"I'd Go to Jail" is a song written and recorded by Canadian

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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 ...

. The song was released to radio in October 2021, as the fifth single from Brody's seventh studio album ''

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Background

Brody described "I'd Go to Jail" as a "personal favourite". Inspired by being a father, he wrote the track by himself and stated: "Anyone who has someone in their life that they love can relate to doing anything to protect them and that’s really what this song is about". He added that this was one of two songs he had written—the other being his 2016 hit "

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"—where he felt "goosebumps" as he knew that it was "special".

Critical reception

Jason Schneider of ''FYI Music News'' referred to the song as an "emotion-fueled track", adding that it "displays Brody's passion for storytelling while capturing the unparalleled beauty of a father-daughter relationship". Courtney Fielder of ''Country100.7'' referred to the track as "a beautiful tune".

Commercial performance

"I'd Go to Jail" peaked at number 73 on the

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for the week of March 19, 2022, spending eight weeks on the chart in total. It also reached a peak of number five on the ''

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chart for the same week, marking Brody's thirty-first career top ten hit. The song has been certified Gold by

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References

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