"Rhinestone World" is a song recorded by Canadian

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singer

Dallas Smith Dallas Hendry Smith (born December 4, 1977) is a Canadian singer and songwriter, who performs both as a solo country music artist and as lead singer for the hard rock band Default. He is currently signed to Big Loud Records. Smith is the curre ...

. The song was released to radio by

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as the second single from his 2019 EP '' The Fall'', as well as his 2020 album ''

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''. It was also sent to American country radio in 2019 by TTA Music.

Background

The song was written by

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, Andrew DeRoberts, and

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. The narrator sings of how he was "lost on highway, a little dazed and confused" before finding a girl, singing to her that "loving you is like finding a diamond in a rhinestone world".

Critical reception

Nanci Dagg of ''Canadian Beats Media'' stated the track "is a happy song that is full of metaphors and if even one of those metaphors describes the love you feel for someone, this song will resonate with you". ''Front Porch Music'' remarked that the track "features the rock influence we love in a country song from Dallas Smith" and "is a tribute to unconditional, romantic love".

Music video

The music video for "Rhinestone World" premiered February 15, 2019.

Chart performance

"Rhinestone World" reached a peak of Number One on the ''Billboard''

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chart dated March 16, 2019. It became Smith's sixth-consecutive Number One hit on the chart, and seventh overall, extending his records for the most by any Canadian country artist.

Charts

References

{{Dallas Smith 2018 songs 2018 singles Dallas Smith songs 604 Records singles Songs written by Rodney Clawson Songs written by Josh Osborne Song recordings produced by Joey Moi