Southern Girl

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For other uses, see Southern Girl (disambiguation).
"Southern Girl"
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Single by Tim McGraw
from the album Two Lanes of Freedom
Released July 8, 2013 (2013-07-08)
Format Digital download
Genre Bro-country
Length 4:15
Label Big Machine
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Highway Don't Care"
(2013)		 "Southern Girl"
(2013)		 "Lookin' for That Girl"
(2014)

"Southern Girl" is a song written by Jaren Johnston, Rodney Clawson, and Lee Thomas Miller, and performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in July 2013 as the fourth single from the album Two Lanes of Freedom.

Content

The song is about a girl from the Southern United States whom the narrator finds attractive.[1]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the single 4.5 stars out of 5, saying that "The track’s overall feel is one that’s repeated each summer, but few have brought it back as effortlessly as McGraw in recent years."[2] Giving it a "B", Joseph Hudak of Country Weekly sand that "It'd all feel a little trite and disposable if the track didn't have a monster groove to prop it up." He also said that the song was "utterly singable" and "the ideal summer anthem".[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Shane Drake and premiered in July 2013.[3]

Chart performance

"Southern Girl" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of July 13, 2013. It also debuted at number 44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of August 10, 2013. It also debuted at number 96 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of August 24, 2013. It has sold 526,000 copies in the US as of January 2014.[4]

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 61
Canada Country (Billboard)[6] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 42
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 4
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 12
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 41
Preceded by Billboard Canada Country
number-one single
November 16, 2013		 Succeeded by
"Mine Would Be You"
by Blake Shelton

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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  5. ↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Tim McGraw.
  6. ↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Tim McGraw.
  7. ↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Tim McGraw.
  8. ↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Tim McGraw.
  9. ↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Tim McGraw.
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  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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