"People Know You by Your First Name" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Dean Brody

Dean Brody

Dean Brody is a Canadian country music artist. Signed to Broken Bow Records in 2008, Brody made his debut later that year with the single "Brothers"...

. It was released in March 2011 as the fourth single to his 2010 album Trail in Life

Trail in Life

-Album:-Singles:^ Current single.-External links:*[ Train in Life] at Allmusic...

. The song reached No. 93 on the Canadian Hot 100

Canadian Hot 100

The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...

 in June 2011.

Content

"People Know You by Your First Name" is a song that chronicles small town life and the people who live there. The narrator states that people in the town know you by what type of pickup truck

Pickup truck

A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area .-Definition:...

 you drive and what you did the night before.

Reception

Roughstock critic Matt Bjorke said that the "lyrics are tight and the chorus fits right." He goes on to call the song, "a slice of modern country music which could’ve been a big hit in America had it been on Brody’s first album." He compares the song to Justin Moore

Justin Moore (singer)

Justin Cole Moore is an American country music singer and songwriter signed to Big Machine Records imprint Valory Music Group. He has released two albums for Big Machine Records: Justin Moore in 2009 and Outlaws Like Me in 2011...

's "Small Town USA

Small Town USA

"Small Town USA" is the title of a single co-written and recorded by American country music singer Justin Moore. It is the second chart single of his career, and the second release from his self-titled debut album, released on August 11, 2009 via the Valory Music Group, an imprint of Big Machine...

" but said that Brody's song feels "more universal" and "worldly."

Music video

The music video was directed by Jeth Weinrich

Jeth Weinrich

Jeth Weinrich is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, music video, and commercial director.- Early life :Weinrich grew up in Calgary, Alberta, attended Parsons School of Design, and played for the Calgary Colts of the Canadian Junior Football League, the farm league for the CFL, for two years...

 and premiered in March 2011. It was filmed in the Colorado Desert

Colorado Desert

California's Colorado Desert is a part of the larger Sonoran Desert, which extends across southwest North America. The Colorado Desert region encompasses approximately , reaching from the Mexican border in the south to the higher-elevation Mojave Desert in the north and from the Colorado River in...

 in California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 and features the Adolfo Camarillo High School

Adolfo Camarillo High School

Adolfo Camarillo High School is a high school located at 4660 Mission Oaks Boulevard in Camarillo, California. It was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 1996 and in 2009 and a National Blue Ribbon School in 1998. It is part of the Oxnard Union High School District. The land was...

football team.

Chart positions

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Canadian Hot 100	93