I'd Go to Jail
{{short description|2021 single by Dean Brody}}
{{Infobox song
| name = I'd Go to Jail
| cover = I d Go to Jail.jpeg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Dean Brody
| album = Boys
| released = {{start date|2021|10|07}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:02
| label = {{hlist|Scurvy Dog|Starseed}}
| writer = Dean Brody
| producer = Todd Clark
| prev_title = More Drinkin' Than Fishin'
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Where'd You Learn How to Do That
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|q0pM5DoB3rA|"I'd Go to Jail"}}|type=Single}}
}}
"I'd Go to Jail" is a song written and recorded by Canadian country artist Dean Brody.{{cite web|title=Dean Brody - I'd Go to Jail|url=https://newcountrysongs.com/dean-brody/id-go-to-jail/|work=New Country Songs|accessdate=February 1, 2022}} The song was released to radio in October 2021, as the fifth single from Brody's seventh studio album Boys.{{cite web|url=https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2021/10/13/essentials%E2%80%A6-dean-brody|title=Essentials… with Dean Brody|first=Jason|last=Schneider|work=FYI Music News|date=October 13, 2021}}
Background
Brody described "I'd Go to Jail" as a "personal favourite". Inspired by being a father, he wrote the track by himself and stated: "Anyone who has someone in their life that they love can relate to doing anything to protect them and that’s really what this song is about".{{cite web|first=Courtney|last=Fielder|url=https://www.discovermoosejaw.com/country-100/fresh-music-friday-song-of-the-day-dean-brody-i-d-go-to-jail|title=Fresh Music Friday Song Of The Day: Dean Brody- "I'd Go To Jail"|work=Country100.7|publisher=Discover Moose Jaw|date=October 22, 2021}} He added that this was one of two songs he had written—the other being his 2016 hit "Time"—where he felt "goosebumps" as he knew that it was "special".
Critical reception
Commercial performance
"I'd Go to Jail" peaked at number 73 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of March 19, 2022, spending eight weeks on the chart in total. It also reached a peak of number five on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the same week, marking Brody's thirty-first career top ten hit. The song has been certified Gold by Music Canada.
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for "I'd Go to Jail" ! Chart (2022) ! Peak |
| scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2022-03-19|title= BILLBOARD CANADIAN HOT 100 - Week of March 19|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 20, 2022|url-access=subscription}}
| 73 |
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| scope="row"| Canada Country (Billboard) {{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/dean-brody/chart-history/ccw/|title=Dean Brody - Canada Country|work=Billboard|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425192304/http://www.billboard.com/artist/dean-brody/chart-history/ccw/|archive-date=April 25, 2022|accessdate=July 20, 2022}}
| 5 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry |region=Canada |award=Gold|type=single |artist=Dean Brody|title=I'd Go to Jail|certyear=2023|certmonth=12|access-date=December 6, 2023| refname=MC certs}}
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References
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Category:Songs written by Dean Brody