You Should Be Here (Cole Swindell album)

You Should Be Here is the second studio album by American country music artist Cole Swindell. It was released on May 6, 2016 via Warner Bros. Nashville. The lead single, its title track, was released to radio on December 14, 2015. The song became Swindell's fourth number-one hit after it reached the top of both the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts of Billboard magazine.[3] The track listing was announced on April 4.[4] The track "Flatliner" peaked at number two on US Country Airplay in 2017. "Flatliner" also hit number one on Mediabase country radio singles chart and was most played and heard August 6–12 receiving ~8,302 spins (+600) and ~52.136 million audience impressions.[5]

You Should Be Here
Studio album by Cole Swindell
Released	May 6, 2016
Recorded	2015–16
Genre	Country
Length	41:32
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer	Michael Carter
Cole Swindell chronology
Down Home Sessions II (2015) You Should Be Here (2016) Down Home Sessions III (2016)
Singles from You Should Be Here
"You Should Be Here" Released: December 14, 2015 "Middle of a Memory" Released: May 2, 2016 "Flatliner" Released: January 23, 2017[1] "Stay Downtown" Released: September 5, 2017

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Commercial performance

You Should Be Here debuted at number two on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, selling 65,500 copies in its first week.[6][7] It also debuted at number six on US Billboard 200 chart.[8] On February 21, 2017, the album was certified gold for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units. As of June 2018, the album has sold 318,000 copies in the United States.[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Flatliner" (featuring Dierks Bentley)	Cole Swindell Jaron Boyer Matt Bronleewe	2:57
2.	"Middle of a Memory"	Swindell Zach Crowell Ashley Gorley	3:47
3.	"Broke Down"	Swindell Michael Carter Gorley	3:24
4.	"Home Game"	Aaron Eshuis Brandon Lay Heather Morgan	4:09
5.	"Up"	Terry McBride Brad Tursi	3:14
6.	"Party Wasn't Over"	Swindell Tyler Hubbard Brian Kelley Canaan Smith	3:47
7.	"Stay Downtown"	Matt Dragstrem Cole Taylor	3:23
8.	"You Should Be Here"	Swindell Gorley	3:11
9.	"Stars"	Ben Hayslip Chase McGill	3:20
10.	"Making My Way to You"	Swindell Dragstrem Taylor Carter	3:29
11.	"No Can Left Behind"	Swindell Carter Brandon Kinney	3:48
12.	"Remember Boys"	Andrew Dorff Tursi	3:03
Total length:			41:32

Target and iTunes edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Hoppin'"	Swindell Brad Warren Brett Warren	3:23
14.	"Gettin' Forgotten"	Swindell Casey Beathard	3:16

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic[10]

• Dierks Bentley - featured vocals on "Flatliner" (uncredited)
• Pat Buchanan - electric guitar
• Michael Carter - electric guitar, keyboards, piano, programming, synthesizer
• Dave Cohen - Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano, synthesizer
• James Mitchell - electric guitar
• Greg Morrow - drums, percussion
• John Palmieri - percussion, background vocals
• Billy Panda - acoustic guitar
• Cole Swindell - lead vocals
• Russell Terrell - background vocals
• Patrick Thrasher - programming
• Mike Wolofsky - bass guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 52 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 10 US Billboard 200[13] 6 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[14] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Billboard 200[15] 96 Top Country Albums (Billboard)[16] 14 Chart (2017) Position US Billboard 200[17] 156 Top Country Albums (Billboard)[18] 23

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Sales
		US Hot Country [19]	US Country Airplay [20]	US [21]	CAN Country [22]	CAN [23]
2015	"You Should Be Here"	1	1	31	3	67	US: 430,000[24]
2016	"Middle of a Memory"	3	1	46	3	81	US: 310,000
2017	"Flatliner"	10	2	56	4		US: 223,000
	"Stay Downtown"	34	28

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[25]	Gold	500,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

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3. "Cole Swindell to Release Sophomore Album in May". Tasteofcountry.com. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
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6. Asker, Jim (May 17, 2016). "Keith Urban's No. 1 'Ripcord' Leads Parade of Top 10 Debuts on Country Albums Chart". Billboard.
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13. "Drake's 'Views' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Radiohead Debuts at No. 3". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
14. "Cole Swindell Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
15. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
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20. "Cole Swindell Album & Song Chart History – Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
21. "Cole Swindell Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
22. "Cole Swindell Album & Song Chart History – Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
23. "Cole Swindell Album & Song Chart History – Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
24. Bjorke, Matt (March 27, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: March 29, 2016". Roughstock.
25. "American album certifications – Cole Swindell – You Should Be Here". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.