Soul (Lee Brice song)

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"Soul"
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Single by Lee Brice
from the album Hey World
ReleasedNovember 29, 2021 (2021-11-29)
Genre Country
Length2:47
Label Curb
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lee Brice singles chronology
"Memory I Don't Mess With"
(2020)
"Soul"
(2021)
"Save the Roses"
(2023)

"Soul" is a song written by Kevin Kadish and Tony Ferrari, and recorded by American country music singer Lee Brice. It was released on November 29, 2021 as the third single from Brice's fifth studio album Hey World .

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Kevin Kadish and Tony Ferrari wrote "Soul" in 2020. The song was described by Taste of Country writer Billy Dukes as having a "sweet melody and sexy sentiment". Dukes also noted how the writers altered the word "toes" to "toeses" to make it fit the song's rhyme scheme. [1] Morgan Raum of Country Now stated that the song had an "upbeat melody and extremely catchy chorus". [2]

In January 2022, Brice released the song's music video, directed by Justin Clough and Chase Lauer. [2]

The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in August 2023, honoring 1,000,000 certified downloads. [3]

Chart performance

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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