# Tim Hicks

Tim Hicks (born August 22, 1979) is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario. Since releasing his debut single "Get By" in 2012, he has had eighteen top ten hits on the Canada Country chart. His albums include: Throw Down, 5:01, Shake These Walls, and New Tattoo.
Hicks has earned four nominations for the JUNO Awards. He has also won a CCMA Award, earned two platinum selling singles, seven gold singles ("Loud" is one), one gold album, and two No. 1 chart topping singles including "What a Song Should Do", and "No Truck Song".

## Personal life

At the age of six, Hicks started taking music lessons at the Ontario Conservatory of Music in Niagara Falls. Tim is married to Amanda Hicks, and they have 2 children. Tim Hicks currently splits his time between Nashville and his hometown in Ontario.
In 2002, Hicks graduated from the University of Waterloo with a bachelor's in Psychology. During his time at the University of Waterloo, Hicks spent his spare time playing at open mic nights across the Waterloo Region.

## Career
### Early career

Early in his career, Tim Hicks used his love for music and a desire to learn as a way to hone his talent. He built a loyal and dedicated fan base in his home town of Niagara Falls by frequently playing at the local pubs and wineries. This is what led to him being discovered by Open Road Recordings.

### Record deal and Throw Down

In 2011, Hicks signed a deal with his record label Open Road Recordings. Since then he has been consistently writing songs and releasing music.
After he signed with Open Road Recordings, Tim had the chance to open for Dallas Smith and Chad Brownlee on the Boys of Fall tour in 2012.
In 2013, Hicks released his debut album Throw Down, which featured his debut single "Get By" that has since been certified Platinum. "Get By" landed in the Top 10 at Country Radio in less than 8 weeks and became his first Gold single.
"Get By" performed well on the digital charts as the number-one selling Canadian Country single for more than 17 weeks. An impressive milestone for a new Canadian country artist.
According to Mediabase, Hicks was the most played debut country artist in 2013 and was also the best selling digital Canadian country artist of the year.

#### “Stronger Beer”

One of the tracks "Stronger Beer" from Hicks's Throw Down album is a humorous take on the comparisons of Canadian and American cultures.
Although the song was never released as a single, a lyric video was released March 8, 2013, and became a cultural hit. The song has gone on to accumulate over 10 million streams and was certified Platinum in Canada in May 2017.
"Stronger Beer" remains his most popular song to be performed at his concerts, particularly on Canada Day.

### 5:01, 5:01+, and Tim Hicks

Tim Hicks' second album 5:01 was released August 5, 2014. This album featured the Top 10 singles "Here Comes the Thunder", "She Don't Drink Whiskey Anymore", and "So Do I".
In 2014, it was announced that Hicks would join Dierks Bentley's Riser tour as an opening act for its Canadian dates.
An extended version of 5:01 called 5:01+ was released on July 10, 2015 with four new songs, including the Top 10 hit "Young, Alive and in Love". "Young, Alive and in Love" also reached Top 10 in Australia on the CMC Top 50 charts.
Later in the Fall of 2015, Tim headlined his first Canadian national tour called the “Get A Little Crazy Tour”, with openers Cold Creek County and Jason Benoit.
Tim Hicks, a combination of hits from Throw Down and 5:01+, was released in Australia and New Zealand on Jan 28, 2016 through ABC Music. This album reached #4 on the iTunes charts.

### Shake These Walls and tour

Hicks's next album Shake These Walls was released on September 9, 2016. It was produced by CMA and Grammy nominee Corey Crowder. The album featured the top-10 singles "Stompin' Ground", "Slow Burn", "Slide Over", and "Forever Rebels".
In 2017 Hicks headlined his second nationwide tour, called the Shake These Walls Tour.
CMT TV aired a special on the Shake These Walls Tour titled Tim Hicks Sudbury Sunday Night. The special was nominated for a CCMA Award and Certified for two CIMA Road Gold Awards.

### New Tattoo and Get Loud Tour

In 2018, Hicks was presented with the first Nielsen Compass Award at the Country Music Association of Ontario Awards. This award recognizes an artist for the most total content plays including streams, single and album sales as well as total social media following. He won the award again in 2019.
In March 2018, Hicks joined Brantley Gilbert's tour as an opening act throughout Western Canada.
In June 2018, Hicks released his fourth studio album New Tattoo and announced his Get Loud tour. His first single "Loud" from this album was licensed by the NHL across North America. The song was used on Sportsnet and NBC Sports in various promotional segments.
The Get Loud tour was his third headlining national tour in Canada and featured Tebey, Madeline Merlo, and Andrew Hyatt as opening acts. For the tour he partnered with PLUS1 and donated $1 from every ticket sold to the Unison Fund.
His next single from New Tattoo "What a Song Should Do" became his first number 1 song at Canadian country radio. This song also reached number one on Australia’s CMC Chart.
By the end of 2018, it was announced that Hicks was the 7th most played Canadian country artist for that year.

### Wreck This, Campfire Troubador, and Talk to Time

In early 2020, Hicks announced the “Wreck This Town World Tour” along with a digital release of Wreck a three-song EP which included the single "No Truck Song". “No Truck Song” was produced by Jeff Coplan and co-written by Tim Hicks, Coplan, and Bruce Wallace. "No Truck Song" became Hicks' second number one single at Canadian country radio. Hicks expanded on his previous EP with a 6-track extended play Wreck This released on June 26, 2020.
In 2021, he released the extended play Campfire Troubador, which included a special edition of the single "The Good, the Bad and the Pretty". He released a new single, "Whiskey Does", in February 2022. On September 2, 2022, Hicks released his fifth studio album Talk to Time, which included the singles "The Good, the Bad and the Pretty", "Whiskey Does", "Dodge Out of Hell", and the title track.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | CAN | Certifications |
| Throw Down | Release date: August 27, 2013 Label: Open Road | 16 | MC: Gold |
| 5:01 | Release date: August 5, 2014 Label: Open Road | 7 | |
| Shake These Walls | Release date: September 9, 2016 Label: Open Road | 15 | |
| New Tattoo | Release date: June 22, 2018 Label: Open Road | 27 | |
| Talk to Time | Release date: September 2, 2022 Label: Open Road | — | |

### Live albums

| Title | Details |
| Tim Hicks Live | Release date: May 19, 2017 Label: Open Road |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details | Peak positions |
| Title | Details | AUS |
| Tim Hicks | Release date: March 5, 2013 Label: Open Road | 94 |
| Wreck This | Release date: June 26, 2020 Label: Open Road | — |
| Campfire Troubador | Release date: May 21, 2021 Label: Open Road | — |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | CAN | CAN Country | Certifications | Album |
| 2012 | "Get By" | 57 | 9 | MC: Platinum | Throw Down |
| 2013 | "Hell Raisin' Good Time" | 59 | 8 | MC: Platinum | Throw Down |
| 2013 | "Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing" | 94 | 8 | | Throw Down |
| 2014 | "Got a Feeling" (featuring Blackjack Billy) | 62 | 14 | MC: Gold | Throw Down |
| 2014 | "Here Comes the Thunder" | 69 | 10 | MC: Gold | 5:01 |
| 2014 | "She Don't Drink Whiskey Anymore" | 91 | 10 | | 5:01 |
| 2015 | "So Do I" | 87 | 8 | | 5:01 |
| 2015 | "Young, Alive and In Love" | — | 11 | | 5:01+ |
| 2016 | "Stompin' Ground" | — | 7 | MC: Platinum | Shake These Walls |
| 2016 | "Slow Burn" | — | 9 | | Shake These Walls |
| 2017 | "Slide Over" | — | 2 | | Shake These Walls |
| 2017 | "Forever Rebels" | — | 10 | | Shake These Walls |
| 2018 | "Loud" | — | 4 | MC: Gold | New Tattoo |
| 2018 | "The Worst Kind" (featuring Lindsay Ell) | — | 17 | | New Tattoo |
| 2019 | "What a Song Should Do" | — | 1 | MC: Gold | New Tattoo |
| 2020 | "No Truck Song" | 71 | 1 | MC: Platinum | Wreck This |
| 2020 | "Wreck This Town" | — | 43 | | Wreck This |
| 2021 | "The Good, the Bad and the Pretty" | — | 26 | | Talk to Time |
| 2022 | "Whiskey Does" | — | 10 | | Talk to Time |
| 2022 | "Dodge Out of Hell" | — | 10 | | Talk to Time |
| 2023 | "Talk to Time" | — | 7 | | Talk to Time |
| 2023 | "Yee to the Haw" | — | 30 | | TBA |
| 2024 | "One More" | — | 19 | | TBA |
| 2025 | "Quits" | — | 35 | | TBA |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||

#### As featured artist

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | CAN Country | Album |
| 2015 | "One Horse Town" (with the Road Hammers) | 41 | The Squeeze |
| 2024 | "Won't Forget" (with Dan Davidson) | — | TBA |

### Other songs

| Year | Title | Certifications | Album |
| 2013 | "Stronger Beer" | MC: 2× Platinum | Throw Down |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Director |
| 2013 | "Get By" | Jason Lupish |
| 2013 | "Hell Raisin' Good Time" | Steven Goldmann |
| 2013 | "Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing" | Warren P. Sonoda |
| 2014 | "Got a Feeling" (featuring Blackjack Billy) | Adam Rothlein |
| 2014 | "Here Comes the Thunder" | Adam Rothlein |
| 2014 | "She Don't Drink Whiskey Anymore" | The Edde Brothers |
| 2015 | "So Do I" | Brent Bergerson |
| 2015 | "Young, Alive and In Love" | |
| 2015 | "One Horse Town" (with The Road Hammers) | |
| 2015 | "I'll Be Home for Christmas but I'll Be Drunk" | Joel Stewart |
| 2016 | "Stompin' Ground" | |
| 2016 | "Slow Burn" | Ross Kolton |
| 2017 | "Slide Over" | Gavin Michael Booth |
| 2018 | "Loud" | Peter Zavadil |
| 2018 | "The Worst Kind" | Ben Knechtel |
| 2019 | "What a Song Should Do" | Lee Levin / Adam Rothlein |
| 2020 | "No Truck Song" | Adam Rothlein |
| 2021 | "Slow" | |
| 2022 | "Whiskey Does" | Adam Rothlein |
| 2022 | "High Rollers" | |
| 2022 | "Dodge Out of Hell" | Adam Rothlein |
| 2023 | "Talk to Time" | Travis Didluck |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2013 | Canadian Country Music Association | Rising Star | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Juno Awards of 2014 | Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Juno Awards of 2014 | Country Album of the Year – Throw Down | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Canadian Country Music Association | Rising Star | Won | |
| 2014 | Canadian Country Music Association | Album of the Year – Throw Down | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Canadian Country Music Association | Songwriter of the Year – "Hell Raisin' Good Time" | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Canadian Country Music Association | CMT Video of the Year – "Got a Feeling" | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Male Artist of the Year | Won | |
| 2014 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Album of the Year – Throw Down | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Single of the Year – "Get By" | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Songwriter of the Year – "Get By" | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Canadian Country Music Association | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Canadian Country Music Association | Album of the Year – 5:01 | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Canadian Country Music Association | Interactive Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Single of the Year – "Here Comes The Thunder" | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Video of the Year – "She Don’t Drink Whiskey Anymore" | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Songwriter of Year – "Here Comes The Thunder" | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Canada Music Week's Live Music Awards | Breakthrough Touring Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Canadian Country Music Association | Interactive Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Fans’ Choice | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Album of the Year – 5:01+ | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Male artist of the Year | Won | |
| 2017 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Album of the Year – Shake These Walls | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Songwriter of the Year – "Stompin’ Ground" (with Todd Clark, Gavin Slate and Travis Wood) | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Fan's Choice | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Canadian Country Music Association | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Canadian Country Music Association | Interactive Artist or Group of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Canadian Country Music Association | Fan's Choice Award | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Juno Awards of 2018 | Country Album of the Year – Shake These Walls | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Fans’ Choice of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Single of the Year – "Slide Over" | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Video of the Year – "Slide Over" | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Canada Music Week's Live Music Awards | Video of the Year – "The Worst Kind" | Won | |
| 2019 | Juno Awards of 2019 | Country Album of the Year – New Tattoo | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Canadian Country Music Association | Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Canadian Country Music Association | Album of the Year – New Tattoo | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Canadian Country Music Association | Fans' Choice Award | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Canadian Country Music Association | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Male Artist of the Year | Won | |
| 2019 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Fans’ Choice of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Single of the Year – "Loud" | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Album of the Year – New Tattoo | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Video of the Year – "The Worst Kind" | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Songwriter of the Year – "Loud" | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Canadian Country Music Association | Songwriter(s) Of The Year – "No Truck Song" (shared with Jeff Coplan, Bruce Wallace) | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Canadian Country Music Association | Video Of The Year – "No Truck Song" | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Fans' Choice | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Music Video of the Year – "No Truck Song" | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Single of the Year – "No Truck Song" | Won | |
| 2021 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Songwriter(s) of the Year – "No Truck Song" (with Jeff Coplan, Bruce Wallace) | Nominated | |
| 2021 | 2021 Canadian Country Music Awards | Single of the Year – "No Truck Song" | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Juno Awards of 2022 | Country Album of the Year – Campfire Troubador | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Album of the Year – Campfire Troubador | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Fans' Choice | Won | |
| 2022 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Male Artist of the Year | Won | |
| 2022 | Canadian Country Music Association | Songwriter(s) of the Year – "Whiskey Does" (with Deric Ruttan, Monty Criswell) | Nominated | [66] [67] |
| 2022 | Canadian Country Music Association | Video of the Year – "Whiskey Does" | Nominated | [66] [67] |
| 2023 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Album of the Year – Talk to Time | Nominated | [68] [69] |
| 2023 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Fans' Choice | Nominated | [68] [69] |
| 2023 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Male Artist of the Year | Won | [68] [69] |
| 2023 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Songwriter(s) of the Year – "Whiskey Does" (with Deric Ruttan, Monty Criswell) | Nominated | [68] [69] |
| 2023 | Canadian Country Music Association | Album of the Year - Talk to Time | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Canadian Country Music Association | Fans' Choice | Nominated | |