"Sand in My Boots" | ||||
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Single by Morgan Wallen | ||||
from the album Dangerous: The Double Album | ||||
Released | August 23, 2021 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:22 | |||
Label | Big Loud | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Joey Moi | |||
Morgan Wallen singles chronology | ||||
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Lyric video | ||||
"Sand in My Boots" on YouTube |
"Sand in My Boots" is a song recorded by American country music singer Morgan Wallen. It was released to country radio on August 23, 2021, as third single from his second studio album Dangerous: The Double Album . [1]
The song was written by Ashley Gorley, Michael Hardy and Josh Osborne. "Sand in My Boots" is a nostalgic ballad about a lost love, [2] describes a worn out cowboy, weathering lost love and fading memories of drinking with that girl who could've been the one. [3]
Billy Duke of website Taste of Country commented "Sand in My Boots" is the best songwriting on the album. [4] [5]
The song began receiving airplay on country radio in July 2021. It debuted on Country Airplay at number 56 with 699,000 audience impressions in the week ending July 4, [6] [7] and reached number one dated February 26, 2022, becoming Wallen's fifth number one single on that chart.
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [19] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [20] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [21] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [22] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | January 8, 2021 | Big Loud | [23] | |
United States | August 23, 2021 | Country radio | [24] |