Southern Girl
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{{Infobox song
| name = Southern Girl
| cover = Southern Girl.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Tim McGraw
| album = Two Lanes of Freedom
| released = {{Start date|2013|07|08}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=15}}
| label = Big Machine
| writer = {{flatlist|
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| producer = {{flatlist|
- Byron Gallimore
- Tim McGraw
}}
| prev_title = Highway Don't Care
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Lookin' for That Girl
| next_year = 2014
}}
"Southern Girl" is a song written by Jaren Johnston, Rodney Clawson, and Lee Thomas Miller and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in July 2013 as the fourth single from McGraw's album Two Lanes of Freedom.
Content
The song is about girls from the south and how the narrator finds them attractive.{{cite journal|last=Hudak|first=Joseph|date=29 July 2013|title=Reviews: Tim McGraw — 'Southern Girl'|journal=Country Weekly|volume=20|issue=30|page=50|issn=1074-3235}}
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song 4.5 stars out of 5, saying that "[its] overall feel is one that’s repeated each summer, but few have brought it back as effortlessly as McGraw in recent years."{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/tim-mcgraw-southern-girl/|title=Tim McGraw, 'Southern Girl' – Song Review|last=Dukes|first=Billy|date=24 June 2013|work=Taste of Country|accessdate=3 August 2013}} Giving it a "B", Joseph Hudak of Country Weekly gave it a "B" grade, and said that "[the song]'d all feel a little trite and disposable if [it] didn't have a monster groove to prop it up." He also said that the song was "utterly singable" and "the ideal summer anthem".
Music video
The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Shane Drake and premiered in July 2013.{{cite news|last=Sciarretto|first=Amy|title=Tim McGraw's 'Southern Girl' Video Offers Up a Taste of His Live Show|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/tim-mcgraw-southern-girl-video/|accessdate=July 24, 2013|newspaper=Taste of Country|date=July 23, 2013}}
Chart performance
"Southern Girl" debuted at number 57 on the US Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of July 13, 2013. It also debuted at number 44 on Hot Country Songs. It debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of August 10, 2013. It also debuted at number 96 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of August 24, 2013. As of January 2014, the song has over sold 526,000 copies in the United States.{{cite news |title=Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - January 8, 2014: Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Cole Swindell, Cassadee Pope, Scotty McCreery |url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-the-top-30-digital-singles-january-8-2014-luke-bryan-florida-georgia-line-cole-swindell-cassadee-pope-scotty-mccreery |last=Bjorke |first=Matt |work=Roughstock |date=2013-01-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109002330/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-the-top-30-digital-singles-january-8-2014-luke-bryan-florida-georgia-line-cole-swindell-cassadee-pope-scotty-mccreery |archive-date=January 9, 2014 }}
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!align="left"|Chart (2013) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Canada|61|artist=Tim McGraw|artistid=32771}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|1|artist=Tim McGraw|artistid=32771}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|42|artist=Tim McGraw|artistid=32771}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|4|artist=Tim McGraw|artistid=32771}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|2|artist=Tim McGraw|artistid=32771}} |
=Year-end charts=
Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Tim McGraw|title=Southern Girl|award=Platinum|certyear=2016|certmonth=1|relyear=2013|access-date=March 31, 2016}}
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References
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{{Tim McGraw singles}}
Category:Songs written by Rodney Clawson
Category:Songs written by Lee Thomas Miller
Category:Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore
Category:Song recordings produced by Tim McGraw
Category:Music videos directed by Shane Drake
Category:Big Machine Records singles