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Toes ( Zac Brown Band song ) - wikipedia Toes ( Zac Brown Band song ) Jump to : navigation , search <Th_colspan="2"> `` Toes '' <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Zac Brown Band <Th_colspan="2"> from the album The Foundation Released July 6 , 2009 ( 2009 - 07 - 06 ) Format Music download Genre Country Length 4 : 21 ( Album Version ) 3 : 53 ( Single Edit ) Label Atlantic / Home Grown / Big Picture Songwriter ( s ) Zac Brown Wyatt Durrette John Driskell Hopkins Shawn Mullins Producer ( s ) Zac Brown Keith Stegall <Th_colspan="2"> Zac Brown Band singles chronology <Td_colspan="2"> `` Whatever It Is '' ( 2009 ) `` Toes '' ( 2009 ) `` Highway 20 Ride '' ( 2009 ) <Td_colspan="2"> `` Whatever It Is '' ( 2009 ) `` Toes '' ( 2009 ) `` Highway 20 Ride '' ( 2009 ) <Td_colspan="2"> <Th_colspan="2"> Music video <Td_colspan="2"> `` Toes '' on YouTube <Td_colspan="2"> `` Toes '' is a song recorded by the Zac Brown Band , an American country music band . Lead singer Zac Brown and bass guitarist John Driskell Hopkins co-wrote the song with Shawn Mullins and Wyatt Durrette . It is the third single from Zac Brown Band 's 2008 major - label debut album The Foundation , as well as the third top ten country hit and second number one for the band . Contents ( hide ) 1 Content 2 Edits 3 Music video 4 Critical reception 5 Commercial success 6 Charts and certifications 6.1 Weekly charts 6.2 Year - end charts 6.3 Certifications 7 References Content ( edit ) Zac Brown wrote `` Toes '' with Wyatt Durette ( with whom he co-wrote the band 's first two singles , `` Chicken Fried '' and `` Whatever It Is '' ) along with the band 's bass guitarist John Driskell Hopkins and musician Shawn Mullins . According to Brown , Durette phoned him at six o'clock one morning during his 30th birthday vacation in Key West , and provided him with the idea for the song . In the song , the male narrator describes a relaxing trip to Mexico from Georgia , or `` G-A . '' Throughout the verses , he tells of the `` pretty señoritas '' and `` muchachas '' that he encounters , as well as the copious alcoholic drinks that he consumes . In the final pre-chorus , the narrator runs out of money , returns home and continues to relax there . Edits ( edit ) The version released to most radio stations replaces the line `` I got my toes in the water , ass in the sand '' from the chorus with `` ( ... ) toes in the sand '' and edits out the line `` roll a big fat one '' from a later chorus . These edits were met with different responses from those involved with the creation of the song . Durette said , `` If people like the song , they are going to buy it and they end up with the real version . So while it 's not the greatest , it 's not the end of the world either , '' while Brown said that he would rather have the song not played at all than have an edited version played . Music video ( edit ) According to Brown , the song 's music video includes a central character named `` Flody Boatwood '' and several cameo appearances . including Kid Rock . This video is directed by Darren Doane . It was released July 7 , 2009 . Portions of the music video were shot at Daniel 's Grocery off of Pilgrim Mill Road in Forsyth County , Georgia and also on Lake Lanier . Critical reception ( edit ) The song has been met with positive critical reception , usually with comparisons to the musical styles of Jimmy Buffett . Mark Deming , in his Allmusic review of the album , compared `` Toes '' and `` Where the Boat Leaves From '' to Buffett 's material , saying that both songs were `` devoted to the joys of getting buzzed and playing music in some seaside locale with good weather . '' Pierce Greenberg of Engine 145 also compared it to `` Where the Boat Leaves From , '' saying that `` Toes '' had a `` more refreshing look at the same ' let 's get away to the beach ' theme '' and `` one fiesta of a chorus . '' On the same site , Sam Gazdziak gave the song a thumbs - up , saying that it had `` ( a ) more realistic scenario '' in comparison to Kenny Chesney 's Buffett - influenced songs . Billboard critic Ken Tucker said that it was a `` tropical treat '' in Buffett 's tradition , and Bobby Peacock of Roughstock said that it `` may just be one of the best summer songs to hit country radio in quite some time . '' Commercial success ( edit ) Toes became the third consecutive single to reach the Top 5 on Billboard 's Hot Country Songs chart and the second to reach # 1 . It also became the band 's third consecutive single to peak in the Top 30 on the all genre Billboard Hot 100 . The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on February 22 , 2010 , and by May 2015 , sales had reached over 3 million copies in the United States . As of July 2015 , the song has sold 3,024,000 copies in the US . Charts and certifications ( edit ) Weekly charts ( edit ) Chart ( 2009 ) Peak position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 60 US Billboard Hot 100 25 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts ( edit ) Chart ( 2009 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 29 Certifications ( edit ) Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Gold 40,000 United States ( RIAA ) 3 × Platinum 3,024,000 <Td_colspan="3"> shipments figures based on certification alone Preceded by `` Only You Can Love Me This Way '' by Keith Urban Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one single November 7 - November 14 , 2009 Succeeded by `` Cowboy Casanova '' by Carrie Underwood References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : Graff , Gary ( 2009 - 05 - 28 ) . `` Zac Brown Band builds solid `` Foundation '' `` . Billboard . Retrieved 27 July 2009 . ^ Jump up to : Greenberg , Pierce ( 2008 - 11 - 20 ) . `` The Foundation review '' . Engine 145 . Retrieved 27 July 2009 . Jump up ^ http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2009/09/02/zac-brown-bands-toes-challenges-radio-programmers-with-lyrics/ Retrieved 2010 - 2 - 2 Jump up ^ Deming , Mark . `` The Foundation review '' . Allmusic . Retrieved 27 July 2009 . Jump up ^ Sam Gazdziak ( 2009 - 08 - 10 ) . `` Zac Brown Band -- `` Toes '' `` . Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 09 . Jump up ^ Tucker , Ken ( 2008 - 11 - 22 ) . `` Music reviews '' . Billboard : 77 . Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 27 . Jump up ^ Peacock , Bobby ( 2009 - 07 - 19 ) . `` Zac Brown Band -- `` Toes '' `` . Roughstock . Retrieved 2009 - 10 - 26 . ^ Jump up to : `` American single certifications -- Zac Brown Band -- Toes '' . Recording Industry Association of America . If necessary , click Advanced , then click Format , then select Single , then click SEARCH Jump up ^ Matt Bjorke ( May 28 , 2015 ) . `` Country Music 's Top 30 Digital Singles : Week of May 27 , 2015 '' . ^ Jump up to : Matt Bjorke ( July 13 , 2015 ) . `` The Top 30 Digital Country Singles : July 13 , 2015 '' . Roughstock . Jump up ^ `` Zac Brown Chart History ( Canadian Hot 100 ) '' . Billboard . Retrieved January 28 , 2011 . Jump up ^ `` Zac Brown Chart History ( Hot 100 ) '' . Billboard . Retrieved January 28 , 2011 . Jump up ^ `` Zac Brown Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) '' . Billboard . Retrieved January 28 , 2011 . Jump up ^ `` Best of 2009 : Country Songs '' . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . 2009 . Retrieved December 13 , 2009 . Jump up ^ `` Canadian single certifications -- Zac Brown Band -- Toes '' . 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