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"Girl in a Country Song" debuted at number 58 on the [[Country Airplay]] chart dated for the week ending July 19, 2014.<ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6150343/chart-highlights-usher-lands-lucky-13th-no-1-on-rbhip-hop</ref> After 23 weeks on the charts, it reached Number One for the chart dated December 20, 2014, giving Maddie & Tae their first Number One hit. It became the first debut single by a female duo to reach Number One since [[The Wreckers]] did it in 2007 with "[[Leave the Pieces]]," and only the second in history.<ref>{{cite web|url=chart-highlights-maddie-tae-girls-in-a-no-1-country-song|title=Chart Highlights: Maddie & Tae, Girls in a No. 1 Country Song|author=Gary Trust and Wade Jessen|date=December 8 2014|work=|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=December 18 2014}}</ref> As of November 2014, it has sold 408,000 copies in the United States and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2014/11/31041-country-musics-top-30-digital-singles-november-26-2014/ |title=Country Music’s Top 30 Digital Singles: November 26, 2014 |author= Matt Bjorke |date= November 26, 2014 |work=Roughstock }} Sales figures given [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M52YVQROTM30CIDgBBehXH-PXSTxhLc6R703UfgoMr0/edit#gid=0 here]</ref> |
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"Girl in a Country Song" is a single by American country music duo Maddie & Tae. The duo released it in July 2014 as their debut single. Both members of the duo wrote it with Aaron Scherz.
Content
The song is a satire of the contemporary "bro-country" trend in country music; specifically pertaining to the way that top country stars portray women in their songs.[3][4] Its lyrics contain references to Thomas Rhett's "Get Me Some of That", Luke Bryan's "That's My Kind of Night", Chris Young's "Aw Naw", Blake Shelton's "Boys 'Round Here", Billy Currington's "Hey Girl", David Nail's "Whatever She's Got", Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" and "Get Your Shine On", Jake Owen's "Barefoot Blue Jean Night", Trace Adkins' "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk", Jason Aldean's "Take a Little Ride", "My Kinda Party", "Dirt Road Anthem", and Tyler Farr's "Redneck Crazy".[5][6][7]
Critical reception
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe rated the single an "A", saying that "Maddie & Tae have written and recorded the antidote to something that ails country music right now, and thankfully, they’re not offering it up with any sugar to help that medicine go down."[8]
Music video
TK McKamy directed the song's music video.[6]
Chart performance
"Girl in a Country Song" debuted at number 58 on the Country Airplay chart dated for the week ending July 19, 2014.[9] After 23 weeks on the charts, it reached Number One for the chart dated December 20, 2014, giving Maddie & Tae their first Number One hit. It became the first debut single by a female duo to reach Number One since The Wreckers did it in 2007 with "Leave the Pieces," and only the second in history.[10] As of November 2014, it has sold 408,000 copies in the United States and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.[11]
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] | 61 |
| Canada Country (Billboard)[13] | 5 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 54 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[15] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[16] | 3 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2014) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[17] | 55 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[18] | 44 |
References
- ^ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country". Radio & Records. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ "About". Maddie & Tae official website. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/07/girl-in-a-country-song-maddie-marlow-and-tae-dye-the-bro-country-backlash-starts-now/373982/
- ^ http://www.roughstock.com/blog/has-the-bro-country-backlash-begun-
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/maddie-tae-fire-a-shot-at-bro-country-20140715
- ^ a b "First Watch: Maddie & Tae, 'Girl In A Country Song'". Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ http://mic.com/articles/94654/the-next-big-country-duo-is-here-and-they-re-tearing-bro-country-apart
- ^ http://www.countryuniverse.net/2014/06/30/single-review-maddie-tae-girl-in-a-country-song/
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6150343/chart-highlights-usher-lands-lucky-13th-no-1-on-rbhip-hop
- ^ Gary Trust and Wade Jessen (December 8 2014). [chart-highlights-maddie-tae-girls-in-a-no-1-country-song "Chart Highlights: Maddie & Tae, Girls in a No. 1 Country Song"]. Billboard.com. Retrieved December 18 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Matt Bjorke (November 26, 2014). "Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: November 26, 2014". Roughstock. Sales figures given here
- ^ "Maddie & Tae Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Maddie & Tae Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
- ^ "Maddie & Tae Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Maddie & Tae Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
- ^ "Maddie & Tae Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2014: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ "Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.