Boys 'Round Here

"Boys 'Round Here" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released in 2013 as the second single from his seventh studio album, Based on a True Story…

Content

The song is a celebration of Southern life. It is in the key of A major with an approximate tempo of 84 beats per minute and a chord pattern of A-D. Its verses are largely spoken-word.^[1]

It features backing vocals from several people associated with Shelton: the Pistol Annies, a group featuring Shelton's wife, Miranda Lambert; RaeLynn, a contestant on The Voice, on which Shelton is a judge; co-writers Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Craig Wiseman; and producer Scott Hendricks.^[2] Co-writer Craig Wiseman said that the opening line "The boys 'round here don't listen to The Beatles" came from Davidson, who made the remark after seeing Beatles memorabilia in Wiseman's office. After Davidson said the word "redneck", Wiseman decided to "[chop] it up into short pieces" to create the "red, red, red, red, red, red, redneck" heard in the opening. Of the song's theme, Wiseman said that he felt it was an example of "write what you know" despite criticism of songs which use similar Southern themes.^[3]

Shelton said of the song, "That song had me from the first, ‘cause I thought about all the guys I know back in Tishamingo [sic]. None of them listened to The Beatles. They listened to Hank, or these days you’ll hear Jason Aldean blaring out of somebody’s car coming from a mile away. It’s just how they are, and that song is just written exactly how I live."^[4]

Radio edit

The version played on country radio stations as well as featured in the video features the lyric "Backwoods legit, don't take no lip." The version on the album has the lyrics "Backwoods legit, don't take no shit."

Celebrity mix version

On June 7, 2013, a Celebrity mix version premiered on BlakeShelton.com. It features Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Ronnie Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Josh Turner, Keith Urban, and Hank Williams Jr., each of whom performs part of the "redneck" line. The Celebrity mix version was released to iTunes on June 11, 2013.^[5]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song 4.5 stars out of 5, saying that it "is intentionally silly, but score the singer significant style points for never taking his story too seriously."^[6] Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Matt Bjorke of Roughstock compared it favorably to Shelton's previous singles "Ol' Red" and "Playboys of the Southwestern World", saying that "Boys 'Round Here" "took chances" like those songs did. He also praised the instrumentation.^[7] A less favorable review came from Sam Gazdziak of Country Universe, who said that it was "sexist, crude and jam-packed with country stereotypes, it’s an embarrassment to everyone involved".^[8]

Music video

The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered in May 2013.^[9]

Commercial performance

"Boys 'Round Here" débuted at number 44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of April 6, 2013. It also debuted at number 19 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of April 13, 2013.^[10] It also debuted at number 67 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of April 13, 2013. It also debuted at number 60 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of April 20, 2013. It has sold over a million copies in the United States as of June 2013.^[11] It reached Number One on the Country Airplay chart dated June 29, 2013, becoming Shelton's ninth consecutive Number One country single, and his fourteenth overall. As of January 2014, the song has sold 2,335,000 copies in the US.^[12]

Charts and certifications

Weekly Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^{[ 1]}	12
Canada Country (Billboard)^{[ 1]}	1
US Billboard Hot 100^{[ 1]}	12
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^{[ 1]}	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^{[ 1]}	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
Canada Canadian Hot 100^[13]	66
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	60
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[15]	41
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[16]	3

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)^[17]	2× Platinum	2,335,000^[12]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Preceded by "Highway Don't Care" by Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift	Billboard Country Airplay number-one single June 29, 2013	Succeeded by "Anywhere with You" by Jake Owen
Preceded by "Wagon Wheel" by Darius Rucker	Billboard Canada Country number-one single June 15-July 13, 2013	Succeeded by "Done" by The Band Perry

References

↑ "'Boys Round Here' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
↑ http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2013/03/19/gac-album-review-blake-sheltons-based-on-a-true-story/
↑ Paxman, Bob (27 May 2013). "Story Behind the Song: Good Ol' Boys". Country Weekly 20 (21): 17. ISSN 1074-3235.
↑ http://www.roughstock.com/blog/blake-shelton-based-on-a-true-story-song-by-song
↑ "Premiere: First Listen To "Boys 'Round Here" Celebrity Mix". Retrieved June 12, 2013.
↑ http://tasteofcountry.com/blake-shelton-boys-round-here/
↑ http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/single-review-blake-shelton-boys-round-here
↑ http://www.countryuniverse.net/2013/04/08/album-review-blake-shelton-based-on-a-true-story/
↑ "CMT : Videos : Blake Shelton : Boys 'Round Here". Country Music Television. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
↑ "Chart Highlights: New Kids On The Block Return With 'Remix' On Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
↑ Paul Grein (June 12, 2013). "Week Ending June 9, 2013. Songs: Pretty Fly For A White Guy". Chart Watch (Yahoo Music).
↑ 12.0 12.1 Conaway, Alanna (2013-01-24). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - January 22, 2014: Eric Church, Blake Shelton, Cole Swindell, Cassadee Pope, Scotty McCreery Tops". Roughstock.
↑ "Best of 2013: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
↑ "Best of 2013: Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
↑ "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 – Blake Shelton – Boys %27Round Here". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 26, 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

v t e Blake Shelton

Studio albums	Blake Shelton (2001) The Dreamer (2003) Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill (2004) Pure BS (2007) Startin' Fires (2008) Red River Blue (2011) Based on a True Story... (2013)

Christmas albums	Cheers, It's Christmas (2012)

Extended plays	Blake Shelton: Collector's Edition (2008) Hillbilly Bone (2010) All About Tonight (2010)

Compilations	Blake Shelton - The Essentials (2009) Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton (2010) Original Album Series (2012)

Notable singles	"Austin" "All Over Me" "Ol' Red" "The Baby" "Some Beach" "Goodbye Time" "Nobody but Me" "Don't Make Me" "The More I Drink" "Home" "She Wouldn't Be Gone" "I'll Just Hold On" "Hillbilly Bone" (with Trace Adkins) "All About Tonight" "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking" "Honey Bee" "God Gave Me You" "Drink on It" "Over" "Just a Fool" (with Christina Aguilera) "Sure Be Cool If You Did" "Boys 'Round Here" (with Pistol Annies and Friends) "Mine Would Be You" "Doin' What She Likes"

Tours	Well Lit & Amplified Tour (2012) Ten Times Crazier Tour (2013)

Related topics	Discography The Voice Warner Bros. Nashville "Footloose" Miranda Lambert

v t e Pistol Annies

Miranda Lambert Ashley Monroe Angaleena Presley

Studio albums	Hell on Heels Annie Up

Singles	"Hell on Heels" "Hush Hush"

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