-write on "Sunday Afternoon" with busbee. Hunter Hayes, then eighteen, is credited on "Play", two years before his own breakthrough.

Nothing Like This is the first album for Big Machine, released in November 2010 with 165,000 copies sold in its first week. It has sold 1.1 million in the United States.

Track Listing & Credits 11 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Why Wait #48
Neil ThrasherTom ShapiroJimmy Yeary Neil ThrasherTom ShapiroJimmy Yeary Dann HuffRascal Flatts Rascal Flatts (Performer)
2
Easy #43
Katrina ElamMichael Mobley Katrina ElamMichael Mobley Dann HuffRascal Flatts Rascal Flatts (Performer)Natasha Bedingfield (Featured Vocals)
3
Sunday Afternoon
Joe Don RooneyBusbee Joe Don Rooneybusbee Dann HuffRascal Flatts Rascal Flatts (Performer)
4
Play
Bonnie BakerKatrina ElamHunter Hayes Bonnie BakerKatrina ElamHunter Hayes Dann HuffRascal Flatts Rascal Flatts (Performer)
5
Nothing Like This
Michael DulaneyTom ShapiroNeil Thrasher Michael DulaneyTom ShapiroNeil Thrasher Dann HuffRascal Flatts Rascal Flatts (Performer)
6
All Night to Get There
Jay DeMarcusPaul JenkinsJason Sellers Stanley Wayne DeMarcus Jr.Paul JenkinsJason Sellers Dann HuffRascal Flatts Rascal Flatts (Performer)
7
Red Camaro
Joe CollinsChris Tompkins Joe CollinsChris Tompkins Dann HuffRascal Flatts Rascal Flatts (Performer)
8
They Try
Neil ThrasherTom ShapiroJimmy Yeary Neil ThrasherTom ShapiroJimmy Yeary Dann HuffRascal Flatts Rascal Flatts (Performer)
9
Summer Young
Gary LeVoxWendell MobleyNeil Thrasher Gary Wayne Vernon Jr.Wendell MobleyNeil Thrasher Dann HuffRascal Flatts Rascal Flatts (Performer)
10
Tonight Tonight
Gary LeVoxChris LindseyAimee MayoRyan Tedder Gary Wayne Vernon Jr.Chris LindseyAimee MayoRyan Tedder Dann HuffRascal Flatts Rascal Flatts (Performer)
11
I Won't Let Go #31
Steve RobsonJason Sellers Steve RobsonJason Sellers Dann HuffRascal Flatts Rascal Flatts (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 27 contributors

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Frequently Asked Questions Nothing Like This

Who wrote Nothing Like This?
Four of the eleven tracks credit a member. Outside writers include Neil Thrasher, Tom Shapiro, Katrina Elam and Hunter Hayes.
Who wrote "Why Wait"?
Neil Thrasher, Tom Shapiro and Jimmy Yeary. It reached number 48 on the Hot 100.
How did the album sell?
1.1 million copies in the United States as of March 2012, after 165,000 in its first week.
Who produced it?
Dann Huff with the band.
Is Hunter Hayes on it?
As a writer. He is credited on "Play" alongside Bonnie Baker and Katrina Elam.
Which singles charted?
"I Won't Let Go" at 31 on the Hot 100, "Easy" with Natasha Bedingfield at 43 and "Why Wait" at 48.
How long is the album?
41:51 across eleven tracks.

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