Dirt (Florida Georgia Line song)
"Dirt" | ||||
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Single by Florida Georgia Line | ||||
from the album Anything Goes | ||||
Released | July 8, 2014[1] | |||
Format | ||||
Genre | Country[2] | |||
Length | 3:51[3] | |||
Label | Republic Nashville[2] | |||
Writer(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Joey Moi[5] | |||
Florida Georgia Line singles chronology | ||||
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"Dirt" is a song recorded by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line. It is the first single from their second studio album, Anything Goes, which was released on October 14, 2014.[6]
Contents
Content
Written by Rodney Clawson and Chris Tompkins, the song is a mid-tempo ballad about various life events centering on dirt.[7]
The final lines of the song include the lyrics "You know you came from it / Someday you'll return to it", which the duo initially did not want to include as they felt it was a cliché.[8] However they eventually decided to include the line.[8] Brian Kelley, one-half of the duo, told the Chicago Sun-Times, "I think a 'Cruise'-type song would have been accepted, but just when you think you have FGL figured out, we wanted to go against the grain and change it up with a song like 'Dirt'".[9]
Music video
The music video was directed by Nigel Dick.[10] It follows the life of a married couple, alternating between the past and present, where the family is gathered for the mother's funeral.[11] It stars J. D. Souther in the leading role and Lindsay Heyser as the young Rosie.[12]
Commercial performance
"Dirt" debuted at number 16 on the Country Airplay chart for the week of July 26, 2014, becoming the highest-airplay debut by a country duo. "Dirt" also debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 11 and on the Canadian Hot 100 the same week at number 10, being the "Hot Shot Debut" of the week on both charts. Also during the same week, "Dirt" jumped from number 40 to number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.[13] On its final week on the chart, for the week of January 10, 2015, the song jumped from number 22 to number 11 on the Hot Country Songs chart and was the airplay garner for the week. Afterwards, however, the song dropped off the charts.[14]
"Dirt" is the sixth consecutive single of the duo to peak in the top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The song reached its million sales mark in the US in October 2014.[15] As of December 2014, the song has sold 1,272,000 copies in the US.[16]
In Canada, the song sold 17,000 downloads in its debut week.[17]
Chart positions
Chart (2014–15) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[18] | 10 |
Canada Country (Billboard)[19] | 1 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[20] | 95 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[21] | 81 |
US Billboard Hot 100[22] | 11 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[23] | 1 |
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[24] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2014) | Position |
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Canada Canadian Hot 100[25] | 80 |
US Billboard Hot 100[26] | 66 |
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[27] | 6 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[28] | 3 |
Chart (2015) | Position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[29] | 95 |
Preceded by | Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single July 26–August 2, 2014 |
Succeeded by "Burnin' It Down" by Jason Aldean |
Preceded by | Billboard Canada Country number-one single September 20–27, 2014 |
Succeeded by "Roller Coaster" by Luke Bryan |
Preceded by
"Roller Coaster"
by Luke Bryan |
Billboard Country Airplay number-one single October 25, 2014 |
Succeeded by "Burnin' It Down" by Jason Aldean |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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United States (RIAA)[30] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000 |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
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- ↑ "Florida Georgia Line – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Florida Georgia Line.
- ↑ "Florida Georgia Line – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Florida Georgia Line.
- ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201435 into search. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201434 into search. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "Florida Georgia Line – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Florida Georgia Line.
- ↑ "Florida Georgia Line – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Florida Georgia Line.
- ↑ "Florida Georgia Line – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Florida Georgia Line.
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