The Bones (song)

"The Bones"
Single by Maren Morris
from the album Girl
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)
Genre
Length3:17
LabelColumbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Greg Kurstin
Maren Morris singles chronology
"Girl"
(2019) 		"The Bones"
(2019) 		"To Hell & Back"
(2020)
Hozier singles chronology
"Dinner & Diatribes"
(2019) 		"The Bones"
(2019) 		"Jackboot Jump"
(2019)
Alternate cover
Original cover artwork
Music video
"The Bones" on YouTube

"The Bones" is a song by American country singer Maren Morris, released by Columbia Nashville on February 22, 2019, as the second single from her second studio album, Girl (2019). Morris co-wrote the song with Jimmy Robbins and Laura Veltz, while production was handled by Greg Kurstin. It serviced to hot adult contemporary radio on May 20, 2019.[2][3] A sleeper hit, "The Bones" peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 the following year of its release. It became the second-most successful country song of that year in the US.[4] The song has also received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)[5] and septuple platinum certification by Music Canada (MC).[6]

The song was nominated at the 63rd Grammy Awards for Best Country Song, earning Morris her twelfth nomination.[7] The single won two Country Music Association awards (one for single of the year 2020 and one for song of the year 2020) and one Academy of Country Music award (for song of the year 2021).

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  2. ^ Freeman, Jon (February 22, 2019). "Hear Maren Morris' Optimistic New Song 'The Bones'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". All Access Media. Archived from the original on May 18, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Hot Country Songs - Year End". billboard.com.
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  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference MC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Here are the 2021 Grammy Awards nominees". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.