I'll Name the Dogs

"I'll Name the Dogs" is a song by Matt Dragstrem, Ben Hayslip, and Josh Thompson and recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released on September 11, 2017, as the first single Shelton's 2017 album Texoma Shore (2017) and would be used for Shelton's other album Fully Loaded: God's Country.

"I'll Name the Dogs"
Single by Blake Shelton
from the album Texoma Shore
Released	September 11, 2017 (2017-09-11)
Genre	Country
Length	3:03
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Matt Dragstrem Ben Hayslip Josh Thompson
Producer(s)	Scott Hendricks
Blake Shelton singles chronology
"Every Time I Hear That Song" (2017) "I'll Name the Dogs" (2017) "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" (2017)
Music video
I'll Name the Dogs on YouTube

Background and composition

"I'll Name the Dogs" was written by Matt Dragstrem, Ben Hayslip and Josh Thompson, while production was handled by Scott Hendricks.

Commercial performance

"I'll Name the Dogs" debuted at No. 23 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of September 28, 2017.^[1] That same week, the song first entered the Hot Country Songs at No. 40.^[2] It became available for sale the following week, and was the second best-selling country song that week with over 27,273 copies sold. This helped the song move up to No. 10 on Hot Country Songs.^[3] As of January 2018, "I'll Name the Dogs" has sold 185,000 copies in the United States.^[4] The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 13, 2018, and Platinum on July 31, 2019, for a million units in sales and streams.^[5]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017–2018) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[6] 78 Canada Country (Billboard)^[7] 1 US Billboard Hot 100^[8] 56 US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[9] 1 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[10] 6

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[11] 66 Chart (2018) Position US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[12] 44 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[13] 47

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[14]	Platinum	80,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[5]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡ / 185,000^[4]
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Country Airplay". Billboard. September 23, 2017.
2. "Country Songs". Billboard. September 23, 2017.
3. Asker, Jim (September 19, 2017). "Thomas Rhett on Being First Country Act to Top Billboard 200 This Year: 'It Blows My Mind'". Billboard.
4. Bjorke, Matt (January 9, 2018). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: January 9, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
5. "American single certifications – Blake Shelton – I'll Name the Dogs". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
6. "Blake Shelton Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
7. "Blake Shelton Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
8. "Blake Shelton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
9. "Blake Shelton Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
10. "Blake Shelton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
11. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
12. "Country Airplay – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
13. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
14. "Canadian single certifications – Blake Shelton – I'll Name the Dogs". Music Canada. Retrieved December 10, 2018.