| "I'd Go to Jail" | ||||
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| Single by Dean Brody | ||||
| from the album Boys | ||||
| Released | October 7, 2021 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Dean Brody | |||
| Producer(s) | Todd Clark | |||
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| "I'd Go to Jail" on YouTube | ||||
"I'd Go to Jail" is a song written and recorded by Canadian country artist Dean Brody. [1] The song was released to radio in October 2021, as the fifth single from Brody's seventh studio album Boys . [2]
Brody described "I'd Go to Jail" as a "personal favourite". [2] Inspired by being a father, he wrote the track by himself and stated: "Anyone who has someone in their life that they love can relate to doing anything to protect them and that’s really what this song is about". [3] He added that this was one of two songs he had written—the other being his 2016 hit "Time"—where he felt "goosebumps" as he knew that it was "special". [3]
Jason Schneider of FYI Music News referred to the song as an "emotion-fueled track", adding that it "displays Brody's passion for storytelling while capturing the unparalleled beauty of a father-daughter relationship". [2] Courtney Fielder of Country100.7 referred to the track as "a beautiful tune". [3]
"I'd Go to Jail" peaked at number 73 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of March 19, 2022, spending eight weeks on the chart in total. [4] It also reached a peak of number five on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the same week, marking Brody's thirty-first career top ten hit. [5] The song has been certified Gold by Music Canada. [6]
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [4] | 73 |
| Canada Country (Billboard) [5] | 5 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada) [6] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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