"H.O.L.Y."
Single by Florida Georgia Line
from the album Dig Your Roots
ReleasedApril 29, 2016 (2016-04-29)
GenreCountry
Length3:14
LabelRepublic Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Joey Moi
Florida Georgia Line singles chronology
"Confession"
(2015) 		"H.O.L.Y."
(2016) 		"May We All"
(2016)
Music video
"H.O.L.Y" on YouTube

"H.O.L.Y." (an acronym for "High on Loving You") is a song recorded by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line. It is the lead single from the duo's third studio album, Dig Your Roots, which was released on August 26, 2016. The song was written by busbee, Nate Cyphert, and William Wiik Larsen. "H.O.L.Y." was first released on April 29, 2016 by Republic Nashville.[1]

In its second week, "H.O.L.Y." jumped from number 39 to number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, becoming the duo's fifth single to top that chart.[2] It is also their third single to receive a crossover promotion, impacting American Hot AC radio on June 27, 2016.[3]

Critical reception

Jon Freeman of Rolling Stone commented positively on the song, applauding the group's musical evolution; though he did note caution regarding the song's Christian themes, saying "It's hard not to wonder if the FGL guys — both of whom have publicly proclaimed their faith on numerous occasions — will get some flak from religious listeners the way [Maren] Morris has for "My Church" and its perceived shunning of organized worship."[4] Included on Spotify's list of Picks of the Week, Billboard commented the song "takes FGL in a new direction while keeping the infectious sing-along hooks that made the band famous."[5] Modern Country Music Review deemed in on 3/23/2019 as the song of the decade

Commercial performance

The song debuted with 125,000 copies sold in the United States in its debut week, the second best-selling digital song of the week. It propelled the song to number one on the Hot Country Songs chart,[2] as well as number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[6] It has since stayed at number one on the Hot Country Songs chart for eighteen consecutive weeks [7] and peaked at number 14 on the Hot 100 chart. The song debuted on the Country Airplay chart at number 26 a week before it was released for sale,[8] and has peaked at number one. It has also reached number one on the Canada Country chart and number 24 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. The song sold over a million copies in August 2016 in the United States,[9] and has sold 1,550,000 copies as of July 2017.[10] It was certified quadruple Platinum by the RIAA on March 15, 2018.[11]

Music video

The music video was directed by TK McKamy and filmed at The Twelve Apostles, Australia.[12] It premiered on April 29, 2016.[13]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[27] Gold 35,000‡
United States (RIAA)[11] 6× Platinum 6,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
North America April 28, 2016 Digital download
[28]
Asia [29]
Europe [30]
Oceania [31]
United States Country radio Republic Nashville [1]
June 27, 2016 Hot / Modern / AC radio [3]
July 26, 2016 Contemporary hit radio
[32]

References

  1. ^ a b Roland, Tom (June 13, 2016). "Florida Georgia Line Connects New Sonic Dots With 'H.O.L.Y.'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b Jim Asker (May 10, 2016). "Florida Georgia Line Flies to No. 1 on Hot Country Songs; Dierks Bentley's 'Beach' Blankets Radio". Billboard.
  3. ^ a b "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Hear Florida Georgia Line Blend Spirituality, Carnality on 'H.O.L.Y.'". Rolling Stone. 29 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Spotify's New Music Friday: Editors' Picks of the Week". Billboard.
  6. ^ Gary Trust (May 9, 2016). "Drake Scores First Hot 100 No. 1 as Lead Artist With 'One Dance'". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Florida Georgia Line's "H.O.L.Y." earns 18th week on #1 on Hot Country Songs". Headline Planet. September 6, 2016.
  8. ^ "Country Airplay". Billboard. May 14, 2016.
  9. ^ Bjorke, Matt (August 9, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: August 9, 2016". Roughstock.
  10. ^ Bjorke, Matt (July 11, 2017). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: July 11, 2017". Roughstock.
  11. ^ a b "American single certifications – Florida Georgia Line – H.O.L.Y." Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  12. ^ Scott, Jason (April 29, 2016). "Hear Florida Georgia Line's new single 'H.O.L.Y.'". AXS. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  13. ^ Collins, Robyn (April 29, 2016). "Florida Georgia Line Release Video For New Single 'H.O.L.Y.'". Radio.com. CBS Local Media. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  14. ^ Ryan, Gavin (May 7, 2016). "ARIA Singles: Drake 'One Dance' Is the No 1 Song". Noise11. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  15. ^ "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  16. ^ "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  17. ^ "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  18. ^ "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  19. ^ "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  20. ^ "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  21. ^ "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  22. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  23. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  24. ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  25. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  26. ^ "Decade-End Charts: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  27. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  28. ^ "H.O.L.Y. – Single by Florida Georgia Line". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  29. ^ "Florida Georgia Lineの「H.O.L.Y. – Single」を iTunes で". iTunes Store (Japan). Apple Inc. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  30. ^ "H.O.L.Y. – Single by Florida Georgia Line". iTunes Store (UK). Apple Inc. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  31. ^ "H.O.L.Y. – Single by Florida Georgia Line". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  32. ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on July 20, 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
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