“IF I DIDN’T HAVE YOU” EARNS THOMPSON SQUARE BIGGEST COUNTRY RADIO DEBUT OF CAREER

New Hit Single from 2012 CMA NOMINEE is USA TODAY’s “Song of the Week” 

Tops Singles from the legendary Rolling Stones, superstar Bruno Mars and critically-acclaimed Ellie Goulding

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(NASHVILLE, TN – October 30, 2012) –Reigning ACM Vocal Duo of the Year and current CMA Award nominee Thompson Square is celebrating the biggest Country Radio debut of its career today with the first single from the duo’s highly-anticipated sophomore album, “If I Didn’t Have You.”

The latest hit from Stoney Creek Records’ Thompson Square earned an astounding 56 first-week adds, making it the most added song at Country Radio this week. “If I Didn’t Have You” debuted on at #46 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and at #50 on the USA Today/ Country Aircheck chart, powered by Mediabase. The song marks the biggest add week of the award-winning duo’s career.

Today, USA Today heralded, “If I Didn’t Have You,” as the outlet’s official “Song of the Week.”  Thompson Square tops the tastemaker’s “Playlist” ahead of new singles by the legendary Rolling Stones, superstar Bruno Mars, critical darlings Ellie Goulding and Martha Wainwright, and chart-toppers Missy Elliot and Timbaland. Thompson Square is the only mainstream Country act to be featured on this week’s USA Today “Playlist.”  Read more of what USA Today had to say here:  http://smarturl.org/xiqiq

“If I Didn’t Have You” is available at digital retailers now.   To preview and download the new single on iTunes visit:  http://www.itunes.com/thompsonsquare

“If I Didn’t Have You” is a commanding, fast-paced ballad which equally showcases the undeniable strength and versatility of both Keifer and Shawna Thompson’s voices. While the fiercely swelling instrumentation embodies life’s heartaches, Thompson Square’s vocals exude a powerful tenderness that clearly expresses their love for one another.

Written by Keifer and Shawna Thompson alongside Jason Sellers and Paul Jenkins, “If I Didn’t Have You” was penned by the same foursome that collaborated on Thompson Square’s awaring-winning hit single, “I Got You.”
Thompson Square will compete for “Duo of the Year” and “New Artist of the Year” this Thursday at the 46th Annual CMA Awards, broadcast live on ABC from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville beginning at 8pm ET/ 7pm CT.

ABOUT THOMPSON SQUARE

Reigning ACM “Vocal Duo of the Year” Thompson Square has earned an astounding list of accolades in its short time on the Country music scene. Signed to Stoney Creek Records, the husband/wife duo’s #1 smash, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not,” earned them 2 GRAMMY Nominations as well as an American Music Award nod, 4 CMA, and 5 CMT Music Award nominations as well as a 2012 Teen Choice Award nomination for “Choice Country Group.”  Keifer and Shawna Thompson are also winners of 3 fan-voted American Country Awards as well as a 2012 CMT Music Award for their follow-up smash, “I Got You.”  Thompson Square is currently nominated for “Vocal Duo of the Year” and “New Artist of the Year” at the 2012 CMA Awards. 

“Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” is nearing Double Platinum sales status, was the #1 Digital Soundscan Single for 5 weeks straight, the #1 Country Ringtone for 12 consecutive weeks and was iTunes 2011 Country Song of the Year.  Thompson Square’s whirlwind 2011-2012 saw them on national tours supporting Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum as well as gracing the stages of The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Conan, Fox & Friends, FOX’s All
American Concert Series, and the 45th Annual CMA Awards. Thompson Square (or T2) ended 2011 as Billboard’s #1 New Country Artist in terms of digital sales and the #6 New Artist across all genres.  Follow-up hits include the award-winning infectious, “I Got You,” (#6) and the critically-lauded power ballad, “Glass” (#15).

Thompson Square will join award-winning Country star Luke Bryan on his first headlining tour, the 2013 Dirt Road Diaries Tour, beginning January 17 in Evansville, IN.

For more information, tour dates and all the “T2 goins on” visit: http://www.thompsonsquare.com
 
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