Southern Girl

"Southern Girl" is a song written by Jaren Johnston, Rodney Clawson, and Lee Thomas Miller and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in July 2013 as the fourth single from McGraw's album Two Lanes of Freedom.

Content

The song is about girls from the south and how the narrator finds them attractive.^[1]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song 4.5 stars out of 5, saying that "[its] overall feel is one that’s repeated each summer, but few have brought it back as effortlessly as McGraw in recent years."^[2] Giving it a "B", Joseph Hudak of Country Weekly gave it a "B" grade, and said that "[the song]'d all feel a little trite and disposable if [it] didn't have a monster groove to prop it up." He also said that the song was "utterly singable" and "the ideal summer anthem".^[1]

Music video

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Shane Drake and premiered in July 2013.^[3]

Chart performance

"Southern Girl" debuted at number 57 on the US Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of July 13, 2013. It also debuted at number 44 on Hot Country Songs. It debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of August 10, 2013. It also debuted at number 96 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of August 24, 2013. As of January 2014, the song has over sold 526,000 copies in the United States.^[4]

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[5]	61
Canada Country (Billboard)^[6]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	42
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	4
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[9]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[10]	12
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[11]	41

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[12]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Hudak, Joseph (29 July 2013). "Reviews: Tim McGraw — 'Southern Girl'". Country Weekly. 20 (30): 50. ISSN 1074-3235.
^ Dukes, Billy (24 June 2013). "Tim McGraw, 'Southern Girl' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
^ Sciarretto, Amy (July 23, 2013). "Tim McGraw's 'Southern Girl' Video Offers Up a Taste of His Live Show". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
^ Bjorke, Matt (2013-01-08). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - January 8, 2014: Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Cole Swindell, Cassadee Pope, Scotty McCreery". Roughstock. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014.
^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
^ "Best of 2013: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
^ "Best of 2013: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
^ "American single certifications – Tim McGraw – Southern Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2016.

Tim McGraw singles

Singles discography

1990s

Tim McGraw	"What Room Was the Holiday In" "Welcome to the Club" "Memory Lane" "Two Steppin' Mind"
Not a Moment Too Soon	"Indian Outlaw" "Don't Take the Girl" "Down on the Farm" "Not a Moment Too Soon" "Refried Dreams"
All I Want	"I Like It, I Love It" "Can't Be Really Gone" "All I Want Is a Life" "She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart" "Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It"
Everywhere	"It's Your Love" "Everywhere" "Just to See You Smile" "One of These Days" "Where the Green Grass Grows" "For a Little While"

2000s

A Place in the Sun	"Please Remember Me" "Something Like That" "My Best Friend" "Some Things Never Change" "My Next Thirty Years"
Set This Circus Down	"Grown Men Don't Cry" "Angry All the Time" "The Cowboy in Me" "Unbroken"
Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors	"Red Rag Top" "Tiny Dancer" "She's My Kind of Rain" "Real Good Man" "Watch the Wind Blow By"
Live Like You Were Dying	"Live Like You Were Dying" "Back When" "Drugs or Jesus" "Do You Want Fries with That" "My Old Friend"
Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2	"When the Stars Go Blue" "My Little Girl"
Let It Go	"Last Dollar (Fly Away)" "I Need You" "If You're Reading This" "Suspicions" "Kristofferson" "Let It Go" "Nothin' to Die For"

2010s

Southern Voice	"It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You" "Southern Voice" "Still"
Number One Hits	"Felt Good on My Lips"
Country Strong	"Me and Tennessee"
Emotional Traffic	"Better Than I Used to Be"
Two Lanes of Freedom	"Truck Yeah" "One of Those Nights" "Highway Don't Care" "Southern Girl"
Sundown Heaven Town	"Lookin' for That Girl" "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" "Shotgun Rider" "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools"
Damn Country Music	"Top of the World" "Humble and Kind" "How I'll Always Be"
The Rest of Our Life	"Speak to a Girl" "The Rest of Our Life"

2020s

Here on Earth	"Neon Church" "Thought About You" "I Called Mama" "Undivided" "7500 OBO"
Standing Room Only	"Standing Room Only"
Poet's Resumé	"One Bad Habit"

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