Best Thing Since Backroads

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"Best Thing Since Backroads"
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Single by Jake Owen
ReleasedAugust 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)
GenreCountry rock[1]
Length3:07
LabelBig Loud
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Joey Moi
Jake Owen singles chronology
"Made for You"
(2020) 		"Best Thing Since Backroads"
(2021) 		"11 Beers"
(2022)
Music video
"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 as the lead single from his forthcoming seventh studio album. 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 describe "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 as fans listening to "Best Thing Since Backroads", they "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[]

Chart performance for "Best Thing Since Backroads"
Chart (2021–2022) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[6] 22
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] 19
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 33

References[]

  1. ^ "Jake Owen Turns The Ignition On New Single, "Best Thing Since Backroads"". Side Stage Magazine. August 10, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Parton, Chris (August 9, 2021). "Jake Owen Hits the Romantic Gas on 'Best Thing Since Backroads'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Liptak, Carena (August 6, 2021). "Jake Owen sings the praises of true love on "Best Thing Since Backroads"". ABC Audio. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Scott, Shelby (August 6, 2021). "Jake Owen Drops New Single, 'Best Thing Since Backroads'". Outsider. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Jake Owen Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "Jake Owen Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  8. ^ "Jake Owen Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
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