Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that "the charismatic songwriter is a natural storyteller, and his lyrics bounce to life with each verse and chorus."[3] Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Bobby Peacock of Roughstock described the song's premise as "interesting" and said that "Rhett's lightly grained, casual, friendly delivery brings to mind the rough-edged charm of Kip Moore."[4]
Music video
The music video was directed by TK McKamy and premiered in June 2013.[5]
Chart and sales performance
"It Goes Like This" debuted at number 43 on the U.S. BillboardCountry Airplay chart for the week of May 11, 2013.[6] It also debuted at number 28 on the U.S. BillboardHot Country Songs chart for the week of June 1, 2013. It also debuted at number 96 on the U.S. BillboardHot 100 chart for the week of June 29, 2013. It also debuted at number 92 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of July 27, 2013. The song has sold 1,287,000 copies in the United States as of April 2014.[7]
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
References
^Wyland, Sarah (May 2, 2013). "Thomas Rhett Recalls His Grand Opry Debut". Great American Country. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
^Conaway, Alanna (May 10, 2013). "Story Behind The Song: Thomas Rhett - It Goes Like This". Roughstock. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
^Dukes, Billy (May 2, 2013). "Thomas Rhett, 'It Goes Like This' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
^Peacock, Bobby (18 June 2013). "Thomas Rhett — It Goes Like This". Roughstock. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^"CMT : Videos : Thomas Rhett : It Goes Like This". Country Music Television. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
^Morris, Edward (May 4, 2013). "Albums Chart Reflects George Jones' Death". Country Music Television. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
^Matt Bjorke (April 2, 2014). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - April 2, 2014: Florida Georgia Line #1, Jerrod Niemann & Dierks Bentley Gold, Luke Bryan Leads 6 Near-Gold Singles & Stars". Roughstock. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014.
^"Thomas Rhett Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
^"Thomas Rhett Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
^"Thomas Rhett Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^"Thomas Rhett Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
^"Thomas Rhett Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.