Austin ( song ) - wikipedia Austin ( song ) `` Austin '' Single by Blake Shelton from the album Blake Shelton B - side `` Problems at Home '' Released April 16, 2001 Format CD single Genre Country Length 3 : 52 Label Giant Warner Bros. Nashville Songwriter ( s ) David Kent Kirsti Manna Producer ( s ) Bobby Braddock Blake Shelton singles chronology `` Austin '' ( 2001 ) `` All Over Me '' ( 2001 ) `` Austin '' ( 2001 ) `` All Over Me '' ( 2001 ) `` Austin '' is the title of a debut song written by David Kent and Kirsti Manna, and performed by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released in April 2001 as his debut single, and was served as the first single from the album Blake Shelton. The song was originally released on the Giant Records label ; however, that label closed its doors as the single was climbing the charts, with Shelton and his single being transferred to the Warner Bros. Records label. `` Austin '' was not only Blake 's debut single, but also his first number - one single, spending five weeks atop the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was also a pop hit, peaking at number 18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, his highest - peaking single on the Hot 100 until `` Honey Bee '' debuted at number 13 in 2011. `` Austin '' tied a record set by Billy Ray Cyrus in 1992. Cyrus ' `` Achy Breaky Heart '' stayed atop the chart for five weeks, setting the mark for an artist 's debut single in the Broadcast Data Systems era of the chart. BDS began monitoring radio play for the chart in January 1991. Contents 1 Content 2 Commercial performance 3 Music video 4 Charts and certifications 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 4.3 Certifications 5 References 6 External links Content The song tells the story of a woman from Austin 's attempts to make contact with a former lover. She calls numerous times and is greeted by an answering machine that explains where he could be. At the end of the answering machine message, the man says `` and P.S. if this is Austin, I still love you. '' Commercial performance `` Austin '' debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of April 28, 2001. It reached the number - one spot on August 11, 2001, and remained there for five weeks until September 15, 2001, when it was knocked off by `` I 'm Just Talkin ' About Tonight '' by Toby Keith The song was certified Gold on February 25, 2015, and Platinum on June 9, 2015, by the RIAA. The song has sold 929,000 copies in the U.S. as of January 2016. Music video This was Blake Shelton 's first music video, and was directed by Deaton - Flanigen Productions. The music video debuted on CMT on July 17, 2001. It depicts Shelton standing in front of a red 1968 first generation Ford Mustang and projector screen with a woman on it. The woman attempts to call the narrator and it eventually shows her driving to where the narrator is and walking up to Shelton. Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 2001 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 18 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 2001 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 9 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 929,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Preceded by `` When I Think About Angels '' by Jamie O'Neal Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one single August 11 -- September 8, 2001 Succeeded by `` I 'm Just Talkin ' About Tonight '' by Toby Keith References Jump up ^ `` From Austin, Blake Shelton Predicts Boom for Country Music ''. CMT.com. Retrieved 2007 - 07 - 26. ^ Jump up to : `` American single certifications -- Blake Shelton -- Austin ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 4, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH ^ Jump up to : Bjorke, Matt ( January 18, 2016 ). `` Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart : January 19, 2016 ''. Roughstock. Jump up ^ `` Blake Shelton -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Blake Shelton. Retrieved January 29, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Blake Shelton -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Blake Shelton. Retrieved January 29, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2001 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Blake Shelton Studio albums Blake Shelton ( 2001 ) The Dreamer ( 2003 ) Blake Shelton 's Barn & Grill ( 2004 ) Pure BS ( 2007 ) Startin ' Fires ( 2008 ) Red River Blue ( 2011 ) Based on a True Story... ( 2013 ) Bringing Back the Sunshine ( 2014 ) If I 'm Honest ( 2016 ) Christmas albums Cheers, It 's Christmas ( 2012 ) Extended plays Hillbilly Bone ( 2010 ) All About Tonight ( 2010 ) Compilations Loaded : The Best of Blake Shelton ( 2010 ) Reloaded : 20 # 1 Hits ( 2015 ) Notable singles `` Austin '' `` All Over Me '' `` Ol ' Red '' `` The Baby '' `` Heavy Liftin ' '' `` Playboys of the Southwestern World '' `` Some Beach '' `` Goodbye Time '' `` Nobody but Me '' `` Do n't Make Me '' `` The More I Drink '' `` Home '' `` She Would n't Be Gone '' `` I 'll Just Hold On '' `` Hillbilly Bone '' ( with Trace Adkins ) `` All About Tonight '' `` Who Are You When I 'm Not Looking '' `` Honey Bee '' `` God Gave Me You '' `` Drink on It '' `` Over '' `` Sure Be Cool If You Did '' `` Boys ' Round Here '' ( with Pistol Annies and Friends ) `` Mine Would Be You '' `` Doin ' What She Likes '' `` My Eyes '' ( with Gwen Sebastian ) `` Neon Light '' `` Lonely Tonight '' ( with Ashley Monroe ) `` Sangria '' `` Gonna '' `` Came Here to Forget '' `` Savior 's Shadow '' `` She 's Got a Way with Words '' `` A Guy with a Girl '' `` Every Time I Hear That Song '' Guest singles `` The Truth About Men '' ( with Tracy Byrd, Andy Griggs and Montgomery Gentry ) `` Just a Fool '' ( with Christina Aguilera ) `` Medicine '' ( with Shakira ) Related topics Discography `` Friends '' Ten Times Crazier Tour Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Austin_(song)&oldid=791062910 '' Categories : 2001 singles 2001 songs Blake Shelton songs Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Country ballads Music videos directed by Deaton - Flanigen Productions Songs about telephones Songs about Texas Giant Records ( Warner ) singles Debut singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 17 July 2017, at 22 : 18. 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Question: when did austin by blake shelton come out
Answer: April 16, 2001