"Canadian Girls" is a song written and recorded by Canadian

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artist

Dean Brody Dean Brody (born August 12, 1975) is a Canadian country music artist who has won 16 CCMA Awards and 2 JUNO Awards. Originally signed to Broken Bow Records in 2008, Brody made his debut later that year with the single " Brothers". This song, a Top ...

. It was released in January 2012 as the first single from his album ''

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''. The song reached 36 on the Canadian Hot 100 in February 2012.

Critical reception

Stephen Cooke of the

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calls the song, "a honky-tonk rebuttal to the

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' 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

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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 for the week of February 25, 2012.

Certifications

References

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