"Canadian Girls" is a song written and recorded by Canadian
country music artist
Dean Brody. It was released in January 2012 as the first single from his album ''
Dirt''. The song reached 36 on the
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music industry record chart in Canada for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. The Canadian Hot 100 was launched on the issue dated March 31, 2007, and is currently the standard record chart in Canada; a n ...
in February 2012.
Critical reception
Stephen Cooke of the
Halifax Chronicle-Herald
''The Chronicle Herald'' is a broadsheet newspaper published in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada owned by SaltWire Network of Halifax.
The paper's newsroom staff were locked out of work from January 2016 until August 2017. ''Herald'' management cont ...
calls the song, "a honky-tonk rebuttal to the
Beach Boys' ode to women from
The Golden State." He goes on to say that the chorus, "drills its way into your head as the singer praises anyone of the opposite sex who can fire up a woodstove, sing along to
Gordon Lightfoot and look sexy in a tuque."
Brody happy to be back on N.S. soil for Dirt tour
Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Music video
The music video was directed by Christopher Mills and premiered in February 2012.
Chart performance
"Canadian Girls" debuted at number 36 on the Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music industry record chart in Canada for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. The Canadian Hot 100 was launched on the issue dated March 31, 2007, and is currently the standard record chart in Canada; a n ...
for the week of February 25, 2012.
Certifications
References
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2012 singles
Dean Brody songs
Open Road Recordings singles
2012 songs
Songs written by Dean Brody
Songs about Canada