Dirt on My Boots

"Dirt on My Boots"
An image of a man playing a guitar on a dirt field with a pickup truck and sunlit background behind him. The artist's name and song title are colored in white and superimposed over the image.
Single by Jon Pardi
from the album California Sunrise
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2016 (2016-09-19)
Recorded2016
GenreCountry
Length3:23
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Bart Butler
  • Jon Pardi
Jon Pardi singles chronology
"Head Over Boots"
(2015) 		"Dirt on My Boots"
(2016) 		"Heartache on the Dance Floor"
(2017)

"Dirt on My Boots" is a song recorded by American country music artist Jon Pardi. It was released to radio on September 19, 2016, as the second single to his second studio album California Sunrise. The song was written by Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure and Ashley Gorley.[1][2]

"Dirt on My Boots" is Pardi's second number-one single, following "Head Over Boots" in taking the top spot on the Country Airplay chart.[3] It also peaked at numbers two and 37 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. The song was certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 742,000 copies in the United States as of January 2018. It achieved similar success in Canada, reaching number one on the Country chart and number 58 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song garnered a Gold certification from Music Canada, denoting sales of 40,000 units in that country.

The music video for the single was shot entirely in black-and-white and features Pardi practicing for a show while his girlfriend watches him. It was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2017 CMT Music Awards. For promotion, Pardi first performed the song live on Late Night with Seth Meyers and would make later appearances on Good Morning America and the Country Music Association Awards.

  1. ^ Dukes, Billy (September 8, 2016). "Jon Pardi, 'Dirt on My Boots' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Carr, Courtney (September 7, 2016). "Jon Pardi Drops a New Single, 'Dirt on My Boots' [LISTEN]". The Boot. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Laffer, Lauren (March 13, 2017). "Jon Pardi Lands Second Consecutive No.1 With 'Dirt On My Boots'". Sounds Like Nashville. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.