<P> 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 ." </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> The music video was directed by Declan Whitebloom and premiered in May 2012 . It was filmed at Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tennessee . </P> <P> "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 . </P>

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