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"Knockin' Boots"
"Knockin' Boots"
Single by Luke Bryan
from the album Born Here Live Here Die Here
Released	April 8, 2019
Genre	Country
Length	3:19
Label	Capitol Nashville; Row Crop;
Songwriter(s)	Jon Nite; Hillary Lindsey; Gordie Sampson;
Producer(s)	Jeff Stevens; Jody Stevens;
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"Knockin' Boots" is a song recorded by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It was released on April 8, 2019 as the lead-off single to his seventh studio album Born Here Live Here Die Here, released on August 7, 2020.^[1]

Content

"Knockin' Boots" was written by Jon Nite, Hillary Lindsey, and Gordie Sampson, and produced by his longtime producing team of Jeff Stevens and Jody Stevens.^[2] The song's hook is built around an Old Western euphemism for sex.^[3]

Music video

The music video for the song premiered on June 28, 2019 and was directed by Issac Rentz and filmed at the Cowboy Palace Saloon in LA. In it, Luke is shown performing at an open-air bar with a full band for a crowd of people who, in the beginning are very tired and worn out, eventually end up dancing while he sings.^[4]

Chart performance

"Knockin' Boots" debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated April 6, 2019,^[5] and at number 25 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated April 13, 2019.^[6] The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 16, 2019.^[7] It has sold 243,000 copies in the United States as of November 2019.^[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[9]	30
Canada Country (Billboard)^[10]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[11]	31
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[12]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[13]	2
US Rolling Stone Top 100^[14]	29

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[15]	62
US Billboard Hot 100^[16]	79
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[17]	6
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[18]	9

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[19]	4× Platinum	320,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[7]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Laffer, Lauren (April 7, 2020). "Luke Bryan Pushes Back 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here' Album Release". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
^ Jim Casey (March 29, 2019). "Luke Bryan Kicks Off Upcoming Seventh Studio Album With New Single, "Knockin' Boots" [Listen]". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
^ SMF (May 8, 2019). "Meaning of "Knockin' Boots" by Luke Bryan". Song Meanings and Facts. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
^ Jonathan Bernstein (June 28, 2019). "Watch Luke Bryan's Rain-Soaked 'Knockin' Boots' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
^ "Country Airplay". Billboard. April 6, 2019.
^ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. April 14, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "American single certifications – Luke Bryan – Knockin' Boots". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
^ Bjorke, Matt (November 11, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: November 11, 2019". Rough Stock. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. August 9, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Luke Bryan – Knockin' Boots". Music Canada. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[1] Laffer, Lauren (April 7, 2020). "Luke Bryan Pushes Back 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here' Album Release". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved April 7, 2020.

[2] Jim Casey (March 29, 2019). "Luke Bryan Kicks Off Upcoming Seventh Studio Album With New Single, "Knockin' Boots" [Listen]". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

[3] SMF (May 8, 2019). "Meaning of "Knockin' Boots" by Luke Bryan". Song Meanings and Facts. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

[4] Jonathan Bernstein (June 28, 2019). "Watch Luke Bryan's Rain-Soaked 'Knockin' Boots' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

[5] "Country Airplay". Billboard. April 6, 2019.

[6] "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. April 14, 2019.

[RIAA-7] "American single certifications – Luke Bryan – Knockin' Boots". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

[sales-8] Bjorke, Matt (November 11, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: November 11, 2019". Rough Stock. Retrieved November 20, 2019.

[sc_Canada_Luke_Bryan-9] "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

[sc_Billboardcanadacountry_Luke_Bryan-10] "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Luke_Bryan-11] "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

[sc_Billboardcountryairplay_Luke_Bryan-12] "Luke Bryan Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Luke_Bryan-13] "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

[14] "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. August 9, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.

[15] "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[16] "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[17] "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[18] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[CanadaLuke_BryanKnockin'_BootssingleCertRef-19] "Canadian single certifications – Luke Bryan – Knockin' Boots". Music Canada. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

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 ==Content==
-"Knockin' Boots" was written by [[Jon Nite]], [[Hillary Lindsey]], and [[Gordie Sampson]], and produced by his longtime producing team of [[Jeff Stevens (singer)|Jeff Stevens]] and Jody Stevens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2019/03/29/luke-bryan-kicks-off-upcoming-seventh-studio-album-with-new-single-knockin-boots-listen/|title=Luke Bryan Kicks Off Upcoming Seventh Studio Album With New Single, "Knockin’ Boots" [Listen]|author=Jim Casey|date=March 29, 2019|work=|publisher=Nash Country Daily|accessdate=August 6, 2019}}</ref> The song's hook is built around an Old Western [[euphemism]] for sex.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.songmeaningsandfacts.com/meaning-of-knockin-boots-by-luke-bryan/|title=Meaning of "Knockin’ Boots" by Luke Bryan|author=SMF|date=May 8, 2019|work=|publisher=Song Meanings and Facts|accessdate=August 6, 2019}}</ref>
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 ==Music video==
-The music video for the song premiered on June 28, 2019 and was directed by [[Issac Rentz]] and filmed at the Cowboy Palace Saloon in LA. In it, Luke is shown performing at an open-air bar with a full band for a crowd of people who, in the beginning are very tired and worn out, eventually end up dancing while he sings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/luke-bryan-knockin-boots-video-853579/|title=Watch Luke Bryan’s Rain-Soaked ‘Knockin’ Boots’ Video|author=Jonathan Bernstein|date=June 28, 2019|work=|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=August 6, 2019}}</ref>
+The music video for the song premiered on June 28, 2019 and was directed by [[Issac Rentz]] and filmed at the Cowboy Palace Saloon in LA. In it, Luke is shown performing at an open-air bar with a full band for a crowd of people who, in the beginning are very tired and worn out, eventually end up dancing while he sings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/luke-bryan-knockin-boots-video-853579/|title=Watch Luke Bryan's Rain-Soaked 'Knockin' Boots' Video|author=Jonathan Bernstein|date=June 28, 2019|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=August 6, 2019}}</ref>
 ==Chart performance==
-"Knockin' Boots" debuted at number 48 on the ''Billboard'' [[Country Airplay]] chart dated April 6, 2019,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-airplay/2019-04-06 |title=Country Airplay |date=April 6, 2019|work=Billboard}}</ref> and at number 25 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart dated April 13, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/2019-04-13 |title=Hot Country Songs |date=April 14, 2019|work=Billboard}}</ref> The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 16, 2019.<ref name=RIAA /> It has sold 243,000 copies in the United States as of November 2019.<ref name=sales>{{cite web |last1=Bjorke |first1=Matt |title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles: November 11, 2019 |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2019/11/44044-top-30-digital-country-singles-november-11-2019 |work=Rough Stock |date=November 11, 2019 |accessdate=November 20, 2019}}</ref>
+"Knockin' Boots" debuted at number 48 on the ''Billboard'' [[Country Airplay]] chart dated April 6, 2019,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-airplay/2019-04-06 |title=Country Airplay |date=April 6, 2019|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and at number 25 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart dated April 13, 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/2019-04-13 |title=Hot Country Songs |date=April 14, 2019|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 16, 2019.<ref name=RIAA /> It has sold 243,000 copies in the United States as of November 2019.<ref name=sales>{{cite web |last1=Bjorke |first1=Matt |title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles: November 11, 2019 |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2019/11/44044-top-30-digital-country-singles-november-11-2019 |work=Rough Stock |date=November 11, 2019 |accessdate=November 20, 2019}}</ref>
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v t e Luke Bryan
Discography
Studio albums	I'll Stay Me Doin' My Thing Tailgates & Tanlines Crash My Party Kill the Lights What Makes You Country Born Here Live Here Die Here Mind of a Country Boy
Compilations	Spring Break...Here to Party
Extended plays	Spring Break 3...It's a Shore Thing Spring Break 4...Suntan City Spring Break 6...Like We Ain't Ever Spring Break...Checkin' Out Farm Tour... Here's to the Farmer
Singles	"All My Friends Say" "We Rode in Trucks" "Country Man" "Do I" "Rain Is a Good Thing" "Someone Else Calling You Baby" "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" "I Don't Want This Night to End" "Drunk on You" "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" "Crash My Party" "That's My Kind of Night" "Drink a Beer" "Play It Again" "Roller Coaster" "I See You" "Kick the Dust Up" "Strip It Down" "Home Alone Tonight" "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day" "Move" "Fast" "Light It Up" "Most People Are Good" "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset" "What Makes You Country" "Knockin' Boots" "What She Wants Tonight" "One Margarita" "Down to One" "Waves" "Up" "Country On" "But I Got a Beer in My Hand" "Love You, Miss You, Mean It"
Guest singles	"The Only Way I Know" "This Is How We Roll" "Straight to Hell" "Buy Dirt" "Forever Country"
Other songs	"Good Directions" "Buzzkill" "Suntan City" "Games"
Concert tours	Farm Tour (2010–) Dirt Road Diaries Tour (2013) That's My Kind of Night Tour (2014–15) Kick the Dust Up Tour (2015) Kill the Lights Tour (2016–17) Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day Tour (2017) What Makes You Country Tour (2018)