Country Girls (Jess Moskaluke song)

"Country Girls"
Single by Jess Moskaluke
from the album The Demos
ReleasedOctober 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)
GenreCountry
Length2:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Corey Crowder
Jess Moskaluke singles chronology
"Save Some of That Whiskey"
(2018) 		"Country Girls"
(2019) 		"Halfway Home"
(2020)
Music video
"Country Girls" on YouTube

"Country Girls" is a song recorded by Canadian country music artist Jess Moskaluke.[1] The track was co-written by Moskaluke and producer Corey Crowder, along with Emily Shackelton.[2] It became Moskaluke's first Number One hit,[3][4] and was included on her second studio album The Demos.[5]

Critical reception

"Country Girls" was named Top Country "Pick of the Week" for the week of October 25, 2019. They called the track a "rhythmic dazzler" that "features Moskaluke’s signature soaring vocals layered with delicate harmonies, twangy banjo and an impossibly hooky chorus, resulting in a track dripping in modernity while honouring traditional country roots".[6]

Commercial performance

"Country Girls" reached a peak of number 1 on the Billboard Canada Country chart dated March 14, 2020,[7] her first chart-topper.[8] It also peaked at number 31 on Billboard Hot Canadian Digital Songs,[9] and reached number 13 on the Australian Country Hot 50.[10] As of December 2020, "Country Girls" had received over 2.6 million streams through Spotify.[11] In October 2021, the song was certified Gold by Music Canada.[12]

Music video

The official music video for "Country Girls" was directed by Stephano Barberis and premiered February 13, 2020.[13][14]

Charts

Chart (2019-20) Peak
position
Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN)[10] 13
Canada Country (Billboard)[8] 1
Canada Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 31

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Gold 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Kennedy, John R (October 18, 2019). "LISTEN: Jess Moskaluke Debuts 'Country Girls'". iHeart Radio Canada. Bell Media. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Country Girls - Jess Moskaluke". AllMusic. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Murray, Joshua; Cassling, Trish (March 9, 2020). "Jess Moskaluke Scores First #1 Single with Country Girls". The Reviews Are In. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "Jess Moskaluke's "Country Girls" Hits #1 at Radio in Canada". Front Porch Music. March 14, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Murray, Joshua (February 15, 2021). "The Demos, Jess Moskaluke Interview & 5 Quick Questions". The Reviews Are In. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Country Pick: Jess Moskaluke 'Country Girls'". Top Country. October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  7. ^ "Canada Country chart for March 14, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Jess Moskaluke Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Jess Moskaluke Chart History: Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Country Hot 50: Issue 1272". The Music Network. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "Country Girls - Single by Jess Moskaluke". Spotify. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Canadian single certifications – Jess Moskaluke – Country Girls". Music Canada. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  13. ^ "Jess Moskaluke - Country Girls (Official Music Video)" (video). YouTube. February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  14. ^ Hall, Brandon (February 18, 2020). "Watch Jess Moskalukes "Country Girls" Music Video". iHeart Radio Canada. Bell Media. Retrieved December 5, 2020.