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| Released | November 18, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 24:37 | |||
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Boys is the seventh studio album by Canadian country artist Dean Brody. [1] [2] It was released on November 18, 2020 through his independent label Scurvy Dog Music. [3] [4] [5]
"Can't Help Myself" was released as the debut single in February 2020. [6] The song is a collaboration with Canadian country duo the Reklaws, and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Canada Country chart. [7] It set a record for the most-spun song in a single week on Canadian country radio with 1782 spins. [8] It peaked at #49 on the Canadian Hot 100. [9]
"Canadian Summer" was released as the second single to radio in June 2020. [10] [11] It peaked at #1 on the Canada Country chart, [12] and set the new record as the most-spun song in a single-week on Canadian country radio with 1817 spins. [13] It also reached a peak of #56 on the Canadian Hot 100. [9]
"Boys" was released as the third single from the album in November 2020, and features American country singer Mickey Guyton. [14] It peaked at #1 on Canadian country radio for the week of April 3, 2021, [15] [16] and also peaked at #65 on the Canadian Hot 100 that week. [9]
"Lightning Bug" was released to country radio as the fourth single from the album on April 28, 2021, [17] and later peaked at number seven on Canada Country and number 78 on the Canadian Hot 100. [9] [15]
"I'd Go to Jail" was released as the fifth single from the album in October 2021. [18] It peaked at number five on the Canada Country chart and number 73 on the Canadian Hot 100. [15] [9]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Boys" (featuring Mickey Guyton) |
| 3:15 |
| 2. | "Lightning Bug" | 2:47 | |
| 3. | "Can't Help Myself" (with the Reklaws) |
| 2:38 |
| 4. | "I'd Go to Jail" |
| 3:02 |
| 5. | "Stay Up" |
| 3:11 |
| 6. | "Canadian Summer" |
| 3:24 |
| 7. | "Bucket List" |
| 3:07 |
| 8. | "Always You" |
| 3:11 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
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| 2020 | "Can't Help Myself" (with the Reklaws) | 1 | 49 |
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| "Canadian Summer" | 1 | 56 |
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| "Boys" (featuring Mickey Guyton) | 1 | 65 |
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| 2021 | "Lightning Bug" | 7 | 78 |
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| "I'd Go to Jail" | 5 | 73 |
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| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
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| CAN Digital [24] | ||
| 2020 | "Bucket List" | 41 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada) [25] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Juno Awards | Country Album of the Year | Boys | Nominated | [26] [27] |
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