Head Over Boots

"Head Over Boots"
The cover features the artist wearing a plaid shirt and cowboy hat, sitting on a picnic table in a forest park, with his left elbow resting on it.
Single by Jon Pardi
from the album California Sunrise
Released September 14, 2015 (2015-09-14)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre Country
Length 3:25
Label Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Bart Butler
  • Jon Pardi
Jon Pardi singles chronology
"When I've Been Drinkin'"
(2014)		 "Head Over Boots"
(2015)		 "Dirt on My Boots"
(2016)

"When I've Been Drinkin'"
(2014)		 "Head Over Boots"
(2015)		 "Dirt on My Boots"
(2016)

"Head Over Boots" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Jon Pardi. It was released to radio on September 14, 2015 as the lead single to his second studio album, California Sunrise. The song was written by Pardi and Luke Laird.[1] Its Pardi's first number one hit in his career, topping the Billboard Country Airplay chart. It also peaked at numbers 4 and 51 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. "Head Over Boots" was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 701,000 copies in that country as of January 2017. The song also charted in Canada, reaching number 2 on the Canada Country chart and number 64 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Jim Wright, features a band led by Pardi performing for a couple as the former goes through outfit changes and the latter ages as time passes.

Background

The song was written by Pardi and Luke Laird in January 2015 at Laird's Creative Nation office in Nashville.[1] According to Pardi, the song was inspired by watching young and old couples dancing in a Texas dance hall, and he wanted to write a song that people could dance to.[2] The song was produced by Pardi and Bart Butler and recorded at Ocean Way Studios.[1]

The song has a moderate shuffle tempo in the key of G major, with a main chord pattern of G-D-Em-C-Cm. Pardi's vocals range from E4 to E5.[3]

Reception

Critical

An uncredited review from Taste of Country was favorable, saying that it "immediately separates itself from his previous, mostly party-centric cuts" and that the "swinging feel of 'Head Over Boots' is the song's signature. Lyrically the singer and co-writer Luke Laird don't reinvent the love song."[4]

Commercial

The song first entered the Country Airplay chart at number 58 dated October 17, 2015 before its official release,[5] and entered the Hot Country Songs chart two weeks later at number 43.[6] The song reached number one on the Country Airplay chart dated August 27, 2016, which is Pardi's first number-one hit on that chart.[7] It was certified Platinum by the RIAA on September 16, 2016.[8] The song has sold 701,000 copies in the United States as of January 2017.[9]

In Canada, it debuted at number 96 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart dated July 2, 2016,[10] peaking at number 61 on the week of September 3,[11] and stayed on the chart for thirteen weeks.[12]

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Wright and premiered in April 2016.[13] The video features Jon Pardi fronting a band whose outfit changes through time, from that of an old school honky tonk band to more modern ones, playing music that serves as background to the life of a couple from their courtship to old age.[14]

Charts and certifications

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tom Roland (September 28, 2015). "Jon Pardi Brings Joy to the Job With Cheery 'Head Over Boots'". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ Leigh, Elias (May 9, 2016). "'Head Over Boots' Singer Jon Pardi: 'I'm Helping Country Sound a Little More Country'". Billboard.
  3. ↑ "'Head Over Boots' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jon Pardi, 'Head Over Boots' [Listen]". Taste of Country. September 15, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. October 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. October 31, 2015.
  7. ↑ Asker, Jim (August 16, 2016). "Jon Pardi's 'Boots' Kicks Up First Country Airplay No. 1". Billboard.
  8. 1 2 "American single certifications – Jon Pardi – Head Over Boots". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  9. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (January 3, 2017). "Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: January 3, 2017". Roughstock.
  10. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100: July 2, 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100: September 3, 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Head Over Boots by Jon Pardi". aCharts.co. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Head Over Boots – Jon Pardi". Vevo. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  14. ↑ Leahey, Andrew (April 12, 2016). "See Jon Pardi's Throwback 'Head Over Boots' Video". Rolling Stone.
  15. ↑ "Jon Pardi Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  16. ↑ "Jon Pardi Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  17. ↑ "Jon Pardi Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  18. ↑ "Jon Pardi Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  19. ↑ "Jon Pardi Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  20. ↑ "Country Airplay: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Hot Country Songs: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Jon Pardi – Head Over Boots". Music Canada.
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