"Roots (World Junior Song)" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian

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. The song was co-written by the duo with Jenson Vaughan and Massimo Alonzi. It was the official song for the TSN broadcast of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in

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Background

Jenna Walker said the message behind the song is "no matter how far you get or how many lucky breaks you have in this life, always be thankful and reminded of what got you there in the first place".

Critical reception

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website '' BarDown'' declared that if the song "doesn't get you fired up, nothing will".

Commercial performance

"Roots" reached a peak of #6 on the

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Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart for the week of January 18, 2020, following its spot on the TSN broadcast for the 2020 IIHF World Juniors. It was certified Gold by

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Music video

The official music video for "Roots" premiered on December 23, 2019, and made its television broadcast premiere on TSN on December 26 prior to the

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vs. U.S.A world junior hockey game.

Charts

Certifications

References

{{authority control 2018 songs The Reklaws songs Songs written by Jenson Vaughan Songs written by Jenna Walker Songs written by Stuart Walker (singer) Song recordings produced by Todd Clark