Written in the Sand (song)

"Written in the Sand"
Single by Old Dominion
from the album Happy Endings
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2017 (2017-09-18)
GenreCountry
Length3:06
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Shane McAnally
Old Dominion singles chronology
"No Such Thing as a Broken Heart"
(2017)
"Written in the Sand"
(2017)
"Hotel Key"
(2018)

"Written in the Sand" is a song recorded by American country music group Old Dominion. It was released in September 2017 as the second single from their second major-label album Happy Endings. Group members Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, and Brad Tursi wrote the song with Shane McAnally, who also produced it. The track is about a relationship being questioned about its future. "Written in the Sand" gave the group their fourth number one hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and reached number 3 on the Hot Country Songs chart. It also peaked outside the top 50 on the Hot 100 chart. The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 246,000 copies in the United States as of April 2018. It achieved similar chart success in Canada, garnering the group their second number one hit on the Canada Country chart and peaking at number 83 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song received a gold certification from Music Canada, denoting sales of over 40,000 copies in that country.