There are two versions of this song, both released by the artist. This Song Guide refers to “Something in the Orange,” not “Something in the Orange – Z & E’s version.” There are differences in production and vocal performance.
WHY THIS SONG?
“SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE” by Zach Bryan reached the top of the Hot Country music chart in 2022 and is currently nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Solo Performance.
When it was released, it raced up the charts like a Rock star single even though the artist had never had a major label release before and the song was wildly different from anything else in the current mainstream Country genre.
How did that happen? Well, it’s a beautiful, emotionally moving ballad, but that alone wouldn’t put it on top of the Contemporary Country charts. Instead, I suspect it had something to do with this artist having eight song placements and a cameo appearance on the hit TV series Yellowstone, the most watched TV show of 2022. Although this particular song was not used in that series, it was featured in two others (Fire Country and Big Sky). Audiences were primed for more from this artist.