{{Short description|Single by Luke Bryan}} {{Infobox song | name = Kick the Dust Up | cover = Luke Bryan - Kick the dust up.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Luke Bryan | album = Kill the Lights | released = {{Start date|2015|05|19}} | recorded = 2015 | studio = | venue = | genre = Country-rock | length = 3:10 {{small|(original version)}} | label = Capitol Nashville | writer = {{hlist|Dallas Davidson|Chris DeStefano|Ashley Gorley}} | producer = {{hlist|Jeff Stevens|Jody Stevens}} | prev_title = I See You | prev_year = 2014 | next_title = Strip It Down | next_year = 2015 }}
"'''Kick the Dust Up'''" is a song written by Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson, and Chris DeStefano and recorded by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released in May 2015 as the first single from Bryan's 2015 album, ''Kill the Lights''. It is also Bryan's thirteenth number one single, and his tenth consecutive charttopper.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kick the Dust Up - Single Luke Bryan|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kick-the-dust-up-single/id994247451|website=iTunes Store (US)|publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=27 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521152529/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kick-the-dust-up-single/id994247451|archive-date=21 May 2015}}</ref>
==Release== Bryan had been playing the song live during the last leg of his That's My Kind of Night Tour and Kick the Dust Up tour. He officially announced the song on May 19, 2015, along with his new album while appearing on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show''.
==Critical reception== Shortly after its release, Brian Mansfield of ''USA Today'' called the song the song of the week, saying the song "is an all-night party thumper for people who feel penned in by crowded bars with expensive drinks, and need some room to dance — even if it means having to watch where they step."<ref>{{cite web|last=Mansfield|first=Brian|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/05/18/luke-bryan-kick-the-dust-up-listen-up-song-of-the-wek/27522823/|title=Song of the Week: Bryan's 'Kick the Dust Up'|work=USA Today|date=May 18, 2015|access-date=May 24, 2015}}</ref>
Other reviews of the song, however, were more negative. Grady Smith of ''The Guardian'' gave the song a less favorable review, comparing it to his previous single "That's My Kind of Night," saying it "follows the same derivative party-in-a-cornfield formula that so many other country songs have trodden in the past decade, despite outcry against the glut of dime-a-dozen tailgate tunes. Really, that’s no surprise given that it’s the brainchild of Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley and Chris DeStefano – the exact same writers behind "That’s My Kind of Night"."<ref name=guardian>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Grady|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/21/country-music-lyrics-smartest-luke-bryan-kick-the-dust-up|title=Country might be the 'smartest' genre but it's suffering a brain drain |work=The Guardian|date=May 21, 2015|access-date=May 24, 2015}}</ref> Smith went further to say "There is so little to say about "Kick the Dust Up" because it's hardly a song. It's just a collection of trite phrases about back roads and alcohol that data researchers have determined country consumers are used to hearing on the radio and are thus amenable to hearing again."<ref name=guardian/> Kevin John Coyne of ''Country Universe'' gave the song an "F", stating that, while he kinda likes Luke Bryan, he "still hated this song before the first twenty seconds were up." He also said that "I keep thinking that there’s no new way to do this same old theme of partying down in the cornfields. Perhaps there’s just no new way to do it well. I’m struggling to remember any of the old ways they did it well, either."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.countryuniverse.net/2015/05/23/single-review-luke-bryan-kick-the-dust-up/|title=Single Review: Luke Bryan, "Kick the Dust Up"|date=23 May 2015|first=Kevin John|last=Coyne|website=Country Universe}}</ref>
==Commercial performance== "Kick the Dust Up" debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at number 49 the week before its official release. It was the best-selling country music song of the week when it was released for sale, debuting as number one on the Country Digital Songs chart with 127,000 copies sold. It rose to number one on both the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, and number 26 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/brantley-gilbert-returns-no-1-luke-bryan/ |title=Brantley Gilbert Returns to No. 1, Luke Bryan Moves On 'Up'|author= Gary Trust |date= May 28, 2015 |magazine=Billboard }}</ref> It reached over a million in sales by November 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2015/11/39344-top-30-digital-country-singles-chart-november-9-2015-2 |title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: November 16, 2015 |first=Matt |last=Bjorke |date=November 16, 2015 |work=Roughstock |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |access-date=November 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011246/http://roughstock.com/news/2015/11/39344-top-30-digital-country-singles-chart-november-9-2015-2 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of January 2016, the song has sold 1,090,000 copies in the US.<ref name="US sales">{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/01/39649-top-30-digital-country-singles-chart-january-25-2016|title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: January 25, 2016|first=Matt|last=Bjorke|date=January 24, 2016|work=Roughstock|archive-date=October 21, 2016|access-date=February 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021094425/http://roughstock.com/news/2016/01/39649-top-30-digital-country-singles-chart-january-25-2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was certified 4× Platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in September 2024.<ref name="RIAA cert"/>
In Canada, the song rose to a peak position of number one on the Canada Country chart and 15 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. The song was also Bryan's first entry on the Australian Singles Chart, spending one week at number 98.
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! Chart (2015) ! Peak<br>position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-singles-taylor-swift-bad-blood-is-no-1-20150530|title=ARIA Singles: Taylor Swift Bad Blood Is No 1|publisher=Noise11|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|date=May 30, 2015|access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref> | 98 |- {{singlechart|Canada|15|artist=Luke Bryan|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|1|artist=Luke Bryan|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|26|artist=Luke Bryan|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|1|artist=Luke Bryan|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Luke Bryan|rowheader=true}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !scope="col"|Chart (2015) !scope="col"|Position |- | Canada (Canadian Hot 100)<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/canadian-hot-100 | title=Best of 2015: Canadian Hot 100 | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2015 | access-date=December 9, 2015}}</ref> | align="center" | 89 |- | Canada Country (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard Canada Top 50 Country Airplay Tunes of 2015|url=https://musiccanada.wordpress.com/2015/12/24/billboard-canada-top-50-country-airplay-tunes-of-2015/|publisher=Music Canada via Nielsen N.V.|access-date=5 July 2016|date=December 24, 2015}}</ref> | align="center" | 32 |- | US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/hot-100-songs | title=Best of 2015: Hot 100 Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2015 | access-date=December 9, 2015}}</ref> | align="center" | 87 |- | US Country Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/country-airplay-songs | title=Best of 2015: Country Airplay | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2015 | access-date=December 9, 2015}}</ref> | align="center" | 57 |- | US Hot Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/hot-country-songs | title=Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2015 | access-date=December 9, 2015}}</ref> | align="center" | 4 |- |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications and sales== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|number=4|title=Kick the Dust Up|type=single|digital=true|artist=Luke Bryan|refname="RIAA cert"|certyear=2024}} {{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
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