"Hometown Girl" is a song recorded by American country music artist Josh Turner. It was released in May 2016 as the second single from his sixth studio album, ''

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''. The song was written by Marc Beeson and Daniel Tashian.

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Monaco recorded in Live and acoustic and premiered on CMT, GAC & VEVO in 2016.

Critical reception

The song peaked at number 2 on the ''

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chart dated May 6, 2017, making it Turner's first top 10 single since "

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" in 2012.

Commercial performance

The song has sold 238,000 copies in the United States as of May 2017. It was certified Platinum on April 23, 2018 for a million units in sales and streams.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

2016 songs 2016 singles Josh Turner songs MCA Nashville Records singles Songs written by Marc Beeson Songs written by Daniel Tashian {{2010s-country-song-stub