Canter (song)

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"Canter"
Single by Gerry Cinnamon
from the album The Bonny
Released22 June 2019
Length4:26
Label Little Runaway
Gerry Cinnamon singles chronology
"Sometimes"
(2018)
"Canter"
(2019)
"Sun Queen"
(2019)

"Canter" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist Gerry Cinnamon. It was released as a single on 22 June 2019 by Little Runaway Records as the lead single from his second studio album The Bonny . [1]

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Background

In an interview with Radio X , Cinnamon said, "It's an upbeat tune. It's just one of those tunes I try and drop some knowledge bombs. When I was a wee guy I was always trying to look for a bit of Gold in a song, for a bit of advice, so I think it's me just talking to myself. I wrote this a couple of weeks before the Barras [Glasgow Barrowlands], and it's just one of them that's demanded [at gigs]. Same thing happened with Belter." [2] He also confirmed that the word 'canter' is Scots for 'easy peasy'. [2]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [3] 19
Scotland (OCC) [4] 1
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 50
UK Indie (OCC) [6] 5

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Canter"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Platinum600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom22 June 2019 [1] Little Runaway

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