[3] Stuart Walker told The Boot that the sibling duo "wanted everybody to understand that we are just college kids at heart".

It was the first song they wrote with prolific Canadian country songwriters Gavin Slate and Travis Wood.

[5] Mary Ayers of Teenplicity referred to the track as a "joyful country jam" that "creates a yearning for fun summer nights with friends".

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added the song to his personal Spotify playlist.

[10] "Hometown Kids" reached a peak of #16 on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the week of December 9, 2017.