Southern Girl

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

Content

The song is about a girl from the Southern United States whom the narrator finds attractive.^[1]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the single 4.5 stars out of 5, saying that "The track’s 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 sand that "It'd all feel a little trite and disposable if the track 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 music video was directed by Shane Drake and premiered in July 2013.^[3]

Chart performance

"Southern Girl" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of July 13, 2013. It also debuted at number 44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. 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. It has sold 526,000 copies in the US as of January 2014.^[4]

Chart (2013–14)	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

Preceded by "Mine Would Be You" by Blake Shelton	Billboard Canada Country number-one single November 16, 2013	Succeeded by "Mine Would Be You" by Blake Shelton

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)^[12]	Platinum	1,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1 2 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.
↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Tim McGraw.
↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Tim McGraw.
↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Tim McGraw.
↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Tim McGraw.
↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Tim McGraw.
↑ "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. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

Tim McGraw singles

Discography

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" (with Faith Hill) "Everywhere" "Just to See You Smile" "One of These Days" "Where the Green Grass Grows" "For a Little While"

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" (with Faith Hill) "If You're Reading This" "Suspicions" "Kristofferson" "Let It Go" "Nothin' to Die For"

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" (with Gwyneth Paltrow)

Emotional Traffic	"Better Than I Used to Be"

Two Lanes of Freedom	"Truck Yeah" "One of Those Nights" "Highway Don't Care" (with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban) "Southern Girl"

Sundown Heaven Town	"Lookin' for That Girl" "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" (with Faith Hill) "Shotgun Rider" "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools" (with Catherine Dunn)

Damn Country Music	"Top of the World" "Humble and Kind" "How I'll Always Be"

Guest singles	"Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" (with Faith Hill) "Let's Make Love" (with Faith Hill) "Bring On the Rain" (with Jo Dee Messina) "Over and Over" (with Nelly) "Like We Never Loved at All" (with Faith Hill) "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" (with Tracy Lawrence and Kenny Chesney) "Nine Lives" (with Def Leppard) "Feel Like a Rock Star" (with Kenny Chesney) "Lovin' Lately" (with Big & Rich) "May We All" (with Florida Georgia Line)

Other songs	"City Lights" "The Ride"

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