Country Nation
"Country Nation" is a song recorded by the American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released on September 14, 2015, by Arista Nashville as the fourth and final single from his tenth studio album, Moonshine in the Trunk. He co-wrote the song with Chris DuBois and Kelley Lovelace, and co-produced it with Luke Wooten.
"Country Nation"
September 14, 2015
3:45 (album version)
- Brad Paisley
- Chris DuBois
- Kelley Lovelace
- Brad Paisley
- Luke Wooten
Content[edit]
The song is an up-tempo country song about the different types of people who make up the United States. The song makes reference to work performed, college athletics, trucks, country music and NASCAR.
Paisley worked different college sports team nicknames into the song, including the Mountaineers, Volunteers, Crimson Tide, Seminoles, Longhorns, Wildcats, Wolverines, Tigers (the music video suggests this is referring to Auburn and LSU), Buckeyes, Bruins, Bulldogs, Hogs, Hurricanes, Blue Devils, Tar Heels, Rebels, Fighting Irish and Cavaliers.
He also made note of cheering for different numbers (presumably NASCAR), including 14 (Tony Stewart), 24 (Jeff Gordon), 48 (Jimmie Johnson) and 88 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.).
Commercial performance[edit]
The song was first released in August 2014 as a promotional single and charted at number 37 on the Hot Country Songs chart. It debuted at number 53 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of September 7, 2015, a week before its official release to radio.