When a Momma's Boy Meets a Daddy's Girl

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"When a Momma's Boy Meets a Daddy's Girl"
Single by Aaron Pritchett
from the album The Score
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2017 (2017-01-30)
Genre Country
Length3:52
Label
  • Big Star
Songwriter(s)
Aaron Pritchett singles chronology
"Out of the Blue"
(2016)
"When a Momma's Boy Meets a Daddy's Girl"
(2017)
"Worth a Shot"
(2018)
Music video
"When a Momma's Boy Meets a Daddy's Girl" on YouTube

"When a Momma's Boy Meets a Daddy's Girl" is a song recorded by Canadian country artist Aaron Pritchett. The track was written by Aaron Goodvin, Stephen Adrian Lawrence, and Miriam Webber. [1] It was the third and final single off Pritchett's seventh studio album The Score. [2]

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Critical reception

Scott Place of nightMair Creative described the song as a "refreshing piece of solid songwriting and straight up from-the-heart singing," noting that the "melody and lyrics come together". [3]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryResultRef
2017 Canadian Country Music Association Video of the YearNominated [4]

Commercial performance

"When a Momma's Boy Meets a Daddy's Girl" reached a peak of number five on the Billboard Canada Country chart dated May 6, 2017, spending 19 weeks on the chart in total. [5] The song was certified Gold by Music Canada in July 2024. [6]

Music video

The official music video for "When a Momma's Boy Meets a Daddy's Girl" was directed by Cole Northey and premiered on February 2, 2017. [7] [8] It was nominated for "Video of the Year" at the 2017 Canadian Country Music Awards. [4]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard) [5] 5

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6] Gold40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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