Stick That in Your Country Song

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"Stick That in Your Country Song"
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Single by Eric Church
from the album Heart [1]
ReleasedJune 25, 2020 (2020-06-25)
Genre Country rock
Length3:48
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jay Joyce
Eric Church singles chronology
"Does to Me"
(2020)
"Stick That in Your Country Song"
(2020)
"Hell of a View"
(2020)

"Stick That in Your Country Song" is a song written by Jeffrey Steele and Davis Naish, and recorded by American country music artist Eric Church. It was released on June 25, 2020 as the lead single for Church's seventh studio album Heart . [2] [3] It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance.

Contents

Content

The song was written by Jeffrey Steele and Davis Naish. [2] In it, Church addresses several social issues and situations including underprivileged lives in urban centers, a soldier coming back from war, and an overworked and underpaid school teacher. [4]

Chart performance

"Stick That in Your Country Song" debuted and peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week dated July 4, 2020, making it Church's highest debut to date. [5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN) [6] 17
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] 76
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [8] 14
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 92
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] 22
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 23

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [12] 79

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [13] Gold40,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

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

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