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"Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" is a song written by Marty Dodson and Patrick Jason Matthews and recorded by American country music singer Billy Currington. It was released in May 2005 as the first single from Currington's 2005 album Doin' Somethin' Right. The song became Currington’s first number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

"Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right"
Single by Billy Currington
from the album Doin' Somethin' Right
Released	May 30, 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Country
Length	4:29 (album version) 3:59 (radio version)
Label	Mercury Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Marty Dodson Patrick Jason Matthews
Producer(s)	Carson Chamberlain
Billy Currington singles chronology
"Party for Two" (2004) "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" (2005) "Why, Why, Why" (2006)
Music video
"Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" at CMT.com

Content

The song is a love ballad, set in the key of A major, with a main chord pattern of F♯m-D-A on the verses.[1] In it, the narrator says that he "must be doin' somethin' right" in the relationship with his lover.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that the song "gets a nicely mellow, relaxed Californian vibe".[2]

Chart performance

"Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 11, 2005, and peaked at No. 1 on December 31, 2005.[3] The song has sold 1,282,000 copies in the US as of January 2016.[4]

Chart (2005–2006)	Peak position
Canada Country (Radio & Records)[5]	4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	39

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[8]	34

Certifications

Certifications for Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9]	3× Platinum	3,000,000
United States (RIAA)[10] Mastertone	Gold	500,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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