Diamond Rings and Old Barstools

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"Diamond Rings and Old Barstools"
Single by Tim McGraw with Catherine Dunn
from the album Sundown Heaven Town
Released January 26, 2015 (2015-01-26)
Format Digital download
Genre Country
Length 3:18
Label Big Machine
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Shotgun Rider"
(2014)		 "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools"
(2015)		 "Top of the World"
(2015)

"Diamond Rings and Old Barstools" is a song recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw featuring Catherine Dunn. It was released in January 2015 as the fourth and final single from his second studio album for Big Machine Records, Sundown Heaven Town. The song was written by Jonathan Singleton, Barry Dean and Luke Laird.[1]

Content

The song is a mid-tempo ballad featuring backing vocals from McGraw's cousin, Catherine Dunn. Its lyrics mainly compare certain objects such as "midnight and cigarette smoke, watered-down whiskey and Coke" to illustrate a story of two people who are incompatible with each other.[2]

Critical reception

Jon Freeman of Country Weekly gave the song an A-, saying that "It's a gorgeous production: sparse without being skeletal, warm without being overbearing and perfectly tailored to Tim's oak-aged vocals." He said of the lyrics that "Not all of the pairings in the lyric make perfect sense, but that doesn't take anything away from the overall effect and message."[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Brian Olinger and premiered in March 2015.[3]

Chart performance

The song has sold 298,000 copies in the US as of July 2015.[4]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 78
Canada Country (Billboard)[6] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 55
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 30
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 46

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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  5. ↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Tim McGraw.
  6. ↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Tim McGraw.
  7. ↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Tim McGraw.
  8. ↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Tim McGraw.
  9. ↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Tim McGraw.
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  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

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