Small_Town_Boy_(song)
Small Town Boy (song)
2017 single by Dustin Lynch
"Small Town Boy" is a song recorded by American country music artist Dustin Lynch. It was released to country radio on February 17, 2017, as the second single from his third studio album, Current Mood.
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| Single by Dustin Lynch | ||||
| from the album Current Mood | ||||
| Released | February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17) | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
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| Length | 3:26 | |||
| Label | Broken Bow | |||
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| Producer(s) | Zach Crowell | |||
| Dustin Lynch singles chronology | ||||
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The song was written by Rhett Akins, Kyle Fishman and Ben Hayslip and produced by Zach Crowell.[1] They wrote the song while on Luke Bryan's annual Farm Tour around October 2016, and sent the song to Dustin Lynch in November. Lynch listened to the song while on a hunt and decided to record it for his third album.[2]
The song was first released for sale on February 17, 2017,[3] and then to radio with an add date of March 20, 2017.[4]
The song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart in September 2017, which is Lynch's fifth No. 1 on the chart.[5] It stayed at No. 1 for four weeks on the chart.[6] It also peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs for chart dated August 19, 2017.[7] The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 21, 2017, and Platinum on January 19, 2018 for a million units in sales and streams.[8] It has sold 497,000 copies in the United States as of January 2018.[9]
The music video premiered on June 9, 2017, to a crowd at Nissan Stadium during 2017's CMA Fest as well as to a Vevo audience. In the video, Lynch is featured with Australian actress Claire Holt as the two enjoy their love for each other, throughout the day and night, on a beach. It was filmed on El Matador Beach in Malibu, CA.[10]
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- Parton, Chris (February 17, 2017). "Hear Dustin Lynch's Seductive New Song 'Small Town Boy'". RollingStone.
- Thompson, Gayle (July 12, 2017). "Story Behind the Song: Dustin Lynch, 'Small Town Boy'". The Boot.
- Konicki, Lisa (February 17, 2017). "Dustin Lynch Reveals Next Single, "Small Town Boy," in the Middle of the Night". Nash Country Daily.
- "Add Dates" (PDF). Country Aircheck (541): Chart page 4. March 13, 2017.
- Asker, Jim (September 6, 2017). "Dustin Lynch Leads Country Airplay, Old Dominion Dominates Top Country Albums". Billboard.
- Asker, Jim (September 26, 2017). "No 'Small' Feat: Dustin Lynch Remains No. 1; Big & Rich's 'Party' Gets Started". Billboard.
- "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. August 19, 2017.
- Bjorke, Matt (January 9, 2018). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: January 9, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- Blumberg, Perri (June 12, 2017). "See Dustin Lynch's Sexy 'Small Town Boy' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- "Billboard Canada Year-End Country Airplay of 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- "Decade-End Charts: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- "Canadian single certifications – Dustin Lynch – Small Town Boy". Music Canada. Retrieved January 11, 2018.