Photo Credit: Jeremy Cowart (Courtesy of Republic Nashville)
Nashville, TN – (July 16, 2014) – It’s full-steam ahead for superstar duo Florida Georgia Line whose
momentum continues with a top spot debut of “Dirt” at #1 on the Country
Digital Singles chart and #2 on Top Digital Songs for sales of 182,929
tracks in the first week. Additionally, “Dirt” scored the #1 spot on
both the all genre Digital Songs and Country charts in Canada. The lead
track from their forthcoming sophomore album on Republic Nashville shot
to #1 on both the iTunes all genre and Country charts in the US and
Canada, while also sitting atop the Country chart in Australia shortly
after release.
Making a record-breaking splash at
Country radio, “Dirt” earned the highest one-week add total in Country
Aircheck history with 130 stations on in the US. In Canada, “Dirt” was
the #1 Most Added song at Country on Mediabase and tied for #1 Most
Added for all genres.
Inspired by the emotionally-fueled song, FGL recently launched the
Dirt Campaign, partnering
with the fundraising platform Omaze to benefit Habitat for Humanity, a
global nonprofit which creates affordable housing in partnership with
low-income families. The official
“Dirt” music video and
Entertainment Tonight’s
exclusive behind-the-scenes footage bring even more life with tender
lyrics like “you know you came from it and some day you’ll return to
it.”
The nostalgic yet inspiring material
covers new ground for FGL, who skyrocketed across genres with four
consecutive, multi-week #1 smashes – the PLATINUM-certified hits “Stay,”
“Get Your Shine On,” “Round Here” and 7X PLATINUM “Cruise,” which broke
the record for longest #1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart and is the best-selling digital Country single of all time (SoundScan). Producer Joey Moi is once again at the helm of the new music, following up FGL’s 2X PLATINUM debut HERE’S TO THE GOOD TIMES, which has tallied over 15 million tracks sold worldwide.
The ACM
Vocal Duo of the Year is slated to perform a mashup of hits at
Nickelodeon’s inaugural Kids’ Choice Sports Awards this Thursday, July 17. A continual favorite among the younger crowds, FGL is nominated for
Choice Country Group at the
August 10 TEEN CHOICE Awards on FOX and fans ages 13-19 can vote once a day via
teenchoiceawards.com. The plethora of previous industry honors includes ACA, AMA, ACM, Billboard, CMA and CMT Music Awards.
Currently on the road as direct support for Jason Aldean’s BURN IT DOWN Tour, FGL will host
“This is How We Cruise” aboard the
Norwegian Pearl in November.
