"10,000 Hours" is a song by American country music duo Dan + Shay and Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released on October 4, 2019, as the lead single from Dan + Shay's fourth studio album, Good Things (2021). Released four days after Justin and Hailey Bieber's wedding in South Carolina on September 30,[2] the song was written by duo members Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, Justin Bieber, Poo Bear, Jessie Jo Dillon, and Jordan Reynolds, and produced solely by Smyers.[3] The song was named Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 2021 Grammy Awards.[4]

"10,000 Hours"
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Single by Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
from the album Good Things
ReleasedOctober 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)
GenreCountry pop[1]
Length2:47
LabelWarner Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dan Smyers
Dan + Shay singles chronology
"All to Myself"
(2019)
"10,000 Hours"
(2019)
"I Should Probably Go to Bed"
(2020)
Justin Bieber singles chronology
"Bad Guy"
(2019)
"10,000 Hours"
(2019)
"Yummy"
(2020)
Music video
"10,000 Hours" on YouTube

The song debuted at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100.[5] It also made history on Billboard's Streaming Songs chart by becoming the highest-charting non-holiday country song in the history of the chart, besting the number nine peak of Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise".[6]

Composition

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The song is set in the key of B-flat major with a tempo of 88-92 beats per minute.[7] The track was described by Billboard as "mid-tempo".[3]

Promotion

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On September 29, Dan + Shay began teasing on social media that a track was arriving on October 4. They, as well as Justin Bieber, revealed the collaboration on October 2.[3]

Commercial performance

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"10,000 Hours" debuted at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, the first country song to debut in the top ten since 2012. This is also Dan + Shay's first top ten hit in the US and Bieber's 16th.[5] On the Country Airplay chart, it is the duo's seventh number one and Bieber's first. In its first full week of tracking, it received 33.3 million streams, and became the highest-charting non-holiday country song in the history of the streaming chart at number three. It also sold 53,000 downloads in first week, and it was the number one song on the Hot Country Songs chart.[8] It sold a further 17,000 copies in the second week.[9] It was No. 1 for 21 weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart, the fourth longest reign in the chart history.[10] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 10, 2019, and Platinum on January 16, 2020, later being certified quadruple platinum in 2021.[11] It has sold 256,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.[12]

Piano version

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On November 27, 2019, a piano version arrived of the track was called the wedding version.[13] Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber switched parts in the song as well, but the lyrics are the same.[14]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[15]

  • Dan Smyers – vocals, songwriter, producer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, programmer, recording engineer, synthesizer
  • Shay Mooney – vocals, songwriter
  • Poo Bear – songwriter
  • Justin Bieber - performer songwriter
  • Jordan Reynolds – songwriter, acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, piano, programmer, synthesizer
  • Jessie Jo Dillon – songwriter
  • Abby Smyers – backing vocals
  • Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar, mandolin, resonator guitar
  • Jeff Balding – engineer
  • Josh Gudwin – additional engineer, vocal producer
  • Josh Ditty – additional engineer
  • Andrew Mendelson – masterer
  • Jeff Juliano – mixer

Awards and nominations

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Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards Best Lyrics Won [16]
American Music Awards Collaboration of the Year Won [17]
Favorite Country Song Won
2021 Grammy Awards Best Country Duo/Group Performance Won [18]

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[76] 2× Platinum 140,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[77] Gold 20,000
Canada (Music Canada)[78] 8× Platinum 640,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[79] Platinum 90,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[80] Gold 15,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[81] Gold 30,000
Portugal (AFP)[82] Gold 5,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[83] Gold 30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[84] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[11] 5× Platinum 5,000,000
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[85] Platinum 100,000,000
Sweden (GLF)[86] Gold 4,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various October 4, 2019 Warner Nashville [15]
United States October 21, 2019 Hot adult contemporary [87]
October 22, 2019 Contemporary hit radio [88]

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