10,000 Hours

"10,000 Hours" is a song recorded by American country music duo Dan + Shay and Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released as the lead single from Dan + Shay's upcoming fourth studio album on October 4, 2019. It was released four days after Bieber and Hailey Baldwin wed in South Carolina on September 30.[2] It was written by Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Jessie Jo Dillon, Jason Boyd, Jordan Reynolds, and Bieber, and produced solely by Smyers.[3]

For other uses, see 10,000 Hours (disambiguation).

"10,000 Hours"
Single by Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
Released	October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)
Recorded	2019
Genre	Country pop[1]
Length	2:47
Label	Warner Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Dan Smyers Shay Mooney Justin Bieber Jessie Jo Dillon Jason Boyd Jordan Reynolds
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 (Remix)" (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.[4] 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".[5]

Composition

The song is set in the key of B-flat major with a tempo of 88-92 beats per minute.[6]

Critical reception

The track has been described by Billboard as "mid-tempo".[3]

Promotion

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

"10,000 Hours" debuted at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 which is 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.[4] 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.[7] It sold a further 17,000 copies in the second week.[8] It was No. 1 for 21 weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart, the fourth longest reign in the chart history.[9] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 10, 2019, and Platinum on January 16, 2020 for a million units consumed.[10] It has sold 256,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.[11]

Piano version

On November 27, 2019, a piano version arrived of the track that was called as the wedding version.[12] Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber switched parts in the song as well, but the lyrics are the same.[13]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[14]

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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019–2020) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[15] 4 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 18 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 25 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[18] 2 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 2 Canada AC (Billboard)[20] 14 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 12 Canada Country (Billboard)[22] 1 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[23] 12 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[24] 14 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[25] 16 Denmark (Tracklisten)[26] 8 Germany (Official German Charts)[27] 47 Hungary (Single Top 40)[28] 10 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[29] 23 Ireland (IRMA)[30] 17 Italy (FIMI)[31] 85 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[32] 34 Lithuania (AGATA)[33] 26 Malaysia (RIM)[34] 7 Mexico (Mexico Airplay)[35] 18 Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[36] 9 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[37] 11 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[38] 21 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[39] 5 Norway (VG-lista)[40] 9 Portugal (AFP)[41] 55 Romania (Airplay 100)[42] 54 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[43] 12 Singapore (RIAS)[44] 6 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[45] 12 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[46] 13 Slovenia (SloTop50)[47] 34 South Korea (Gaon)[48] 172 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[49] 13 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[50] 21 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[51] 17 US Billboard Hot 100[52] 4 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[53] 6 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[54] 4 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[55] 1 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[56] 1 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[57] 34 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[58] 9 US Rolling Stone Top 100[59] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Australia (ARIA)[60] 94 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[61] 67 Portugal (AFP)[62] 619 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[63] 46

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[64]	2× Platinum	140,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[65]	Gold	20,000
Canada (Music Canada)[66]	3× Platinum	240,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[67]	Gold	15,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[68]	Silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)[10]	3× Platinum	3,000,000 / 256,000[11]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	October 4, 2019	Digital download streaming	Warner Nashville	[14]
United States	October 21, 2019	Hot adult contemporary		[69]
	October 22, 2019	Contemporary hit radio		[70]

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