| "Some Things Never Change" | ||||
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| Single by Dallas Smith featuring Hardy | ||||
| from the album Timeless | ||||
| Released | September 24, 2020 | |||
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| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | 604 | |||
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| "Some Things Never Change" on YouTube | ||||
"Some Things Never Change" is a song recorded by Canadian country music singer Dallas Smith. It features American country singer Hardy, [1] who co-wrote the track along with Rodney Clawson,Corey Crowder,and Jordan Schmidt. The song was released to radio by 604 Records as the sixth single from Smith's 2020 album Timeless . [2] [3]
Smith remarked that while he was in the studio in Nashville,fellow Joey Moi-collaborators Florida Georgia Line were working on an album that Hardy had 11 co-writes on. Smith then stated "I watched him emerge as an artist. I cut a few songs of his in the past but getting a sneak peek at what he was doing as an artist,a lot of his rock-influenced in-your-face country music resonated with me because it’s kind of my jam. I love that stuff and he and I just kind of clicked". [2] Smith also said the track "is a song [Hardy] had kicking around and I tried the verses a little bit,but Michael wrote those parts and they needed the twang that only he can do". [2]
"Some Things Never Change" reached a peak of number one on the Billboard Canada Country chart dated February 6,2021, [4] marking Smith's sixth consecutive number one and eleventh overall. [5] It peaked at number 55 on the Canadian Hot 100 in the same week,his third-highest entry there behind "Tippin' Point" and "Wastin' Gas". [6] It also peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Hot Canadian Digital Singles chart in the week after the release of Smith's album,prior to the track becoming a single. [7] The song has been certified Gold by Music Canada. [8]
The music video for "Some Things Never Change" was directed by Stephano Barberis and premiered January 26,2021. [9] The video features both Smith and Hardy. [10] [11]
| Chart (2020–2021) | Peak position |
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| Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN) [12] | 48 |
| Canada Country ( Billboard ) [5] | 1 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [6] | 55 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada) [8] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||