Roots (World Junior Song)
{{short description|2018 song by the Reklaws}}
{{infobox song
| name = Roots (World Junior Song)
| artist = The Reklaws
| album =
| type = promotional single
| cover = Roots World Juniors.jpeg
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| recorded =
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| released = {{start date|2018|12|21}}
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| label = {{hlist|Umusic}}
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=20}}
| genre =
| writer = {{hlist|Jenna Walker|Stuart Walker|Jenson Vaughan|Massimo Alonzi}}
| producer = {{hlist|Todd Clark|Ian Smith}}
| misc =
{{External music video|{{YouTube|kzRIKFnRQwg|"Roots" 2020 IIHF World Juniors}} |type=Song}}
}}
"Roots (World Junior Song)" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music duo The Reklaws. The song was co-written by the duo with Jenson Vaughan and Massimo Alonzi.{{cite web|title=Roots - The Reklaws|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/roots-mw0003243703|website=AllMusic|accessdate=April 17, 2021}} It was the official song for the TSN broadcast of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in 2019 and 2020.{{cite web|first=John R|last=Kennedy|url=https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/listen-the-reklaws-debut-roots-at-world-juniors-1.8635215|title=LISTEN: The Reklaws Debut 'Roots' At World Juniors|work=iHeartRadio.ca|publisher=Bell Media|date=December 28, 2018}}{{cite web|first=Shakiel|last=Mahjouri|title=The Reklaws Share Their Canadian 'Roots' With New Single|url=https://etcanada.com/news/563450/the-reklaws-share-their-canadian-roots-with-new-single/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225213407/https://etcanada.com/news/563450/the-reklaws-share-their-canadian-roots-with-new-single/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 25, 2021|work=ET Canada|date=December 24, 2019}}
Background
Critical reception
Bell Media hockey website BarDown declared that if the song "doesn't get you fired up, nothing will".{{cite web|title=The Reklaws will get you into full 2020 World Juniors mode with 'Roots'|url=https://www.bardown.com/the-reklaws-will-get-you-into-full-2020-world-juniors-mode-with-roots-1.1418068|work=BarDown|date=24 December 2019 |publisher=Bell Media|accessdate=April 17, 2021}}
Commercial performance
"Roots" reached a peak of #6 on the Billboard Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart for the week of January 18, 2020, following its spot on the TSN broadcast for the 2020 IIHF World Juniors. It was certified Gold by Music Canada.
Music video
The official music video for "Roots" premiered on December 23, 2019,{{cite web|title=The Reklaws - "Roots" 2020 IIHF World Juniors|url=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzRIKFnRQwg|website=YouTube|date=December 23, 2019|format=video|accessdate=April 17, 2021}} and made its television broadcast premiere on TSN on December 26 prior to the Canada vs. U.S.A world junior hockey game.{{cite web|title=PLATINUM-SELLING CANADIAN COUNTRY DUO THE REKLAWS RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR THE WORLD JUNIORS SONG 'ROOTS'|url=http://www.soundzine.ca/2019/12/platinum-selling-canadian-country-duo.html|work=SoundZine|date=December 23, 2019}}{{cite web|title=PLATINUM-SELLING CANADIAN COUNTRY DUO THE REKLAWS RELEASE INSPIRING NEW VIDEO FOR SINGLE "ROOTS"|url=http://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/platinum-selling-canadian-country-duo-the-reklaws-release-inspiring-new-video-for-single-roots/|work=UMusic.ca|date=December 24, 2019}}
Charts
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! Chart (2020) ! Peak |
| scope="row"|Canada Digital Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-reklaws/chart-history/CNS|title=The Reklaws Chart History: Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales|magazine=Billboard|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130185931/https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-reklaws/chart-history/cns/|archive-date=November 30, 2021|access-date=June 21, 2022}}
|6 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry |region=Canada |award=Gold|type=single |artist=The Reklaws|title=Roots|certyear=2020 |certmonth=11 |accessdate=April 17, 2021 |refname=MC certs}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}
References
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{{The Reklaws}}
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Category:Songs written by Jenson Vaughan
Category:Songs written by Jenna Walker