Buy Dirt - Wikipedia

2021 single by Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan

"Buy Dirt"
Single by Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan
from the album Bluebird Days
Released	July 19, 2021 (2021-07-19)[1]
Genre	Country
Length	2:47
Label	MCA Nashville
Songwriters	Jacob Davis Jordan Davis Josh Jenkins Matt Jenkins
Producer	Paul DiGiovanni
Jordan Davis singles chronology
"Almost Maybes" (2020) "Buy Dirt" (2021) "What My World Spins Around" (2022)
Luke Bryan singles chronology
"Waves"(2021) "Buy Dirt"(2021) "Up"(2021)
Music video
"Buy Dirt" on YouTube

"Buy Dirt" is a song by American country music singers Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan. It was released on July 19, 2021 as the lead single from Davis' second studio album Bluebird Days. Davis co-wrote the song with his brother Jacob, Josh Jenkins, and Matt Jenkins (the latter two of whom are also brothers),[2] while Paul DiGiovanni produced it.[3] The record label is MCA Nashville.[4] It won the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year at the 56th Annual Country Music Association Awards.[5]

Background

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Davis and Bryan met at an awards show and later became friends. Davis told Sounds Like Nashville: "Luke isn't just a great entertainer; he's a great Dad, a great husband, and a great friend, too. That's what 'Buy Dirt' embodies. When I wrote 'Buy Dirt,' I knew he could relate to the song's message. [...] I left him a text message with the song attached and told him how much it meant to me. He got right back to me within a couple minutes and said he loved it. He wanted to live with it, make sure he would be right for the song. He called me a week later and said yes. He's one of busiest guys out there and for him to be part of it speaks for the song."[6]

Content

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Davis described the song on Today's Country Radio with Kelleigh Bannen: "'Buy Dirt' to me is about faith, family and friends, and really finding your happiness."[7]

Critical reception

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Billy Dukes of Taste of Country commented that "Buy Dirt" "paint[s] a full picture of country life and sagacity [... ,] which helps make it real to the rest of us".[8]

Music video

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The music video was released on August 10, 2021. Davis alongside Bryan illustrate the story behind the "poignant" song.[9]

Live performance

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On June 1, 2021, Davis and Bryan performed "Buy Dirt" on The Today Show.[10]

Charts

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Weekly charts [edit] Weekly chart performance for "Buy Dirt" Chart (2021–2022) Peakposition Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN)[11] 12 Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)[12] 23 Canada Country (Billboard)[13] 1 Global 200 (Billboard)[14] 117 US Billboard Hot 100[15] 22 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[16] 1 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[17] 1

Year-end charts [edit] 2021 year-end chart performance for "Buy Dirt" Chart (2021) Position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[18] 41 2022 year-end chart performance for "Buy Dirt" Chart (2022) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 68 US Billboard Hot 100[20] 49 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[21] 30 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[22] 9

Certifications

[edit] Certifications for "Buy Dirt"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23]	4× Platinum	280,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[24]	8× Platinum	640,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[25]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[26]	5× Platinum	5,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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1. ^ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
2. ^ Kawashima, Dale (February 25, 2022). "Rising Songwriter & Artist Josh Jenkins Co-Writes Two Of Country Music's Big Hits: 'Fancy Like' and 'Buy Dirt'". Songwriteruniverse.com. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
3. ^ Bestler, Dylan (May 21, 2021). "Jordan Davis Releases Brand New EP, 'Buy Dirt' – Full Review". Country Swag. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
4. ^ "Universal Music Group Nashville - Releases: Buy Dirt". www.umgnashville.com. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
5. ^ "CMA Awards 2022: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone. 9 November 2022.
6. ^ Hackett, Vernell (June 24, 2021). "Jordan Davis Pulled From His Real Life For 'Buy Dirt' Songs". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
7. ^ Jo Black, Lauren (May 21, 2021). "Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan's New Collab, 'Buy Dirt,' Is Country Music At Its Best". Country Now. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
8. ^ Dukes, Billy (July 27, 2021). "Jordan Davis, Luke Bryan Offer Sound Life Advice With 'Buy Dirt' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
9. ^ Schube, Will (August 10, 2021). "Jordan Davis Enlists Luke Bryan For New 'Buy Dirt' Video". Udiscovermusic. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
10. ^ "Jordan Davis - Buy Dirt (Live From The TODAY Show / 2021) ft. Luke Bryan". June 3, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via YouTube.
11. ^ "Country Hot 50: Issue 1363". The Music Network. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
12. ^ "Jordan Davis Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
13. ^ "Jordan Davis Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2021. [dead link]
14. ^ "Jordan Davis Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
15. ^ "Jordan Davis Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
16. ^ "Jordan Davis Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
17. ^ "Jordan Davis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
18. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
19. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
20. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
21. ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
22. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
23. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2025 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
24. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Jordan Davis – Buy Dirt". Music Canada. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
25. ^ "British single certifications – Jordan Davis – Buy Dirt". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 28, 2024. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Buy Dirt Jordan Davis in the "Search:" field.
26. ^ "American single certifications – Jordan Davis – Buy Dirt". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

v t e Jordan Davis
Studio albums	Home State (2018) Bluebird Days (2023) Learn the Hard Way (2025)
Singles	"Singles You Up" "Take It from Me" "Slow Dance in a Parking Lot" "Cool Anymore" "Almost Maybes" "Buy Dirt" "What My World Spins Around" "Next Thing You Know" "Tucson Too Late" "I Ain't Sayin'" "Bar None" "Turn This Truck Around"
Featured singles	"Ain't a Bad Life"
See also	Jacob Davis

v t e Luke Bryan
Discography
Studio albums	I'll Stay Me Doin' My Thing Tailgates & Tanlines Crash My Party Kill the Lights What Makes You Country Born Here Live Here Die Here Mind of a Country Boy
Compilations	Spring Break...Here to Party
Extended plays	Spring Break 3...It's a Shore Thing Spring Break 4...Suntan City Spring Break 6...Like We Ain't Ever Spring Break...Checkin' Out Farm Tour... Here's to the Farmer
Singles	"All My Friends Say" "We Rode in Trucks" "Country Man" "Do I" "Rain Is a Good Thing" "Someone Else Calling You Baby" "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" "I Don't Want This Night to End" "Drunk on You" "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" "Crash My Party" "That's My Kind of Night" "Drink a Beer" "Play It Again" "Roller Coaster" "I See You" "Kick the Dust Up" "Strip It Down" "Home Alone Tonight" "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day" "Move" "Fast" "Light It Up" "Most People Are Good" "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset" "What Makes You Country" "Knockin' Boots" "What She Wants Tonight" "One Margarita" "Down to One" "Waves" "Up" "Country On" "But I Got a Beer in My Hand" "Love You, Miss You, Mean It" "Country Song Came On"
Guest singles	"The Only Way I Know" "This Is How We Roll" "Straight to Hell" "Buy Dirt" "Forever Country" "Cowboys and Plowboys"
Other songs	"Good Directions" "Buzzkill" "Suntan City" "Games"
Concert tours	Farm Tour (2010–) Dirt Road Diaries Tour (2013) That's My Kind of Night Tour (2014–15) Kick the Dust Up Tour (2015) Kill the Lights Tour (2016–17) Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day Tour (2017) What Makes You Country Tour (2018)