Pontoon ( song ) - wikipedia Pontoon ( song ) `` Pontoon '' Single by Little Big Town from the album Tornado Released April 30, 2012 ( 2012 - 04 - 30 ) Format Digital download Genre Country Length 3 : 35 Label Capitol Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Natalie Hemby Luke Laird Barry Dean Producer ( s ) Jay Joyce Little Big Town singles chronology `` The Reason Why '' ( 2011 ) `` Pontoon '' ( 2012 ) `` Tornado '' ( 2012 ) `` The Reason Why '' ( 2011 ) `` Pontoon '' ( 2012 ) `` Tornado '' ( 2012 ) `` Pontoon '' is a song recorded by American country music group Little Big Town. It was released in April 2012 as the first single from their fifth studio album, Tornado. The song -- written by Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird and Barry Dean -- became the group 's first No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of September 15, 2012. The song won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Country Duo / Group Performance. Contents 1 Content 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Chart performance 5 Charts and certifications 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Year - end charts 5.3 Certifications 6 Parodies 7 References Content Laird said that the idea for `` Pontoon '' came about when a publisher asked about a song that he and Hemby wrote for Miranda Lambert called `` Fine Tune '', but the publisher thought that it was called `` Pontoon ''. After Hemby corrected him, the two thought that they should write a song called `` Pontoon ''. `` 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 an approximate tempo of 96 beats per minute. Critical reception Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that `` those who invest time to pull apart the layers of this lazy lake song will be rewarded with a new toy upon each listen. '' Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave the song four stars out of five, saying that `` Karen Fairchild 's lead vocal has a heavy reverb effect, which mixes in excellently with the hi - strung guitar, drum loop, organ and (... ) her three bandmates ' earthy harmonies. '' He also thought that the lyrics `` have a sense of playfulness that make the mere act of riding on a pontoon sound like a blast. '' Dan Milliken of Country Universe gave the song a C+ grade, writing that the `` lyrics are so dull that, when paired with the weird reverb on Karen Fairchild 's vocal, they start to sound like a diary of seasickness. '' The song was awarded with 2012 Single Of The Year by the Country Music Association and 2013 Grammy Award for Best Country Duo / Group Performance. Music video The music video was directed by Declan Whitebloom and premiered in May 2012. It was filmed at Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tennessee. Chart Performance `` Pontoon '' debuted at number 51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of May 19, 2012. For the week of September 15, 2012, `` Pontoon '' became Little Big Town 's first number one hit. As of June 2016 the song has sold 2.66 million copies in the United States. Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 2012 ) Peak position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 39 US Billboard Hot 100 22 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 2012 ) Position US Billboard Hot 100 67 US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 41 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 80,000 United States ( RIAA ) 2 × Platinum 2,655,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Parodies American parody artist Cledus T. Judd released a parody of `` Pontoon '' titled `` Honeymoon '' on his 2012 album Parodyziac ! !. References Jump up ^ `` Little Big Town, ' Pontoon ' to Hit Radio April 30 ''. The Boot. April 10, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Grammy Awards 2013 : Major Nominees List ''. Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2012. Jump up ^ Conaway, Alanna ( May 4, 2012 ). `` Little Big Town, ' Pontoon ' -- Lyrics Uncovered ''. Taste of Country. Retrieved June 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` ' Pontoon ' sheet music ''. MusicNotes.com. Retrieved 8 September 2012. Jump up ^ Dukes, Billy ( April 17, 2012 ). `` Little Big Town, ' Pontoon ' -- Song Review ''. Taste of Country. Retrieved June 25, 2012. Jump up ^ Peacock, Bobby ( June 4, 2012 ). `` Single Review : Little Big Town - `` Pontoon '' ``. Roughstock. Retrieved June 25, 2012. Jump up ^ Milliken, Dan ( April 29, 2012 ). `` Single Review : Little Big Town, `` Pontoon '' ``. Country Universe. Retrieved June 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` CMA Awards Database ''. Country Music Association. Retrieved 11 / 03 / 2012. Check date values in : accessdate = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` CMT : Videos : Little Big Town : Pontoon ''. Country Music Television. Retrieved May 26, 2012. Jump up ^ Conaway, Alanna ( May 31, 2012 ). `` Little Big Town Party on Their ' Pontoon ' in New Music Video ''. Taste of Country. Retrieved June 25, 2012. Jump up ^ Morris, Edward ( May 12, 2012 ). `` Carrie Underwood Blows Into No. 1 Album Spot with Blown Away ''. Country Music Television. Retrieved June 25, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Nielsen SoundScan charts -- Digital Songs -- Week Ending : 06 / 06 / 2016 '' ( PDF ). Nielsen SoundScan. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on July 5, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Little Big Town Chart History ( Canadian Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Little Big Town Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Little Big Town Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2012 - Hot 100 Songs ''. Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012 - 12 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2012 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Canadian single certifications -- Little Big Town -- Pontoon ''. Music Canada. Retrieved January 16, 2013. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Little Big Town -- Pontoon ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 30, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Little Big Town Studio albums Little Big Town The Road to Here A Place to Land The Reason Why Tornado Pain Killer Wanderlust The Breaker Singles as a lead artist `` Do n't Waste My Time '' `` Boondocks '' `` Bring It On Home '' `` Good as Gone '' `` A Little More You '' `` I 'm with the Band '' `` Fine Line '' `` Little White Church '' `` Pontoon '' `` Tornado '' `` Your Side of the Bed '' `` Sober '' `` Day Drinking '' `` Girl Crush '' `` Pain Killer '' `` Better Man '' `` Happy People '' `` When Someone Stops Loving You '' Guest singles `` Smokin ' and Drinkin ' '' ( with Miranda Lambert ) Karen Fairchild 's guest singles `` Home Alone Tonight '' ( with Luke Bryan ) Other songs `` Go Tell It on the Mountain '' `` Life in a Northern Town '' ( with Sugarland and Jake Owen ) `` Rocket Man '' Related articles Discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pontoon_(song)&oldid=847147545 '' Categories : 2012 singles Little Big Town songs Capitol Records Nashville singles Songs written by Luke Laird Song recordings produced by Jay Joyce Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Songs written by Natalie Hemby Songs written by Barry Dean ( songwriter ) 2012 songs Hidden categories : CS1 errors : dates Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canada Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 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 23 June 2018, at 07 : 30 ( UTC ). 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Question: where was little big town pontoon video filmed
Answer: Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tennessee