"Cheap Seats" is a song written by Sarah Buxton, Jesse Frasure, and Tina Parol, and recorded by Canadian country rock singer Dallas Smith for his second studio album, Lifted (2014).
[1] "Cheap Seats" was serviced to Canadian country radio June 1, 2015 via 604 Records and Universal Music Canada as the album's third official single, or sixth including those supporting Tippin' Point (2014).
Independent music blog Soundcheck Entertainment was complimentary, with contributor Corey Kelly describing the song as "amazing" and a "summer time [sic] jam.
"[4] However, Desiree Pharias of The State Press found the song's themes to be clichéd and overdone.
"Cheap Seats" also debuted on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 at number 79 on the chart dated August 1, 2015.