Old Country Soul

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"Old Country Soul"
Single by The Reklaws
from the album Freshman Year
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
Genre Country
Length2:54
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Reklaws singles chronology
"I Do Too"
(2019)
"Old Country Soul"
(2019)
"Can't Help Myself"
(2020)
Music video
"Old Country Soul" on YouTube

"Old Country Soul" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country duo The Reklaws. [1] The song was co-written by the duo with Dakota Jay, William King, and Travis Wood. [2] It was the fifth single off their debut studio album Freshman Year . [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Taryn McElheran of Canadian Beats Media highlighted the presence of both Walker siblings vocals adding that the song "mixes both new and old country sound creating a new and catchy tune". [4]

Commercial performance

"Old Country Soul" reached peaks of #4 on the Billboard Canada Country chart, and #87 on the Canadian Hot 100, both for the week of February 8, 2020. [5] [6] It was certified Platinum by Music Canada. [7]

Music video

The official music video for "Old Country Soul" premiered on September 12, 2019. [8] It features both Jenna Walker and Stuart Walker of the Reklaws, and was directed by Ben Knechtel. [9]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Freshman Year CD booklet. [10]

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [6] 87
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [5] 4

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [7] Platinum80,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

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

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References

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