If I Was a Cowboy

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"If I Was a Cowboy"
If I Was a Cowboy Boy.jpg
Single by Miranda Lambert
from the album Palomino
ReleasedOctober 15, 2021 (2021-10-15)
Genre Country
Length3:15
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Miranda Lambert singles chronology
"Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)"
(2021)
"If I Was a Cowboy"
(2021)
"Strange"
(2022)
Music video
"If I Was a Cowboy" on YouTube

"If I Was a Cowboy" is a song by the American country music singer Miranda Lambert. It was released on October 15, 2021, as the lead single from her ninth solo studio album Palomino . The song was written by Lambert and Jesse Frasure, and produced by Luke Dick and Jon Randall. [1]

Contents

Background

On October 8, 2021, Lambert posted a video on Instagram and teased her fans with a snippet of the song. [2] She wrote the song with Frasure, and said in a press release, "We met doing the remix of 'Tequila Does' and he and I just got together one afternoon for a write and this is what came out of it. It's funny, he's a Detroit boy and I'm an East Texan, but somehow we wrote a song about the Wild West together." [3]

Content

Emily Lee of iHeart described "If I Was a Cowboy" as "a Wild West-inspired track". [4] Angela Stefano of Taste of Country explained that the song is about "longing for life in the wild West". [5]

Critical reception

Casey Young of Whiskeyriff called the song "a country version of Beyoncé's hit "If I Were a Boy". [6] Clayton Edwards of Outsider said that it "[is] steeped in classic Western sound with a modern flair", describing the lyrics as "Lambert daydreaming about being a cowboy". [7]

Music videos

Two music videos were mde. The first was released on October 15, 2021. It showcases Lambert "riding a horse, driving a vintage pickup truck", and enjoying the leisurely western life. [8] The official video, directed by Trey Fanjoy, was released on January 12, 2022. It was filmed in a small town in her home state of Texas. [9]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "If I Was a Cowboy"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [17] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "If I Was a Cowboy"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousOctober 15, 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
RCA Records Nashville [18]
United StatesOctober 18, 2021 Country radio [19]

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