Loud (Tim Hicks song)

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"Loud"
LoudTimHicks.jpeg
Single by Tim Hicks
from the album New Tattoo
ReleasedApril 23, 2018 (2018-04-23)
Genre Country rock
Length2:56
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Todd Clark
Tim Hicks singles chronology
"Forever Rebels"
(2017)
"Loud"
(2018)
"The Worst Kind"
(2018)
Music video
"Loud" on YouTube

"Loud" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country artist Tim Hicks. [1] The track was produced by Todd Clark, who co-wrote the track with Hicks, Gavin Slate, and Travis Wood. [2] The track was the lead single off Hicks' fourth studio album New Tattoo. [3]

Contents

Background

Hicks told Top Country: "We had a riot writing and recording 'LOUD', and I think it shows on the track, it's high energy, guitar driven, and begs to be played live, so I can't wait to get out and perform it!" [4]

Commercial performance

"Loud" was certified Gold by Music Canada on October 7, 2020, with over 40,000 sales. [5] It reached a peak of #4 on the Billboard Canada Country chart dated July 28, 2018, [6] marking Hicks' eleventh Top 10 hit. [7]

"Loud" was licensed for use during the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs on Sportsnet in Canada and NBC Sports in the United States. [8] Team Canada chose "Loud" as their official goal song for the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Edmonton. [9] The song was heard 41 times across Team Canada's 41 goals. [10]

Music video

The official music video for "Loud" premiered on May 31, 2018 and was directed by Peter Zavadil. [11] [12]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Australia Country (TMN) [13] 22
Canada Country (Billboard) [14] 4

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [5] Gold40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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