Dear Future Husband

"Dear Future Husband"
Single by Meghan Trainor
from the album Title
ReleasedMarch 17, 2015 (2015-03-17)
StudioThe Carriage House (Nolensville, Tennessee)
Genre
Length3:04
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Kevin Kadish
Meghan Trainor singles chronology
"Marvin Gaye"
(2015)		 "Dear Future Husband"
(2015)		 "Like I'm Gonna Lose You"
(2015)
Music video
"Dear Future Husband" on YouTube

"Dear Future Husband" is a song by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor. It was included on Title, her 2014 extended play, and later on her 2015 studio album of the same name. Trainor wrote the song with its producer, Kevin Kadish. Epic Records released "Dear Future Husband" as the album's third single on March 17, 2015. A doo-wop and pop /R&B song, it has lyrics about chivalry and dating. In the song, Trainor lists things a possible romantic suitor needs to do to win her love.

Some music critics praised the playful nature of "Dear Future Husband" and compared its lyrics to different Trainor songs, while others were negative about the portrayal of gender roles in its lyrics. In the United States, the song reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified 3× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It reached the top 10 in Australia, the Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, and Venezuela and received multi-platinum certifications in Australia and Canada.

Fatima Robinson directed the music video for "Dear Future Husband", which depicts Trainor baking pies in the kitchen and scrubbing floors while various men audition to be her partner. It garnered controversy and online criticism over allegations of antifeminism and sexism. Trainor performed the song on television shows such as the iHeartRadio Music Awards, The Voice, and Today and included it on the set lists of her concert tours That Bass Tour (2015), MTrain Tour (2015), and the Untouchable Tour (2016).

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Dear Future Husband"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) 5× Platinum 350,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada) 3× Platinum 240,000double-dagger
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Gold 15,000^
Germany (BVMI) Gold 250,000double-dagger
Mexico (AMPROFON) Platinum+Gold 90,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold 7,500*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Gold 20,000double-dagger
Sweden (GLF) Platinum 40,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 600,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA) 3× Platinum 3,000,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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