with confidence, The Outsiders happily carries the banner of outlaw country." Dan MacIntosh of Roughstock rated the album four out of five stars, writing that the release "is best appreciated with a studied examination of its insides." At Music Is My Oxygen, Rob Burkhardt rated the album four-and-a-half stars out of five, writing that the releases "strong points far outweigh its flaws." Tara Toro of Got Country Online rated the album a perfect five stars, indicating how "The Outsiders takes you on a musically adventurous ride from first note to last." However, The Guardian'''s Dave Simpson rated the album three stars out of five and gave it a mixed review, cautioning that the music's "Dark Side intriguingly explores inner urges but ultimately descends into a desire to shoot the bad guys", which just happens to be "a microcosm of an album with a radical spirit but a conservative heart." The album was nominated for Best Country Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards but lost to Miranda Lambert's Platinum. The album won the "International Album of the Year" award at the 2014 British Country Music Association awards. Commercial performance The album sold 288,000 copies in the US during its first week of release, charting at number one on both the Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums chart. It was Church's second #1 album, and the biggest selling debut-week for a country album since Luke Bryan's Crash My Party''. In its second week, the album fell to number two, selling 74,000. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 17, 2014. It became the best-selling country album of 2014 in the US, as well as the tenth best-selling album overall of 2014 in the US with 811,000 copies sold for the year. Sales of the album reached a million in July 2015, and has sold 1,240,200 copies in the US as of April 2017. It was certified double Platinum by the RIAA on April 29, 2019 for two million units in sales and streams. The album also charted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 18,000 copies in its first week. The album also reached number 38 in the mid-week official UK Albums Chart before officially charting at number 70 in the UK and number 70 in Scotland, becoming Church's first appearance on these charts. Track listing Personnel Roy Agee – trombone on "Cold One" and