"Castaway" is a song recorded by American country music group Zac Brown Band. It was released as the sixth single from the band's fourth studio album, Jekyll + Hyde, on April 25, 2016. The song was written by Zac Brown, Coy Bowles, John Driskell Hopkins, Wyatt Durrette and Niko Moon.
Content The song is an upbeat, reggae-influenced tune about a man who wants to relax on a beach as a "castaway".
Critical reception An uncredited review from Taste of Country was positive, saying that "The textured vocals are much more compelling than anything from the arrangement, although it’s pretty tough not to enjoy the groove the Zac Brown Band band are laying down in 'Castaway.' It’s actually been some time since ZBB released an island-flavored single, and the timing couldn’t be better for this brand of country music."
Personnel From Jekyll + Hyde liner notes.
Musical Coy Bowles – electric guitar Zac Brown – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Clay Cook – background vocals, Hammond organ, ukulele Jimmy DeMartini – background vocals, violin Chris Fryar – drums John Driskell Hopkins – background vocals, ukulele Matt Mangano – bass guitar, acoustic bass guitar Daniel de los Reyes – percussion
Technical Brandon Bell - engineering John Driskell Hopkins - vocal arrangement In the Arena Productions - production Andrew Scheps - mixing
Chart performance The song has sold 200,000 copies in the US as of September 2016.
Weekly charts Chart (2016)Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2016)PositionUS Hot Country Songs (Billboard)61
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