| 10,000 Hours | |
| Cover: | Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber - 10,000 Hours.png |
| Alt: | 2462400216 |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber |
| Album: | Good Things |
| Genre: | Country pop[1] |
| Label: | Warner Nashville |
| Producer: | Dan Smyers |
| Chronology: | Dan + Shay |
| Prev Title: | All to Myself |
| Prev Year: | 2019 |
| Next Title: | I Should Probably Go to Bed |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
"10,000 Hours" is a song by American country music duo Dan + Shay and Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released on October 4, 2019, as the lead single from Dan + Shay's fourth studio album, Good Things (2021). Released four days after Justin and Hailey Bieber's wedding in South Carolina on September 30,[2] the song was written by duo members Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, Justin Bieber, Poo Bear, Jessie Jo Dillon, and Jordan Reynolds, and produced solely by Smyers.[3] The song was named Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 2021 Grammy Awards.[4]
The song debuted at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100.[5] It also made history on Billboard 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".[6]
The song is set in the key of B-flat major with a tempo of 88-92 beats per minute.[7] The track was described by Billboard as "mid-tempo".[3]
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]
"10,000 Hours" debuted at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, 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. On the Country Airplay chart, it is the duo's seventh number one and Bieber's first. 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.[8] It sold a further 17,000 copies in the second week.[9] It was No. 1 for 21 weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart, the fourth longest reign in the chart history.[10] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 10, 2019, and Platinum on January 16, 2020, later being certified quadruple platinum in 2021. It has sold 256,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.[11]
On November 27, 2019, a piano version arrived of the track was called the wedding version.[12] Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber switched parts in the song as well, but the lyrics are the same.[13]
Credits adapted from Tidal.[14]
| Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | iHeartRadio Music Awards | Best Lyrics | [15] | ||
| American Music Awards | Collaboration of the Year | [16] | |||
| Favorite Country Song | |||||
| 2021 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Duo/Group Performance | [17] |
| Chart (2019–2020) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania (AGATA)[18] | 26 | |
| Malaysia (RIM)[19] | 7 | |
| Mexico (Billboard Mexican Airplay)[20] | 18 | |
| Romania (Airplay 100)< | --Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[21] | 54 |
| Singapore (RIAS)[22] | 6 | |
| Slovenia (SloTop50)[23] | 34 | |
| South Korea (Gaon)[24] | 172 | |
| US Rolling Stone Top 100[25] | 3 |
| Chart (2019) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[27] | 94 | |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[28] | 67 | |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[29] | 46 |
| Chart (2020) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[30] | 66 | |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[31] | 23 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[32] | 23 | |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[33] | 12 | |
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[34] | 17 | |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[35] | 37 | |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[36] | 3 | |
| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[37] | 33 |
| Country | Date | Format | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | October 4, 2019 | Warner Nashville | ||
| United States | October 21, 2019 | Hot adult contemporary | [39] | |
| October 22, 2019 | Contemporary hit radio | [40] |