Canadian Girls

"Canadian Girls"
Single by Dean Brody
from the album Dirt
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2012 (2012-01-30)
GenreCountry
Length3:56
LabelOpen Road
Songwriter(s)Dean Brody
Producer(s)Matt Rovey
Dean Brody singles chronology
"Little Yellow Blanket"
(2011)
"Canadian Girls"
(2012)
"Bob Marley"
(2012)

"Canadian Girls" is a song written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Dean Brody. It was released in January 2012 as the first single from his album Dirt. The song reached No. 36 on the Canadian Hot 100 in February 2012.

Critical reception

Stephen Cooke of the Halifax Chronicle-Herald calls the song, "a honky-tonk rebuttal to the Beach Boys' ode to women from The Golden State." He goes on to say that the chorus, "drills its way into your head as the singer praises anyone of the opposite sex who can fire up a woodstove, sing along to Gordon Lightfoot and look sexy in a tuque."[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Christopher Mills and premiered in February 2012.

Chart performance

"Canadian Girls" debuted at number 36 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of February 25, 2012.

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[2] 36
Canada Country (Billboard)[3] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[4] 2× Platinum 160,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Brody happy to be back on N.S. soil for Dirt tour Halifax Chronicle-Herald
  2. ^ "Dean Brody Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Dean Brody Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Dean Brody – Canadian Girls". Music Canada. Retrieved March 1, 2021.