Hometown Kids

"Hometown Kids" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country duo The Reklaws.[1] The duo wrote the song with Gavin Slate and Travis Wood.[2] It was the lead single off their debut studio album Freshman Year.[3]

"Hometown Kids"
Single by The Reklaws
from the album Freshman Year
ReleasedJune 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
GenreCountry pop
Length3:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Reklaws singles chronology
"Hometown Kids"
(2017)		 "Long Live the Night"
(2018)
Music video
"Hometown Kids" on YouTube

Background

Stuart Walker told The Boot that the sibling duo "wanted everybody to understand that we are just college kids at heart". It was the first song they wrote with prolific Canadian country songwriters Gavin Slate and Travis Wood. Jenna Walker said the song is "important to us because it was our first major, like, [time to] sit down [and] really configure who we are as artists and what we want to say".[4]

Critical reception

Jenna Melanson of Canadian Beats Media called the song the "perfect summer anthem".[5] Mary Ayers of Teenplicity referred to the track as a "joyful country jam" that "creates a yearning for fun summer nights with friends". Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added the song to his personal Spotify playlist.[6]

Music video

The official music video for "Hometown Kids" premiered on August 17, 2017.[7] It features Jenna Walker and Stuart Walker of the Reklaws, as well as forty of their closest friends.[5] The video was filmed in their hometown of Cambridge, Ontario and directed by Ben Knechtel.[8][9]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Freshman Year CD booklet.[10]

Chart performance

"Hometown Kids" reached a peak of #16 on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the week of December 9, 2017.[11]

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[11] 16

References
  1. "Hometown Kids - The Reklaws". AllMusic. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  2. "The Reklaws - Hometown Kids". New Country Songs. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  3. "THE REKLAWS RELEASE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ALBUM 'FRESHMAN YEAR'". SoundZine. August 29, 2019.
  4. Stefano, Angela (January 18, 2018). "Story Behind the Song: The Reklaws, 'Hometown Kids'". The Boot.
  5. Melanson, Jenna (August 24, 2017). "The Reklaws release video for "Hometown Kids"". Canadian Beats Media. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  6. Ayers, Mary (March 14, 2018). "THE REKLAWS ARE STILL 'HOMETOWN KIDS'". Teenplicity. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  7. "The Reklaws - Hometown Kids" (video). YouTube. August 17, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  8. Doucet, Bill (July 13, 2018). "Cambridge's 'Hometown Kids' make strides across Canada with three CCMA nominations". Cambridge Times. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  9. "The Reklaws: Hometown Kids (2017)". IMDb. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  10. Freshman Year (CD booklet). The Reklaws. Universal Music Canada. 2019. 0250806250.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. "The Reklaws Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
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