| "Best Thing Since Backroads" | ||||
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| Single by Jake Owen | ||||
| Released | August 6, 2021 | |||
| Genre | Country rock [1] | |||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | Big Loud | |||
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| Producer(s) | Joey Moi | |||
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| "Best Thing Since Backroads" on YouTube | ||||
"Best Thing Since Backroads" is a song by American country music singer Jake Owen. It was released on August 6, 2021. The song was written by Ben Johnson, Geoff Warburton, Hunter Phelps, and Jordan Minton, and produced by Joey Moi. [2]
Background and content
Shelby Scott of Outsider wrote that the song describes "the subject’s long time spent traveling his town’s back roads." Carena Liptak of ABC Audio said it [is] "about the breezy, simple pleasure of driving two-lane highways — and the equally euphoric feeling of finding true love." [3] In a press release, Owen stated: "It's always exciting releasing new music. It feels great being back out on the road and bringing happiness to people." [4]
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country felt that fans listening to "Best Thing Since Backroads" "may recall songs from the previous decade. Familiar scenes of lovemaking by the riverbank and dirt road drives with a cooler in the back dotted many of Moi's best arrangements in the early 2010s." [5]
Charts
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References
- ^ "Jake Owen Turns The Ignition On New Single, "Best Thing Since Backroads"". Side Stage Magazine. August 10, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Parton, Chris (August 9, 2021). "Jake Owen Hits the Romantic Gas on 'Best Thing Since Backroads'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Liptak, Carena (August 6, 2021). "Jake Owen sings the praises of true love on "Best Thing Since Backroads"". ABC Audio. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Scott, Shelby (August 6, 2021). "Jake Owen Drops New Single, 'Best Thing Since Backroads'". Outsider. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Dukes, Billy (August 6, 2021). "Jake Owen's 'Best Thing Since Backroads' Is Two Kinds of Retro [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "Jake Owen Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "Jake Owen Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ "Jake Owen Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ "Jake Owen Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ "Jake Owen Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.