Tornado is the fifth studio album by American country music group Little Big Town. It was released on September 11, 2012, via Capitol Nashville. "Pontoon," which was released in April 2012 as the album's lead-off single, has since become their first number one song on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and Little Big Town's fastest-rising single to date. The album's second single, "Tornado," was released on October 1, 2012. It became their first album since 2005's The Road to Here to produce two top 10 singles and to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Commercial performance "Tornado" debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 113,000 copies in its first week. The album stayed atop the Billboard Country Albums charts for its first 5 weeks, making it their longest running number one album. As of December 2013, the album has sold 1,025,000 copies in the United States. It is the band's first album since The Road to Here to receive a certification from the RIAA. It is also their first album of their career to have two certified singles from the RIAA.

Track listing

Personnel Little Big Town Karen Fairchild – vocals Kimberly Schlapman – vocals Phillip Sweet – vocals, acoustic guitar Jimi Westbrook – vocals

Musicians Johnny Duke – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, Dobro, lap steel guitar Jedd Hughes – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, mandolin Jay Joyce – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Hammond B-3 organ, programming, synthesizer Luke Laird – electric guitar Seth Rausch – drums Giles Reaves – synthesizer, keyboards, percussion, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B-3 organ John Thomasson – bass guitar, Moog Taurus bass pedals

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peakposition Canadian Albums Chart 16 US Billboard 200 2 US Billboard Top Country Albums 1

Year-end charts Chart (2012)PositionUS Billboard 20078 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)19 Chart (2013)PositionUS Billboard 20029 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)7 Chart (2014)Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)55

Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position US Billboard 200128

Certifications

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