Born and Raised (song)
{{short description|2017 single by Hunter Brothers}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Born and Raised
| cover = Born and Raised HB.jpeg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Hunter Brothers
| album = Getaway
| released = {{start date|2017|07|26}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:02
| label = {{hlist|Open Road|Hunter Brothers}}
| writer =
| producer =
- Seth Mosley
- Mike "X" O'Connor
| chronology = Hunter Brothers singles
| prev_title = Getaway
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Those Were the Nights
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|-DfyDg3ZybA|"Born and Raised"}}}}
}}
"Born and Raised" is a song recorded by Canadian country group Hunter Brothers. The song was written by Brad Rempel of High Valley with Jim Beavers and Seth Mosley.{{cite web|title=Born and Raised — Hunter Brothers, Song Info|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/born-and-raised-mt0054163326|work=AllMusic|access-date=July 11, 2021}} It was the fifth single off their debut album Getaway.{{cite news|url=https://openroadrecordings.com/news/hunterbrothers-bornandraised/|title=NEW VIDEO: HUNTER BROTHERS ‘BORN & RAISED’|work=Open Road Recordings|date=August 24, 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2018/01/12/five-questions-…-hunter-brothers|title=Five Questions With… The Hunter Brothers |first=Jason|last=Schneider|work=FYI Music News|date=January 12, 2018}}
Background
Critical reception
Nanci Dagg of Canadian Beats Media said that "if you listen to this tune with your eyes closed for a moment, you can imagine yourself looking around your own hometown with amazement and with a feeling of pride".{{cite web |title=Hunter Brothers latest single “Born and Raised” is a tribute to all Canadians and their hometowns|url=https://canadianbeats.ca/2017/07/26/hunter-brothers-latest-single-born-and-raised-is-a-tribute-to-all-canadians-and-their-hometowns/|first=Nanci|last=Dagg|website=Canadian Beats Media|date=July 26, 2017}} Brittany Thompson of iHeartRadio described the song as "an anthem for small towns across the country".{{cite web|url=https://www.iheartradio.ca/purecountry/ottawa/news/hunter-brothers-born-and-raised-video-1.3172753|title=HUNTER BROTHERS - BORN AND RAISED (VIDEO)|first=Brittany|last=Thompson|work=iHeartRadio.ca|publisher=Bell Media|accessdate=July 11, 2021}} Top Country stated that with "Born and Raised", "the Hunter Brothers are soon to be on everyone's radars".{{cite web|url=https://topcountry.ca/hunter-brothers-get-to-know-rising-stars/|title=Hunter Brothers: Get To Know The Band Of Brothers On The Rise|date=October 1, 2017|publisher=Top Country|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}
Accolades
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Association !Category !Result !Ref |
| rowspan="2"|2018
|Saskatchewan Country Music Association |Single of the Year | {{nom}} |
| SaskMusic
|Single of the Year | {{won}} | {{Cite web|url=https://leaderpost.com/entertainment/local-arts/first-ever-sask-music-awards-winners-were-named-sunday-in-regina |title=First ever Sask. Music Awards winners were named Sunday in Regina|first=Ashley|last=Martin|work=Regina Leader-Post |date=November 6, 2018|access-date=July 11, 2021}} |
Commercial performance
"Born and Raised" reached a peak of number nine on the Billboard Canada Country chart dated January 6, 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2018-01-06|title=Canada Country chart for January 6, 2018|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 10, 2021}}{{Subscription required}} marking the group's first career top ten hit. It has been certified Gold by Music Canada.
In popular culture
"Born and Raised" was selected as the official anthem for the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia through an online voting contest run by SiriusXM Canada. It defeated songs by fellow Canadian artists, The Strumbellas, Monster Truck, and The Glorious Sons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2019-wjc-hunter-brothers-born-and-raised-in-hockey|title=Born and raised|website=Hockey Canada|access-date=July 11, 2021}}
Music video
The official music video was for "Born and Raised" premiered exclusively on CBC Music on August 23, 2017,{{cite web|title=Exclusive premiere: Watch the video for Hunter Brothers' 'Born and Raised'|first=Caroline|last=Szwed|url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/read/exclusive-premiere-watch-the-video-for-hunter-brothers-born-and-raised-1.5071638|website=CBC Music|date=August 23, 2017|accessdate=July 11, 2021}} and was directed by Gavin Michael Booth.{{cite web|title=Hunter Brothers: Born and Raised (2017)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12242254/|work=IMDb|access-date=July 11, 2021}}{{cite web|title=Hunter Brothers - Born And Raised |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DfyDg3ZybA|website=YouTube|date=August 24, 2017|format=video|accessdate=July 11, 2021}} It was filmed on their family's farm in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan and used footage from a benefit concert they held there to raise money for community organizations in which approximately 12,000 people showed up to see the band.{{cite web|title=The Hunter Brothers On Being 'Born And Raised' In Small-Town Canada|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/11/21/hunter-brothers_a_23284539/|first=Brian|last=Trinh|work=HuffPost|date=November 23, 2017|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}
Charts
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! Chart (2018) ! Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|9|artist=Hunter Brothers|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 10, 2021|refname="Canada Country"}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry |region=Canada |award=Gold|type=single |artist=Hunter Brothers|title=Born and Raised|certyear=2020|certmonth=10 |accessdate=July 11, 2021 | refname=MC certs}}
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References
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{{Hunter Brothers}}
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Category:Hunter Brothers songs
Category:Open Road Recordings singles
Category:Songs written by Brad Rempel
Category:Songs written by Jim Beavers