Make a Little

2017 single by Midland

"Make a Little"

Single by Midland

from the album On the Rocks

Released

September 25, 2017 (2017-09-25)

Genre

Country

Length

3:02

Label

Big Machine

Songwriter(s)

Jess Carson
Cameron Duddy
Mark Wystrach
Shane McAnally
Josh Osborne

Producer(s)

Shane McAnally
Dann Huff
Josh Osborne

Midland singles chronology

"Drinkin' Problem"
(2017)

"Make a Little"
(2017)

"Burn Out"
(2018)

"Make a Little" is a song recorded by American country music band Midland. It was released on September 25, 2017, as the second single from their debut album On the Rocks. The band members wrote the song with Josh Osborne and Shane McAnally, the latter of whom also produced it.

Content

Wide Open Country describes the song as "coyly sing[ing] about sex in a way that wouldn’t make your grandma blush"^[1] It features three-part vocal harmony and pedal steel guitar accompaniment.^[2]

Personnel

Adapted from On the Rocks liner notes.^[3]

Jess Carson - acoustic guitar, background vocals
Cameron Duddy - bass guitar, background vocals
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Dann Huff - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
David Huff - percussion
Charlie Judge - keyboards
Greg Morrow - drums
Derek Wells - electric guitar, guitar solos
Mark Wystrach - lead vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–2018)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[4]	21
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[5]	15
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	23
Canada Country (Billboard)^[7]	12

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	85

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[9]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Midland Taps into 80s Country Gold with New Song 'Make A Little'". Wideopencountry.com. August 28, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^ "Hear Midland's Feel-Good New Song 'Make a Little'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^ On the Rocks (CD backing card). Midland. Big Machine Records. 2017. BMRML0100H.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Midland Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
^ "Midland Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
^ "Midland Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
^ "Midland Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
^ "American single certifications – Midland – Make a Little". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 15, 2023.