Pontoon (song)

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"Pontoon"
Single by Little Big Town
from the album Tornado
ReleasedApril 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)
GenreCountry
Length3:35
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jay Joyce
Little Big Town singles chronology
"The Reason Why"
(2011)
"Pontoon"
(2012)
"Tornado"
(2012)

"Pontoon" is a song by American country music group Little Big Town. It was released in April 2012 as the first single from their fifth studio album, Tornado.[1] The song was written by Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird and Barry Dean. It became the group's first number 1 single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of September 15, 2012. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance in 2013.[2]

"Pontoon" is a mid-tempo song about having a party while on a pontoon. The song is in A major, with an A-D-A pattern twice on the verses, and A-D-A-E-A on the chorus. Karen Fairchild's lead vocal ranges from E3 to A4. It has a close tempo of 96 beats per minute.[3]


Certifications[change | change source]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[4] Platinum 80,000*
United States (RIAA)[6] 4× Platinum 2,655,000[5]

*sales figures based on certification alone


References[change | change source]

  1. "Little Big Town, 'Pontoon' to Hit Radio April 30". The Boot. April 10, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  2. "Grammy Awards 2013: Major Nominees List". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  3. "'Pontoon' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  4. "Canadian single certifications – Little Big Town – Pontoon". Music Canada. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  5. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  6. "American single certifications – Little Big Town – Pontoon". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2021.