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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Better in Boots
| name = Better in Boots
| Cover = BetterinBoots.jpg
| cover = BetterinBoots.jpg
| Alt = The cover art consists of the song's lyrics colored in white, the song title being highlighted, and covering the entire background. The artist's name is centered in the middle, colored in black.
| alt = The cover art consists of the song's lyrics colored in white, the song title being highlighted, and covering the entire background. The artist's name is centered in the middle, colored in black.
| Artist = [[Tyler Farr]]
| type = single
| Album = [[Suffer in Peace]]
| artist = [[Tyler Farr]]
| Released = {{Start date|2015|08|17}}
| album = [[Suffer in Peace]]
| released = {{Start date|2015|08|17}}
| Format = [[Music download|Digital download]]
| Recorded = 2014&ndash;15
| recorded = 2014&ndash;15
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| studio =
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=2|s=56}}
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=56}}
| Label = [[Sony Music Nashville|Columbia Nashville]]
| label = [[Sony Music Nashville|Columbia Nashville]]
| Writer = {{flatlist|
| writer = {{flatlist|
* Naomi Cooke
* Naomi Cooke
* Justin Wilson
* Justin Wilson
* Dave Pittenger
* Dave Pittenger
}}
}}
| Producer = {{flatlist|
| producer = {{flatlist|
* Jim Catino
* Jim Catino
* [[Julian King (recording engineer)|Julian King]]
* [[Julian King (recording engineer)|Julian King]]
}}
}}
| Last single = "[[Withdrawals (Tyler Farr song)|Withdrawals]]"<br />(2015)
| prev_title = [[Withdrawals (Tyler Farr song)|Withdrawals]]
| prev_year = 2015
| This single = "'''Better in Boots'''"<br />(2015)
| Next single = "Our Town"<br />(2016)
| next_title = Our Town
| next_year = 2016
}}
}}
"'''Better in Boots'''" is a song recorded by American [[country music]] artist [[Tyler Farr]]. It was released to radio on August 17, 2015 as the third and final single from his second studio album ''[[Suffer in Peace]]''. The album's previous single, "[[Withdrawals (Tyler Farr song)|Withdrawals]]" was pulled from country radio, being replaced by "Better in Boots". The song was written by Naomi Cooke, Justin Wilson and Dave Pittenger.
"'''Better in Boots'''" is a song recorded by American [[country music]] artist [[Tyler Farr]]. It was released to radio on August 17, 2015, by [[Sony Music Nashville|Columbia Nashville]] as the third and final single from his second studio album ''[[Suffer in Peace]]''. The album's previous single, "[[Withdrawals (Tyler Farr song)|Withdrawals]]" was pulled from country radio, being replaced by "Better in Boots". The song was written by former [[Runaway June]] lead vocalist Naomi Cooke, Justin Wilson and Dave Pittenger.


"Better in Boots" garnered better chart success than "Withdrawals", peaking at number 26 on both the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Country Airplay]] and [[Hot Country Songs]] charts respectively. It has sold 131,000 units in the United States as of March 2016. It also charted in Canada, reaching number 43 on the [[Canada Country]] chart. An accompanying music video for the single, directed by Eric Welch, features Farr performing in a barn with his band, and is intercut with scenes of archery, lassoing and a silo dance party.
"Better in Boots" garnered better chart success than "Withdrawals", peaking at number 26 on both the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Country Airplay]] and [[Hot Country Songs]] charts respectively. It has sold 131,000 units in the United States as of March 2016. It also charted in Canada, reaching number 43 on the [[Canada Country]] chart. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Eric Welch, features Farr performing in a barn with his band, and is intercut with scenes of archery, lassoing and a silo dance party.


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
An uncredited ''[[Taste of Country]]'' review stated that "“Better In Boots” is a straight-down-the-middle country love song. Farr plays the role of a guy enjoying a night of fresh air and wild impulses with a girl. There are surprisingly few boot songs in country music, so Farr’s new track will immediately stand out as unique."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/tyler-farr-better-in-boots-listen/|title=Tyler Farr, ‘Better in Boots’ [Listen]|date=July 31, 2015|work=[[Taste of Country]]|accessdate=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
An uncredited ''[[Taste of Country]]'' review stated that ""Better In Boots" is a straight-down-the-middle country love song. Farr plays the role of a guy enjoying a night of fresh air and wild impulses with a girl. There are surprisingly few boot songs in country music, so Farr's new track will immediately stand out as unique."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/tyler-farr-better-in-boots-listen/|title=Tyler Farr, 'Better in Boots' [Listen]|website=[[Taste of Country]]|date=July 31, 2015|access-date=August 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617054256/https://tasteofcountry.com/tyler-farr-better-in-boots-listen/|archive-date=June 17, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Anthony Easton of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' highlighted the track as being "the sexiest song about getting literally dirty" and positively compared it to [[Kip Moore]]'s "[[Somethin' 'Bout a Truck]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/07/spin-country-report-willie-nelson-merle-haggard-luke-bryan-tyler-farr-buffy-sainte-marie-cam-punch-brothers/|title=SPIN Country Report: Willie and Merle Light Up, Rhiannon Giddens Revives Revivals|last=Easton|first=Anthony|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|publisher=[[SpinMedia]]|date=July 1, 2015|access-date=April 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705011007/http://www.spin.com/2015/07/spin-country-report-willie-nelson-merle-haggard-luke-bryan-tyler-farr-buffy-sainte-marie-cam-punch-brothers/|archive-date=July 5, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] contributor [[Chuck Dauphin]] put "Better in Boots" at number eight on his top 10 list of Farr's best songs.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Dauphin|first=Chuck|author-link=Chuck Dauphin|title=Tyler Farr's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/7997517/tyler-farr-songs-best-hits-list|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 12, 2017|access-date=April 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407222944/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/7997517/tyler-farr-songs-best-hits-list|archive-date=April 7, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video was directed by Eric Welch and premiered in November 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/tyler-farr/1259299/better-in-boots.jhtml|title=CMT : Videos : Tyler Farr : Better in Boots|publisher=[[Country Music Television]]|accessdate=November 18, 2015}}</ref> It begins with Farr entering a barn, just as a woman in cowboy boots does the same thing.<ref name="Boot">{{cite web|url=http://theboot.com/tyler-farr-better-in-boots-music-video/|title=Tyler Farr Debuts 'Better in Boots' Music Video|last=Carr|first=Courtney|work=[[The Boot (website)|The Boot]]|date=November 13, 2015|accessdate=January 5, 2017}}</ref> It's followed by Farr and his band performing in said barn with a bunch of women, intercut with scenes of a woman doing archery, a cowboy performing rope tricks on fire, and a silo dance party.<ref name="Boot"/> The woman is played by former [[Miss Kansas]] pageant winner [[Theresa Vail]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/tyler-farr-better-in-boots-video/|title=Tyler Farr Steams It Up for 'Better in Boots' Music Video|last=Reuter|first=Annie|work=Taste of Country|date=November 16, 2015|accessdate=January 5, 2017}}</ref>
The music video was directed by Eric Welch and premiered in November 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/tyler-farr/1259299/better-in-boots.jhtml|title=CMT : Videos : Tyler Farr : Better in Boots|publisher=[[Country Music Television]]|access-date=November 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203072350/http://www.cmt.com/videos/tyler-farr/1259299/better-in-boots.jhtml|archive-date=February 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> It begins with Farr entering a barn, just as a woman in cowboy boots does the same thing.<ref name="Boot">{{cite web|url=https://theboot.com/tyler-farr-better-in-boots-music-video/|title=Tyler Farr Debuts 'Better in Boots' Music Video|last=Carr|first=Courtney|website=[[The Boot (website)|The Boot]]|date=November 13, 2015|access-date=January 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023005431/https://theboot.com/tyler-farr-better-in-boots-music-video/|archive-date=October 23, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> It's followed by Farr and his band performing in said barn with a bunch of women, intercut with scenes of a woman doing archery, a cowboy performing rope tricks on fire, and a silo dance party.<ref name="Boot"/> The woman is played by former [[Miss Kansas]] pageant winner [[Theresa Vail]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/tyler-farr-better-in-boots-video/|title=Tyler Farr Steams It Up for 'Better in Boots' Music Video|last=Reuter|first=Annie|website=Taste of Country|date=November 16, 2015|access-date=January 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812042121/https://tasteofcountry.com/tyler-farr-better-in-boots-video/|archive-date=August 12, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
The song has sold 131,000 copies in the United States as of March 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/03/40056-top-30-digital-country-singles-chart-march-29-2016 |title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: March 29, 2016 |first=Matt |last=Bjorke |work=Roughstock |date=March 27, 2016}}</ref>
The song has sold 131,000 copies in the United States as of March 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/03/40056-top-30-digital-country-singles-chart-march-29-2016|title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: March 29, 2016|first=Matt|last=Bjorke|website=Roughstock|date=March 27, 2016|access-date=March 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001030734/http://roughstock.com/news/2016/03/40056-top-30-digital-country-singles-chart-march-29-2016|archive-date=October 1, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Weekly charts===
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===Year-end charts===
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! scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2016|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428011121/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/hot-country-songs|archive-date=April 28, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 85
|}
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:57, 18 October 2024

"Better in Boots"
The cover art consists of the song's lyrics colored in white, the song title being highlighted, and covering the entire background. The artist's name is centered in the middle, colored in black.
Single by Tyler Farr
from the album Suffer in Peace
ReleasedAugust 17, 2015 (2015-08-17)
Recorded2014–15
GenreCountry
Length2:56
LabelColumbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • Naomi Cooke
  • Justin Wilson
  • Dave Pittenger
Producer(s)
Tyler Farr singles chronology
"Withdrawals"
(2015) 		"Better in Boots"
(2015) 		"Our Town"
(2016)

"Better in Boots" is a song recorded by American country music artist Tyler Farr. It was released to radio on August 17, 2015, by Columbia Nashville as the third and final single from his second studio album Suffer in Peace. The album's previous single, "Withdrawals" was pulled from country radio, being replaced by "Better in Boots". The song was written by former Runaway June lead vocalist Naomi Cooke, Justin Wilson and Dave Pittenger.

"Better in Boots" garnered better chart success than "Withdrawals", peaking at number 26 on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts respectively. It has sold 131,000 units in the United States as of March 2016. It also charted in Canada, reaching number 43 on the Canada Country chart. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Eric Welch, features Farr performing in a barn with his band, and is intercut with scenes of archery, lassoing and a silo dance party.

Critical reception

[edit]

An uncredited Taste of Country review stated that ""Better In Boots" is a straight-down-the-middle country love song. Farr plays the role of a guy enjoying a night of fresh air and wild impulses with a girl. There are surprisingly few boot songs in country music, so Farr's new track will immediately stand out as unique."[1] Anthony Easton of Spin highlighted the track as being "the sexiest song about getting literally dirty" and positively compared it to Kip Moore's "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck".[2] In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin put "Better in Boots" at number eight on his top 10 list of Farr's best songs.[3]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Eric Welch and premiered in November 2015.[4] It begins with Farr entering a barn, just as a woman in cowboy boots does the same thing.[5] It's followed by Farr and his band performing in said barn with a bunch of women, intercut with scenes of a woman doing archery, a cowboy performing rope tricks on fire, and a silo dance party.[5] The woman is played by former Miss Kansas pageant winner Theresa Vail.[6]

Chart performance

[edit]

The song has sold 131,000 copies in the United States as of March 2016.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Tyler Farr, 'Better in Boots' [Listen]". Taste of Country. July 31, 2015. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  2. ^ Easton, Anthony (July 1, 2015). "SPIN Country Report: Willie and Merle Light Up, Rhiannon Giddens Revives Revivals". Spin. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Dauphin, Chuck (October 12, 2017). "Tyler Farr's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "CMT : Videos : Tyler Farr : Better in Boots". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Carr, Courtney (November 13, 2015). "Tyler Farr Debuts 'Better in Boots' Music Video". The Boot. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  6. ^ Reuter, Annie (November 16, 2015). "Tyler Farr Steams It Up for 'Better in Boots' Music Video". Taste of Country. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  7. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 27, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: March 29, 2016". Roughstock. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  8. ^ "Tyler Farr Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Tyler Farr Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Tyler Farr Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Tyler Farr Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2020.


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