"People Know You by Your First Name" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian

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artist

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. It was released in March 2011 as the fourth single to his 2010 album ''

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''. The song reached No. 93 on the

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in June 2011.

Content

"People Know You by Your First Name" is a song that chronicles small-town life and the people who live there. The narrator states that people in the town know you by what type of

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you drive and what you did the night before.

Reception

Roughstock critic Matt Bjorke said that the "lyrics are tight and the chorus fits right." He goes on to call the song, "a slice of modern country music which could’ve been a big hit in America had it been on Brody’s first album." He compares the song to

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's "

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" but said that Brody's song feels "more universal" and "worldly."

Music video

The music video was directed by

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and premiered in March 2011. It was filmed in the

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and features the

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Chart positions

References

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