Nobody to Blame - wikipedia Nobody to Blame `` Nobody to Blame '' Single by Chris Stapleton from the album Traveller Released November 9, 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 09 ) Format Digital download Genre Country Length 4 : 04 Label Mercury Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Chris Stapleton Barry Bales Ronnie Bowman Producer ( s ) Dave Cobb Chris Stapleton Chris Stapleton singles chronology `` Traveller '' ( 2015 ) `` Nobody to Blame '' ( 2015 ) `` Parachute '' ( 2016 ) `` Traveller '' ( 2015 ) `` Nobody to Blame '' ( 2015 ) `` Parachute '' ( 2016 ) `` Nobody to Blame '' is a song recorded by American country music artist Chris Stapleton. The song was released in November 2015 as the singer 's third single overall. Stapleton co-wrote the song with Barry Bales and Ronnie Bowman. It became Stapleton 's first top 10 single on the US Country Airplay chart. `` Nobody to Blame '' won Song of the Year at the ACM Awards. Contents 1 Composition 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Charts 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 References 7 External links Composition The country rock song is a mid-tempo composition about a man looking back on the events following a break - up. His ex has kicked him out of the house and destroyed all of his belongings, often in sadistic fashion ( dumping out his whiskey, breaking his fishing rods, burning his guitar in a bonfire, running his hot rod car into a pond and putting sugar in the gas tank of his lawnmower ). Despite her behavior, he admits there is `` nobody to blame '' but himself for his situation. Critical reception Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a favorable review, saying that it `` is a 200 - proof country song that 'd fit neatly into any generation 's best of catalog. The second single from Traveller is full of steel guitar, fiddle and pain. It rambles along like the best from Waylon while providing a de facto education to the 21st century boy. Stapleton does n't deviate from what he does best : simple, honest story songs that lean heavy on his once - in - a-lifetime voice. '' Commercial performance The song first entered the Country Airplay chart at number 46 and the Hot Country Songs chart at number 50 for the chart dated November 21, 2015. The song peaked at number 10 on the Country Airplay chart, making it Stapleton 's first single to reach the top 10. The song has sold 423,000 copies in the US as of November 2016. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 2015 -- 16 ) Peak position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 83 Canada Country ( Billboard ) 11 US Billboard Hot 100 68 US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) 10 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 13 Year end charts Chart ( 2016 ) Position US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) 55 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 36 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Gold 40,000 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ `` Billboard Country Update, November 9, 2015 '' ( PDF ). Billboard. November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015. Now, with a fresh radio single, Traveller 's `` Nobody to Blame '' -- new at No. 46 on Country Airplay ( with 2.2 million in audience ) -- will Stapleton 's CMA wins translate to significant airplay ? `` I have no doubt that Chris will be on the radio, '' says UMG Nashville president Cindy Mabe. `` Will it be with this single ? That will be determined. But whether it 's this one or the next one or the one after, he will be a factor at country radio. Chris ' CMA performance undoubtedly moved people who will be calling their radio stations now. '' Jump up ^ Greenwald, Morgan ( March 26, 2016 ). `` 13 Things to Know About the Billboard Charts This Week : Chris Stapleton Scores First Top 10 Hit & More ''. Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2016. Jump up ^ Billboard staff ( April 3, 2016 ). `` ACM Awards 2016 : See the Full List of Winners ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2016. Jump up ^ Smit, Owen R. ( March 23, 2017 ). `` Chris Stapleton brings back introspective, old - school country music ''. The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 15, 2017. Jump up ^ Dukes, Billy ( 10 November 2015 ). `` ToC Critic 's Pick : Chris Stapleton, ' Nobody to Blame ' ( Listen ) ''. Taste of Country. Retrieved 5 December 2015. Jump up ^ `` Hot Country Songs ''. Billboard. November 21, 2015. ( Subscription required ( help ) ). Jump up ^ Bjorke, Matt ( November 8, 2016 ). `` Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report : November 8, 2016 ''. Roughstock. Jump up ^ `` Chris Stapleton Chart History ( Canadian Hot 100 ) '' Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Chart Search ''. Billboard Canada Country for Chris Stapleton. Retrieved 5 December 2015. Jump up ^ `` Chris Stapleton Chart History ( Hot 100 ) '' Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Chris Stapleton Chart History ( Country Airplay ) '' Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Chris Stapleton Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) '' Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Country Airplay : Year End 2016 ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Hot Country Songs : Year End 2016 ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Canadian single certifications -- Chris Stapleton -- Nobody to Blame ''. Music Canada. Jump up ^ `` American album certifications ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Chris Stapleton Awards and nominations Discography Studio albums Traveller From A Room : Volume 1 From A Room : Volume 2 Songs recorded `` Traveller '' `` Fire Away '' `` Tennessee Whiskey '' `` Parachute '' `` Nobody to Blame '' `` Broken Halos '' `` Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning '' `` Either Way '' Related articles The SteelDrivers The Jompson Brothers Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nobody_to_Blame&oldid=796042871 '' Categories : 2015 songs 2015 singles Chris Stapleton songs Mercury Nashville singles Songs written by Chris Stapleton Song recordings produced by Dave Cobb Country rock songs Hidden categories : Pages containing links to subscription - only content Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canada Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardcountryairplay Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Certification Table Entry usages for Canada Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 18 August 2017, at 03 : 17. 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Question: who wrote the song nobody to blame but me
Answer: Chris Stapleton