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{{Short description|2021 Single by Morgan Wallen}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Sand in My Boots
| cover      = Sand in My Boots.jpeg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Morgan Wallen]]
| album      = [[Dangerous: The Double Album]]
| released   = {{start date|2021|08|23}}
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Country music|Country]]
| length     = 3:22
| label      = [[Big Loud]]
| writer     =
* [[Hardy (singer)|Michael Hardy]]
* [[Josh Osborne]]
* [[Ashley Gorley]]
| producer   = [[Joey Moi]]
| prev_title = [[7 Summers]]
| prev_year  = 2020
| next_title = [[Broadway Girls]]
| next_year  = 2021
| misc       = {{External music video|header=Lyric video|1={{YouTube|7pnlOJl1m78|"Sand in My Boots"}}}}
}}
"'''Sand in My Boots'''" is a song recorded by American [[country music]] singer [[Morgan Wallen]]. It was released to [[country radio]] on August 23, 2021 as third single from his second studio album ''[[Dangerous: The Double Album]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2021/06/24/morgan-wallen-sand-in-my-boots-single/|title=Morgan Wallen's Label Big Loud/Republic Positions 'Sand In My Boots' as Next Radio Single|website=Digital Music News|last=King|first=Ashley|date=June 24, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021}}</ref>
==Content==
The song was written by [[Ashley Gorley]], [[Hardy (singer)|Michael Hardy]] and [[Josh Osborne]]. "Sand in My Boots" is a nostalgic ballad about a lost love,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1829658/luke-bryan-wanted-to-record-morgan-wallen-sand-in-my-boots/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128222146/http://www.cmt.com/news/1829658/luke-bryan-wanted-to-record-morgan-wallen-sand-in-my-boots/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2021|title=Morgan Wallen's "Sand In My Boots" Was Almost Recorded By Another Country Star|publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]|last=Nicholson|first=Jessica|date=January 28, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021}}</ref> describes a worn out cowboy, weathering lost love and fading memories of drinking with that girl who could've been the one.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://holler.country/news/general/morgan-wallen-shares-live-sand-in-my-boots|title=Morgan Wallen Shares Live Performance of 'Sand In My Boots'|website=Holler.|last=Jones|first=Ross|access-date=August 5, 2021}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
Billy Duke of website ''[[Taste of Country]]'' commented "Sand in My Boots" is the best songwriting on the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/morgan-wallen-goes-all-in-with-sand-in-my-boots-listen/|title=Morgan Wallen Goes All in With 'Sand in My Boots' [Listen]|website=Taste of Country|last=Duke|first=Billy|date=July 22, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://holler.country/news/general/morgan-wallen-shares-live-sand-in-my-boots|title=Morgan Wallen Shares Live Performance of 'Sand in My Boots'|website=holler.country|last=Jones|first=Ross|date=July 22, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021}}</ref>
==Commercial performance==
The song began receiving airplay on [[country radio]] in July 2021. It debuted on [[Country Airplay]] at number 56 with 699,000 audience impressions in the week ending July 4,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9597534/morgan-wallen-returns-country-airplay-chart|title=Morgan Wallen Returns to Country Airplay Chart as 'Sand in My Boots' Debuts|magazine=Billboard|last=Asker|first=Jim|date=July 7, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://countryswag.com/morgan-wallen-back-on-country-airplay-chart-with-sand-in-my-boots/|title=Morgan Wallen is Back on the Country Airplay Chart with "Sand In My Boots"|website=Country Swag|last=Zisman|first=Erica|date=July 12, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021}}</ref> and reached number one dated February 26, 2022, becoming Wallen's fifth number one single on that chart.
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Sand in My Boots"
! scope="col"| Chart (2021–2022)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Canada|31|artist=Morgan Wallen|rowheader=true|access-date=August 5, 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardcanadacountry|1|artist=Morgan Wallen|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardglobal200|47|artist=Morgan Wallen|rowheader=true|access-date=August 5, 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2021-01-15|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=January 18, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021}}</ref>
| 32
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|30|artist=Morgan Wallen|rowheader=true|access-date=March 1, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|1|artist=Morgan Wallen|rowheader=true|access-date=February 23, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Morgan Wallen|rowheader=true|access-date=February 23, 2022}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2021 year-end chart performance for "Sand in My Boots"
! Chart (2021)
! Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2021}}</ref>
| 15
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2022 year-end chart performance for "Sand in My Boots"
! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/hot-100-songs/|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
| 58
|-
! scope="row"| US Country Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2022|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/country-airplay-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 1, 2022}}</ref>
| 14
|-
! scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/hot-country-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 1, 2022}}</ref>
| 31
|}
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|type=single|certyear=2023|access-date=June 9, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Morgan Wallen|title=Sand in My Boots|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|access-date=October 5, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Morgan Wallen|title=Sand in My Boots|award=Platinum|relyear=2021|number=2|certyear=2022|access-date=October 19, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release history for "Sand in My Boots"
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Label
! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row"| Various
| January 8, 2021
| {{hlist|[[Music download|Digital download]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]]}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Big Loud]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Sand-In-My-Boots/dp/B08NFCJHD4|title = Sand in My Boots|website = Amazon}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| United States
| August 23, 2021
| [[Country radio]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases|title=Future Releases for Country Radio Stations|publisher=All Access|access-date=August 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820140702/https://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases|archive-date=August 20, 2021}}</ref>
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Morgan Wallen}}
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[[Category:2020s ballads]]
[[Category:2021 singles]]
[[Category:2021 songs]]
[[Category:Big Loud singles]]
[[Category:Country ballads]]
[[Category:Morgan Wallen songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Joey Moi]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ashley Gorley]]
[[Category:Songs written by Hardy (singer)]]
[[Category:Songs written by Josh Osborne]]