Shelton has stated that " ' God 's Country ' is a song that has a strong and deep meaningful lyric , but at the same time it leaves it up to the listeners ’ interpretation . " He went on to state that " But no matter where you are from or where you 're standing it is my belief that you 're standing in God 's Country . It 's really about a state of mind . Wherever you 're from and how you feel about that place . For me , it 's about being from Oklahoma – where I was born , raised and still live today . " " God 's Country " was the best-selling country songs on its first full week of sales , with 32,000 sold . Shelton performed the song at the 2019 ACM Awards the following week on April 7 , which helped to keep sales up at 31,000 that week . It reached No. 1 on '' Billboard '' s Hot Country Songs chart dated May 25 , 2019 , his 14th on the chart and his first since 2013 . The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 27 , 2019 , and Platinum on July 31 , 2019 . It has sold 354,000 copies in the United States as of July 2019
2019 ACM Awards
54th Academy of Country Music Awards
God's Country (Blake Shelton song)