Float (song)
{{short description|2022 song by Tim and the Glory Boys}}
{{infobox song
| name = Float
| artist = Tim and the Glory Boys
| album = Tim & the Glory Boys
| type = single
| cover = Float-Tim-The-Glory-Boys.jpg
| border =
| recorded =
| studio =
| released = {{start date|2022|07|08}}
| format =
| label = {{hlist|Buckaroo|Sony Music Canada}}
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=34}}
| genre = Country pop
| writer = {{hlist|Tim Neufeld|Allen Salmon|Rodney Clawson}}
| producer = Allen Salmon
| chronology = Tim and the Glory Boys singles
| prev_title = Bloodlines
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Take Me Backroad
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|kdpd4S41JIs|"Float"}}}}
}}
"Float" is a song recorded by Canadian country group Tim and the Glory Boys. The song was written by the band's frontman Tim Neufeld along with Rodney Clawson and Allen Salmon, while Salmon also produced the track.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5DCRR6UHRl5R3ZE4lcTwbD?si=awxWUP4FTQmg2p9fpabn3w|title=Float - Single by Tim and the Glory Boys|work=Spotify|date=July 8, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2022}} In 2023, the band released a rewritten winter-themed remix entitled "Skate".{{cite web|url= https://www.rivercountry.fm/tim-and-the-glory-boys-get-creative-with-skate/|title=Tim and the Glory Boys Get Creative with "Skate"|work=River Country 94.9|date=January 5, 2023|access-date=January 3, 2024}}
Background
Tim Neufeld stated that "Float" was the first song of the band's that "perfectly communicated the vibes we live by".{{cite web|url=https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/tim-the-glory-boys-drop-hot-new-summer-track-float|title=TIM & THE GLORY BOYS DROP HOT NEW SUMMER TRACK "FLOAT"|date=July 8, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2022|work=Sony Music Canada}} He described floating as "possibly the oldest and most universally enjoyed leisure activity there has ever been," adding that collaborating with Rodney Clawson and Allen Salmon was "all of my dreams coming true". The song was recorded in both Chilliwack, British Columbia and Nashville, Tennessee.{{cite web|url=https://wildfiremusic.net/2022/07/10/tim-the-glory-boys-want-you-to-spend-the-day-chilling-with-float/|title=Tim & The Glory Boys Want You To Spend The Day Chilling With "Float"|date=July 10, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2022|first=Hannah|last=Means-Shannon|work=Wildfire Music}}
Accolades
Music video
The official music video for "Float" was directed by Travis Nesbitt premiered on YouTube on July 14, 2022.{{cite web|title=Tim & The Glory Boys - Float (Official Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdpd4S41JIs|website=YouTube|date=July 14, 2022|format=video|accessdate=October 12, 2022}} It was filmed in Abbotsford, British Columbia and features the band members Tim Neufeld, Colin Trask, and Brenton Thorvaldson.{{cite web|url=https://www.louderthanthemusic.com/document.php?id=12531|title=CANADIAN COUNTRY BAND TIM & THE GLORY BOYS UNVEIL VIDEO FOR NEW SUMMER ANTHEM 'FLOAT'|date=July 20, 2022|work=Louder Than the Music|access-date=October 12, 2022}}
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for "Float" ! Chart (2022) ! Peak |
| scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2022-09-17/|title=Canadian Hot 100: Week of September 17, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 12, 2022}}
| 80 |
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| scope="row"| Canada Country (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2022-10-08|title=Canada Country chart for October 8, 2022|magazine=Billboard|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 12, 2022}}
| 9 |
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Category:Tim and the Glory Boys songs