Holy Smokes (Bailey Zimmerman song)

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{{Infobox song
| name = Holy Smokes
| cover = Bailey Zimmerman - Holy Smokes.jpg
| alt =
| type = promo
| artist = [[Bailey Zimmerman]]
| album =
| released = {{Start date|2024|2|23}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = * [[Country music|Country]]
* [[Country rock]]
* [[Country pop]]
| length = 3:15
| label = [[Warner Records|Warner Nashville]]
| writer = * Austin Shawn
* Bailey Zimmerman
* Ben Stennis
* Lauren Hungate
* Michael Tyler
| producer = [[Austin Shawn]]
| prev_title = Won't Back Down
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|9C982wyEDco|"Holy Smokes"}}}}
}}

"'''Holy Smokes'''" is a song by American [[country music]] singer [[Bailey Zimmerman]]. It was released on February 23, 2024 after being teased across his social media platforms''[[Religiously. The Album.|.]]''

== Background ==
On January 26, 2023, a mysterious 15 second acapella was released on Bailey Zimmerman’s Spotify account. It was titled using the emojis “.” Fans speculated it would be a snippet of his next single.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Madeleine |date=2024-01-26 |title=Why Did Bailey Zimmerman Upload A 15-Second Song To Spotify? |url=https://countrynow.com/bailey-zimme...rious-15-second-emoji-titled-song-on-spotify/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Country Now |language=en-US}}</ref> The title “Holy Smokes” was revealed on January 29, 2023 through an extended 40 second snippet published on his social media platforms. The snippet went viral, achieving millions of views within a day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2024-01-31 |title="Holy Smokes," Bailey Zimmerman's working on new music |url=https://97okk.com/music-news/2024-01-31-holy-smokes-bailey-zimmermans-working-on-new-music/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=97OKK |language=en-US}}</ref>

He performed the song live for the first time during the opening show for “''Religiously. The Tour''.” on February 1, 2023. After weeks of anticipiation, Zimmerman announced on February 16, 2023, that the song would be released a week from now.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=Laura |date=2024-02-24 |title=Bailey Zimmerman Shares New Song "Holy Smokes" |url=https://www.mensjournal.com/pursuit...-zimmerman-shares-new-song-holy-smokes-laura9 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Men's Journal {{!}} Country Music |language=en}}</ref>

== Content ==
Bailey Zimmerman wrote the song with Austin Shawn, Ben Stennis, Lauren Hungate and Michael Tyler.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chua |first=Jeremy ChuaJeremy |date=2024-02-23 |title=LISTEN: Bailey Zimmerman Reflects on Faith, Sin + Forbidden Love in ‘Holy Smokes’ |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/bailey-zimmerman-holy-smokes/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Taste of Country |language=en}}</ref> Jeremy Chua of ''[[Taste of Country]]'' described the song as a nostalgic ballad that blends themes of romance and spirituality, portraying nights filled with rebellion and youthful affection in the setting of a church parking lot. It was complemented for its elegant piano, energetic percussion, and emotionally charged country-rock chorus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chua |first=Jeremy ChuaJeremy |date=August 22, 2022 |title=LISTEN: Bailey Zimmerman's 'Where It Ends' Is Another Hit-Ready Breakup Jam |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/bailey-zimmerman-where-it-ends/ |website=Taste of Country}}</ref>

Zimmerman described the song as a track that "takes me back to the first time I fell in love at 17."<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Madeleine |date=2024-02-23 |title='Holy Smokes' By Bailey Zimmerman: A Tale Of Young Love and Taboo Romance |url=https://countrynow.com/bailey-zimmerman-song-holy-smokes/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Country Now |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Commercial performance ==
"Holy Smokes" debuted at number thirteen on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart dated March 5, 2024. It also debuted at No. 54 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, a peak achieved mostly through streaming of the song, as it is not yet a radio single.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 8, 2024 |title=billboard charts on X |url=

https://twitter.com/x/status/1765037446532903272

|access-date=May 8, 2024 |website=X}}</ref>

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "Holy Smokes"
! scope="col" | Chart (2024)
! scope="col" | Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Canada|46|artist=Bailey Zimmerman|rowheader=true|access-date=May 4, 2024}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardcanadacountry|55|artist=Bailey Zimmerman|rowheader=true|access-date=May 4, 2024}}
|-
! scope="row" | New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5770|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=March 4, 2024|access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>
| 19
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|54|artist=Bailey Zimmerman|rowheader=true|access-date=May 4, 2024}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|13|artist=Bailey Zimmerman|rowheader=true|access-date=May 4, 2024}}
|}

== Release history ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release history for "Holy Smokes"
! scope="col" |Region
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Format
!Version
! scope="col" |Label
|-
! rowspan="1" scope="row" |Various
|February 23, 2024
|{{hlist|[[Music download|Digital download]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]]}}
|Original
|{{hlist|[[List of Warner Music Group labels#Warner Music Nashville|Warner Nashville]]|[[Elektra Records|Elektra]]}}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}{{Bailey Zimmerman}}

[[Category:2024 singles]]
[[Category:2024 songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Bailey Zimmerman]]
[[Category:Warner Records Nashville singles]]
[[Category:Elektra Records singles]]

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