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

"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)
GenreCountry
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]

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

Year Award Category Result Ref
2017 Canadian Country Music Association Video of the Year Nominated [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

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[6] Gold 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Light, Sara (January 26, 2017). "Why Are Most of the Pitch Leads Country?". SongU.com. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  2. ^ Derdeyn, Stuart (February 22, 2017). "Aaron Pritchett on his new album, The Score". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Place, Scott (4 May 2017). "Aaron Pritchett When a Mommas Boy meets a Daddys Girl". nightMair Creative. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "2017 CCMA Award Nominees". Canadian Country Music Association. July 12, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Aaron Pritchett Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Canadian single certifications – Aaron Pritchett – When a Momma's Boy Meets a Daddy's Girl". Music Canada. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  7. ^ "Aaron Pritchett: When a Momma's Boy Meets a Daddy's Girl". IMDb. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "Aaron Pritchett - When a Momma's Boy Meets a Daddy's Girl - Official Music Video" (video). YouTube. February 2, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2024.