Dive Bar (Gord Bamford song)

"Dive Bar"
Single by Gord Bamford
from the album Neon Smoke
Released	June 2018 (2018-06)
Genre	Country
Length	3:06
Label	Cache Sony Canada Anthem
Songwriter(s)	Tebey Ottoh Kylie Sackley Matthew Rogers
Producer(s)	Phil O'Donnell
Gord Bamford singles chronology
"Neon Smoke" (2018) "Dive Bar" (2018) "#Rednek" (2019)
Music video
"Dive Bar" on YouTube

"Dive Bar" is a song recorded by Canadian country artist Gord Bamford. The song was co-written by Tebey, Kylie Sackley, and Matthew Rogers.^[1] It was the third single from Bamford's studio album Neon Smoke, and his second #1 hit on the Billboard Canada Country chart.^[2][3]

Music video

The official music video for "Dive Bar" was directed by Stephano Barberis and premiered on July 13, 2018.^[4][5] The video was part of a social media engagement campaign,^[6] and finds Bamford in a crowded dive bar.^[7]

Charts

"Dive Bar" reached a peak of #1 on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the week of September 22, 2018,^[8] marking his second Number One hit after "When Your Lips Are So Close".^[9]

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australia Country (TMN)[10]	43
Canada Country (Billboard)[11]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12]	Gold	40,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Dive Bar - Gord Bamford". Spotify. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
2. "Gord Bamford Releases "Dive Bar"". Triple M Melbourne. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
3. "Dive Bar Tops The Charts!". GordBamford.com. September 17, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
4. "Gord Bamford - Dive Bar Official" (video). YouTube. July 13, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
5. "GORD BAMFORD DELIVERS VIDEO FOR "DIVE BAR" TODAY!". Sony Music Canada. July 13, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
6. Zillich, Tom (July 13, 2018). "WATCH: New 'Dive Bar' video from Cloverdale-bound Gord Bamford". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
7. McCrea, Brad (July 14, 2018). "WATCH: Gord Bamford Unveils 'Dive Bar' Video". iHeartRadio.ca.
8. "Canada Country chart for September 22, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
9. Dagg, Nanci (September 19, 2018). "Gord Bamford accomplishes what many hope to do with two #1 hits now under his belt and a #1 hit in Australia". Canadian Beats Media.
10. "COUNTRY HOT 50: Issue 1222". The Music Network. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
11. "Gord Bamford Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
12. "Canadian single certifications – Gord Bamford – Dive Bar". Music Canada. Retrieved December 17, 2023.