| "Boots On" | ||||
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| Single by Randy Houser | ||||
| from the album Anything Goes | ||||
| Released | February 23, 2009 | |||
| Format | Music download | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | Universal South | |||
| Writer(s) | Randy Houser, Brandon Kinney | |||
| Producer | Cliff Audretch III, Mark Wright | |||
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"Boots On" is a country music song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Randy Houser. It was released in early 2009 as Houser's second single to his debut album Anything Goes. The song reached a peak of #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
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Written by Houser and Brandon Kinney, "Boots On" is an up-tempo with a theme of rural pride. The male narrator states that he is going to a bar to have fun, without so much as changing out of his work clothes ("Hey y'all, I'm goin' out with my boots on").
Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song a favorable review. He described the song as "the kind of song that radio loves precisely because fans will also love it."[1] Kevin J. Coyne of Country Universe gave "Boots On" a B- rating. He stated that "Houser’s enthusiastic performance helps to elevate the rather ordinary material, but there’s been such a glut of 'country and proud of it' songs lately."[2]
A music video was made, and was directed by Drake Vaughan and Eric Welch. The video features a toddler, Drake Dixon, son of songwriter Dillon Dixon, singing along with the song, and miming guitar playing. The footage of Drake singing along was originally shot by his nanny, Vickie Vaughan, who subsequently put the video on MySpace.[3] The video became popular online, and Houser decided to incorporate it in his video, making it look like Drake was in his car.[4] At the beginning of the video, Houser puts a digital video camera on his dashboard, pointed at Drake. At the end of the video, after finishing filling up his car, Houser finds he's locked out of it, but Drake's still too busy rocking out to notice.
The video was nominated for Music Video of the Year at the 2009 Country Music Association Awards, however, it lost to Taylor Swift's "Love Story".
"Boots On" debuted at #59 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated March 7, 2009, and entered the Top 40 in its third chart week. It entered the Top 10 at #9 in July 2009 and peaked at #2 in September 2009, thus becoming his first Top 10 hit. It also finished at #3 on the Billboard Year-End chart for country music.[5]
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 53 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 2 |