Sierra (song)

2016 single by Maddie & Tae

"Sierra"

Single by Maddie & Tae
from the album  Start Here
Released| May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)[1]
Recorded| 2014
Studio| Blackbird (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre|

* Country
* neotraditional country

Length| 2:46
Label|

* Republic
* Dot

Songwriter(s)|

* Taylor Dye
* Maddie Marlow
* Aaron Scherz

Producer(s)|

* Dann Huff

Maddie & Tae singles chronology
| "Shut Up and Fish"
(2015)  | "Sierra"
(2016)  | "Friends Don't"
(2018)

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"Sierra" is a song recorded by American country music duo Maddie & Tae. It was released to radio on May 16, 2016, as the fourth and final single off of their debut studio album, Start Here. The duo wrote the song with Aaron Scherz, and Dann Huff produced it.

## Content

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The song describes and pokes fun at a bully girl named Sierra. The song takes inspiration a real life experience happened to Marlow: "I went home crying at least once a week because she was just so mean".[2]

## Critical reception

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Taste of Country reviewed the song favorably, saying that the girls "stay true to the instantly contagious hooks and riffs that make Start Here such an enjoyable listen out of the box".[3]

## Charts

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Chart (2016)  | Peak
position

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US Country Airplay (Billboard)[4] | 47

## References

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1. ^ "Add Dates" (PDF). Country Aircheck Weekly (497): Chart p.4. May 2, 2016.
2. ^ "Maddie & Tae Share Bully Story That Inspired Song 'Sierra'". Tasteofcountry.com. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
3. ^ "Maddie & Tae, 'Sierra' [Listen]". Tasteofcountry.com. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
4. ^ "Maddie & Tae Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.

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Maddie & Tae

* Maddie Marlow
* Tae Dye

Studio albums|

* Start Here (2015)
* The Way It Feels (2020)

EPs|

* Maddie & Tae (2014)
* Through the Madness, Vol. 1 (2022)

Songs|

* "Girl in a Country Song"
* "Fly"
* "Shut Up and Fish"
* "Sierra"
* "Friends Don't"
* "Die from a Broken Heart"

* Discography

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