Heaven on Dirt

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"Heaven on Dirt"
Heaven on Dirt.jpeg
Single by Gord Bamford
from the album Diamonds in a Whiskey Glass
ReleasedApril 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)
Genre Country
Length3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Gord Bamford singles chronology
"Diamonds in a Whiskey Glass"
(2020)
"Heaven on Dirt"
(2021)
"Drink Along Song"
(2021)
Music video
"Heaven on Dirt" on YouTube

"Heaven on Dirt" is a song recorded by Canadian country artist Gord Bamford. [1] The track was written by Jason Lee Owens Jr., Philip O'Donnell, Casey Beathard, and Jenee Fleenor. [2] It is the third single off Bamford's ninth studio album Diamonds in a Whiskey Glass. [3]

Contents

Background

Bamford remarked that "this type of song only comes along once in a lifetime". He called the track's writers some of his "favourite hit songwriters", saying he was "very fortunate to have the opportunity to record it". [4]

Critical reception

Nanci Dagg called the track an "upbeat ballad", with the "Gord Bamford sound that we so easily recognize and love". [5] The Music Express referred to the song as a "power ballad", saying it "embraces Country storytelling and reflects on the feeling of finding your true joy in life". [6]

Accolades

YearAssociationCategoryResultRef
2022 CCMA Video of the YearNominated [7] [8]

Charts

Chart (2021)Peak
position
Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN) [9] 42
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [10] 21

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