Dasha, Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)| Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

In the 88^th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” performed by Dasha.  

Bring on the bold, fierce songs! Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 serves up background info and insight into songs of various styles, especially songs that raise eyebrows and/or stir the pot.  Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 88^th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we break down “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” performed by Dasha.

“We had a plan, move out of this town, baby / West to the sand, it’s all we talked about lately.” You know what they say, Dasha: The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.  In the case of “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)”, the man seems to be the clear culprit.  She adds in the first verse of the country-pop fourth track from What Happens Now?, “Got a hunch down in my gut and snuck around the back / Empty cans and I’ll be damned, your shit was never packed.” Oh, snap! Better yet, oh, shit! Dasha penned “Austin” with Adam Wendler, Chey Rose, and producer Travis Heidelman.

Among the most distinct features of “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” is the boot-stomping groove. Yee haw, cowgirl! Beyond those boots, there is superb guitar accompaniment and riffs. While “Austin” is pop enough, it can’t deny its countrified sound and vibes. Dasha delivers strong and expressive vocals. She brings plenty of attitude to the track. “Hell of a bluff, you had me believin’ / How many months did you plan on leavin’?” she asks this silly boy. There are tuneful melodies and memorable lyrics in the verses and most of all, the centerpiece, the chorus:

“Did your boots stop workin’? Did your truck break down (Truck break down)

Did you burn through money? Did your ex find out (Ex find out)

Where there’s a will, then, there’s a way, and I’m damn sure you lost it

Didn’t even say goodbye, just wish I knew what caused it

…In forty years, you’ll still be here, drunk, washed up in Austin.”

D-d-damn! “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” is one hell of an infectious, country-pop bop, PERIOD! Unsurprisingly, it earned her a top 20 hit (number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100) and a platinum plaque from the Recording Industry Association of America.

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Dasha, Austin (Boots Stop Workin’): Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 88 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Warner Records Inc. / VERSION III; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]

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