Toby Keith Goes Heavy Metal With 20 New RIAA Certifications
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Toby Keith Goes Heavy Metal
With 20 New RIAA Certifications
Themed America EP Goes To DSPs
Friday (May 26) Ahead Of Major Holidays
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) Singer, songwriter and entertainer Toby Keith has been at the top of a lot of lists during his career, and with Memorial Day and July 4 approaching, his music is sure to feature prominently on radio and personal playlists. To that end, Universal Music Group is releasing the six-song America EP this Friday around themes Keith holds dear.
Concurrently, all six songs are included in a staggering number of new gold & platinum single certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Twenty certifications across 17 titles confirm the ongoing appeal of Keith’s music.
Of the 17 songs certified, 15 were written by Keith with five of those as solo-writes. Keith wrote or co-wrote all six songs on the America EP.
America track list:
1. Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)
2. Should’ve Been A Cowboy
3. American Soldier
4. As Good As I Once Was
5. I Love This Bar
6. Beer For My Horses
RIAA certifications:
“American Soldier” (Toby Keith, Chuck Cannon) – Double Platinum
“As Good As I Once Was” (Keith, Scotty Emerick) – Triple Platinum
“Beer For My Horses” (Keith, Emerick) – Double Platinum
“Bullets In The Gun” (Keith, Rivers Rutherford) – Gold
“Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)” (Keith) – Triple Platinum
“Get Drunk And Be Somebody” (Keith, Emerick) – Gold
“How Do You Like Me Now?!” (Keith, Cannon) – Platinum & Double Platinum
“I Love This Bar” (Keith, Emerick) – Platinum & Double Platinum
“I Wanna Talk About Me” (Bobby Braddock) – Platinum
“Made In America” (Keith, Bobby Pinson, Scott Reeves) – Platinum
“Red Solo Cup” (Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Brad Warren, Brett Warren) – Triple Platinum
“She’s A Hottie” (Keith, Pinson) – Gold
“Should’ve Been A Cowboy” (Keith) – Platinum & Double Platinum
“Whiskey Girl” (Keith, Emerick) – Platinum
“Who’s Your Daddy” (Keith) – Gold
“Wish I Didn’t Know Now” (Keith) – Gold
“You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This” (Keith) – Gold
About Toby Keith: Arguably the most prolific self-directed creative force in country’s modern era, Toby Keith has amassed 42 top 10 hits, 32 No. 1s, 40 million albums sold and more than 10 billion streams largely on the strength of his own songwriting and producing, and under the banner of his own Show Dog Nashville record label. Among his many accomplishments, the New York based all-genre Songwriters Hall of Fame (2015), the National Medal of Arts (2021), the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (2021), and BMI Icon (2022) are his most treasured.
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