The song marks the biggest single of his career
Platinum-selling COJO Music/Warner Music Nashville recording artist Cody Johnson has the No. 1 song at country radio this week with “The Painter.” Written by Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, and Ryan Larkins and produced by Trent Willmon, the gold-certified song also becomes the biggest streaming single of his career with 200 million global streams to date.
“The Painter” was the first single off Johnson’s new 12-track studio album Leather released last fall. The neo-traditionalist chose the song for the record as its story mirrors his relationship with his wife Brandi and her belief and support of his dreams and career. During the 2023 CMA Awards, the creative for Cody’s performance played out on a video wall behind him as a slow revealing black and white sketch of Brandi and then morphing into a color painting by the end of the song.
Since the release of Leather, fans and radio stations have felt instantaneous reactions to many of the songs on the album, including “Dirt Cheap.” With nearly 55 million global streams with an average of 3.4 million streams per week, “Dirt Cheap” has become Cody’s new single and is impacting country radio now.
Johnson continues The Leather Tour on March 15th in Indianapolis at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
