Hometown Girl (song)

"Hometown Girl"
Single by Josh Turner
from the album Deep South
ReleasedMay 31, 2016[1]
Recorded2016
GenreCountry
Length3:36
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Kenny Greenberg
Josh Turner singles chronology
"Lay Low"
(2014)
"Hometown Girl"
(2016)
"All About You"
(2017)

"Hometown Girl" is a song recorded by American country music artist Josh Turner. It was released in May 2016 as the second single from his sixth studio album, Deep South.[2] The song was written by Marc Beeson and Daniel Tashian.[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Monaco recorded in Live and acoustic and premiered on CMT, GAC & VEVO in 2016.

Critical reception

The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated May 6, 2017, making it Turner's first top 10 single since "Time Is Love" in 2012.[4]

Commercial performance

The song has sold 238,000 copies in the United States as of May 2017.[5] It was certified Platinum on April 23, 2018 for a million units in sales and streams.[6]

Chart performance

Chart (2016–2017) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 56
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2017) Position
Canada Country (Billboard)[10] 42
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] 30
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 38

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Add Dates" (PDF). Country Aircheck Weekly (500): Chart p.4. May 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Josh Turner Talks 'Hometown Girl,' Upcoming Album". Sounds Like Nashville. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  3. ^ "Josh Turner, 'Hometown Girl' [Listen]". Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  5. ^ Bjorke, Matt (May 17, 2017). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: May 17, 2017". Roughstock.
  6. ^ a b "American single certifications – Josh Turner – Hometown Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "Josh Turner Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  8. ^ "Josh Turner Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "Josh Turner Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  10. ^ "Billboard Canada Year-End Country Airplay of 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  11. ^ "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  12. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.