Dirt Cheap

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"Dirt Cheap"
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Single by Cody Johnson
from the album Leather
ReleasedMarch 11, 2024
Genre Country
Length3:59
Label Mercury Nashville
Songwriter(s) Josh Phillips
Producer(s) Trent Willmon
Cody Johnson singles chronology
"Long Live Cowgirls"
(2023)
"Dirt Cheap"
(2024)

"Dirt Cheap" is a song by American country music singer Cody Johnson. It was released on March 11, 2024, as the second single from his third major-label studio album Leather . It was written by Josh Phillips and produced by Trent Willmon.

Contents

Content

"Dirt Cheap" was written by Josh Phillips and originally intended to be cut by Luke Combs. Phillips' wife later suggested he send it to Johnson after Combs ultimately did not use it, and Phillips' prior connection with producer Trent Willmon helped to pass it along to Johnson. [1]

Charts

Chart performance for "Dirt Cheap"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [2] 30
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 83
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [4] 14
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 17

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