Austin (Dasha song)

"Austin"
The legs of a woman wearing cowboy boots on top of a bar, with neon signs including one displaying the title in the background
Single by Dasha
from the album What Happens Now?
ReleasedNovember 17, 2023 (2023-11-17)
GenreCountry pop[1]
Length2:51
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Anna Dasha Novotny
  • Adam Wendler
  • Cheyenne Rose Arnspiger
  • Kenneth Travis Heidelman
  • David Le Roy
  • Jean-Christophe Belval
Producer(s)Travis Heidelman
Dasha singles chronology
"Even Cowboys Cry"
(2023)
"Austin"
(2023)
"King of California"
(2023)
Music video
"Austin" on YouTube

"Austin", alternatively titled "Austin (Boots Stop Workin')" on streaming platforms, is a song by American singer Dasha, released through Version III as a single on November 17, 2023, from her second studio album What Happens Now? Dasha co-wrote the song, which went viral on TikTok. "Austin" became Dasha's first single to chart, peaking at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 2024. Outside of the United States, "Austin" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Belgium (Flanders), Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

Background and composition

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"Austin" came together after Dasha and her co-writers were working on a song titled "Play Dumb" about "knowing you're getting cheated on," which Dasha could not relate to. It was abandoned and the perspective of a "scorned woman" from that song was then used and turned into "something really boot-clappy and fun and kind of badass" for "Austin". It was described as a "catchy ode to a lover who just won't commit".[1]

Release

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Released on November 17, 2023,[2] the song went viral on TikTok in March 2024, which was amplified after Dasha posted a video of herself line dancing to the song, leading to it being used in over 750,000 videos on the platform, as of May 2024.[3] At the end of May 2024, the song was retitled "Austin (Boots Stop Workin')" on streaming services and digital platforms.

Live performances

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Dasha made her CMT Music Awards performance debut on April 7, 2024, with a performance of "Austin".[4] She made her Grand Ole Opry debut on June 15, 2024, performing "Austin" and "Talk of the Town", another track from What Happens Now?[5]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Austin"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[55] 4× Platinum 280,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[56] Gold 15,000
Canada (Music Canada)[57] 4× Platinum 320,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[58] Gold 45,000
France (SNEP)[59] Gold 100,000
Netherlands (NVPI)[60] Platinum 93,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[61] 2× Platinum 60,000
Poland (ZPAV)[62] Gold 25,000
Portugal (AFP)[63] Gold 5,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[64] Gold 10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[65] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[66] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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