"Knockin' Boots" is a song recorded by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
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
''Born Here Live Here Die Here'' is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It was released on August 7, 2020, by Capitol Nashville. The album includes the singles " Knockin' Boots", "What She Wants Tonight", " One Ma ...
'', released on August 7, 2020.
Content
"Knockin' Boots" was written by
Jon Nite
Jon Nite (born March 19, 1980) is a Grammy-nominated, CMA and ACM award winning singer/songwriter who has written 16 No.1 hits. Nite's songs have been recorded by artists such as Charlie Puth, Keith Urban, Dan & Shay, Gabby Barrett, Luke Bryan, Br ...
,
Hillary Lindsey
Hillary Lee Lindsey is an American singer-songwriter. She has written songs with or for a number of artists including Michelle Branch, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Shakira, Lady A, Gary Allan, Sara Evans, Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Bo ...
, and
Gordie Sampson
Gordon Francis Sampson (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and producer from Big Pond, Nova Scotia.
Beginning his career as a performer on his hometown island of Cape Breton, both in bands and on his own, Sampson has gone on t ...
, and produced by his longtime producing team of
Jeff Stevens and Jody Stevens. The song's hook is built around an Old Western
euphemism for sex.
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.
Chart performance
"Knockin' Boots" debuted at number 48 on the ''Billboard''
Country Airplay chart dated April 6, 2019, and at number 25 on the ''Billboard''
Hot Country Songs chart dated April 13, 2019.
The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 16, 2019.
It has sold 243,000 copies in the United States as of November 2019.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2019 singles
2019 songs
Luke Bryan songs
Songs written by Jon Nite
Songs written by Hillary Lindsey
Songs written by Gordie Sampson
Capitol Records singles