Country Boy (Aaron Lewis song)

"Country Boy"
Single by Aaron Lewis featuring George Jones and Charlie Daniels
from the album Town Line
Released	December 7, 2010 (2010-12-07)
Genre	Country rock
Length	4:45
Label	Stroudavarious
Songwriter(s)	Aaron Lewis
Producer(s)	James Stroud
Aaron Lewis singles chronology
"Outside" (2000) "Country Boy" (2010) "Endless Summer" (2012)

"Country Boy" is a song by American rock musician Aaron Lewis, and is his first foray into country music. Released on December 7, 2010 ^[1] through Stroudavarious Records, ^[2] three versions of the song are featured on Town Line , Lewis' debut EP ^[3] with a live acoustic version of the song on the iTunes Store deluxe edition of The Road , his debut studio album. ^[4]

In popular culture

"Country Boy" is the walkout song for UFC featherweight contender Chad Mendes. Lewis performed the song live at UFC 189 in Las Vegas. ^[5]

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [6]	87
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7]	50
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [8]	23
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [9]	39

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10]	Platinum	1,021,000 [11]

Awards

Year	Association	Category	Result
2011	CMT Music Awards	USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year - "Country Boy" [12]	Nominated
		Collaborative Video of the Year - "Country Boy" (with George Jones and Charlie Daniels) [12]	Nominated

References

1. "Aaron Lewis to Release "Town Line" Country-Tinged EP @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
2. "Town Line - Aaron Lewis | Releases". AllMusic. March 1, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
3. "Town Line by Aaron Lewis @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
4. "iTunes - Music - The Road (Deluxe Version) by Aaron Lewis". iTunes. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on March 17, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
5. "UFC 189 results: Conor McGregor gets title with second-round TKO of Chad Mendes". July 12, 2015.
6. "Aaron Lewis Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
7. "Aaron Lewis Album & Song Chart History - Hot Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved March 13, 2015.
8. "Aaron Lewis Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
9. "Aaron Lewis Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
10. "American single certifications – Aaron Lewis – Country Boy". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved March 15, 2015.
11. Matt Bjorke (July 22, 2015). "The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: July 22, 2015". Roughstock.
12. "It's Jason Aldean's Kinda Party: Leads CMT Music Awards Nominations". Roughstock. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2011.