Kinfolks
{{About|the song|other uses|Kinfolk (disambiguation){{!}}Kinfolk}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Kinfolks
| cover = Sam Hunt - Kinfolks.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sam Hunt
| album = Southside
| released = {{start date|2019|10|11}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Country pop
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=1}}
| label = MCA Nashville
| writer =
- Sam Hunt
- Zach Crowell
- Jerry Flowers
- Josh Osborne
| producer = Zach Crowell
| prev_title = Downtown's Dead
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Hard to Forget
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|Wk7ITw2Bl8s|"Kinfolks"}}}}
}}
"Kinfolks" is a song recorded by American country music singer Sam Hunt, released as a single on October 11, 2019. It is the third single from Hunt's second studio album Southside. It is Hunt's ninth single release, and he co-wrote it with Zach Crowell, Jerry Flowers, and Josh Osborne. It debuted at number 64 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and ultimately peaked at number 34.
Critical reception
The track was described by Sterling Whitaker of Taste of Country as a "traditional-themed love song about wanting a lover to meet the family and see the places and faces most important to you" as well as a "progressive musical track features the kind of spoken-work, not-quite-rapping verses Hunt is best known for".{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/sam-hunt-kinfolks/|title=Sam Hunt's New Single, 'Kinfolks,' Is a Down-Home Love Song|website=Taste of Country|last=Whitaker|first=Sterling|date=October 10, 2019|accessdate=October 22, 2019}} Writing for Rolling Stone, Jon Freeman described the song as featuring "acoustic guitar arpeggios that lead into big, bright choruses of banjo, vocal snippets, and wah-wah guitar", also calling it "not too far afield from the all-embracing sound that made his debut Montevallo such a compelling listen".{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/sam-hunt-new-song-kinfolks-897498/|title=Hear Sam Hunt's New Song 'Kinfolks'|work=Rolling Stone|last=Freeman|first=Jon|date=October 10, 2019|accessdate=October 22, 2019}}
Commercial performance
"Kinfolks" debuted at number 18 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart based on three and a half day of availability after its release to radio, which equals the debut of his previous single, "Downtown's Dead".{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8533035/brantley-gilbert-fire-brimstone-no-1-top-country-albums|title=Brantley Gilbert's 'Fire' Ignites at No. 1 On Top Country Albums, Sam Hunt Returns to Country Airplay|last=Asker|first=Jim|date=October 15, 2019}} It was the second best-selling country song the following week, with 13,000 copies sold, in addition to the 2,000 copies sold when it was released for sale late the previous week.{{cite web|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2019/10/44022-top-30-digital-country-downloads-october-21-2019|title=Top 30 Digital Country Downloads: October 21, 2019|work=RoughStock|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date=October 21, 2019|accessdate=October 24, 2019|archive-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022075528/http://roughstock.com/news/2019/10/44022-top-30-digital-country-downloads-october-21-2019|url-status=dead}} It reached No. 1 on Billboard{{'}}s Country Airplay on chart dated February 29, 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8551861/sam-hunt-kinfolks-tops-country-airplay |title=Sam Hunt Nets Sixth Country Airplay No. 1 With 'Kinfolks' |date=February 25, 2020 |first=Jim |last=Asker|work=Billboard }} It is also the first country song to top the Country Airplay chart on Leap Day since Garth Brooks' "What She's Doing Now" stayed for the third week in 1992, as well as Hunt's first number one since "Body Like a Back Road" in 2017. It has sold 72,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.{{cite web |last=Bjorke |first=Matt |title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: March 2, 2020 |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2020/03/44155-top-30-digital-country-singles-sales-chart-march-2-2020 |work=Rough Stock |date=March 4, 2020 |accessdate=March 14, 2020 |archive-date=April 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404163252/http://roughstock.com/news/2020/03/44155-top-30-digital-country-singles-sales-chart-march-2-2020 |url-status=dead }}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2019–2020)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN){{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/issues/1265/chart/?list=Country-HOT-50|title=Country Hot 50: Issue 1265|work=The Music Network|accessdate=2 December 2020}}
| 2 |
| {{single chart|Canada|70|artist=Sam Hunt|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 19, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadacountry|2|artist=Sam Hunt|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 14, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|34|artist=Sam Hunt|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 11, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|1|artist=Sam Hunt|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 25, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|3|artist=Sam Hunt|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 11, 2020}} |
| scope="row"| US Rolling Stone Top 100{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2019-10-11/|title=Top 100 Songs|work=Rolling Stone|date=October 11, 2019|accessdate=January 1, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216023027/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2019-10-11/|url-status=dead}}
| 54 |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 6, 2019}}
| 96 |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/country-airplay-songs|title=Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2020|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 3, 2020}}
| 3 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2020|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 3, 2020}}
| 13 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Canada|artist=Sam Hunt|title=Kinfolks|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|access-date=March 14, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Sam Hunt|title=Kinfolks|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|date=June 15, 2023|access-date=April 25, 2024|refname="USCert"}}
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References
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Category:Songs written by Jerry Flowers
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