I Drive Your Truck
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| Single by Lee Brice | ||||
| from the album Hard 2 Love | ||||
| Released | December 3, 2012 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
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"I Drive Your Truck" is a song written by Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, and Jimmy Yeary and recorded by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released in December 2012 as the third single from his album Hard 2 Love.
Content
The song is about the narrator driving a truck owned by his brother, who died in action in the United States Army. Co-writer Connie Harrington was inspired to write it after hearing an interview on Here and Now of a father, Paul Monti, whose son, Medal of Honor recipient Jared, was killed in Afghanistan while trying to save a fellow soldier. In the interview, he states that he drives the truck to feel close to his son.[1][2][3]
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave it 4.5 stars out of 5, saying that "Brice’s strong lyrical performance[…]should broaden the story’s scope, making it a big hit commercially and artistically."[2] Tammy Ragusa of Country Weekly gave the single an A grade. She said that Brice "sings it like his life depends on it" and praised the detail of the lyrics.[4]
The song was awarded Song of the Year honors at the 47th annual Country Music Association Awards, as well as Song of the Year at the 49th annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
Music video
The video features Brice's brother, Lewis.[5]
Commercial performance
The song gained sufficient airplay to debut on the Country Airplay for chart dated February 23, 2013, and eventually reaching No. 1 on this chart on April 20, 2013, making it his third consecutive No. 1.[6] It also debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 91 in February 2013 and peaked at No. 47 on April 13, 2013. It reached No. 6 on the Hot Country Songs and No. 11 on the Country Digital Songs. The song has sold 870,000 copies in the US as of April 2014.[7]
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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Certifications
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| Preceded by "Somebody's Heartbreak" by Hunter Hayes |
Billboard Country Airplay number-one single April 20, 2013 |
Succeeded by "Downtown" by Lady Antebellum |
References
- ↑ http://blogs.militarytimes.com/outside-the-wire/2013/05/06/moh-recipients-father-inspires-country-hit/
- 1 2 Dukes, Billy (November 12, 2012). "Lee Brice, 'I Drive Your Truck' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.roughstock.com/blog/story-behind-the-lyrics-lee-brice-i-drive-your-truck
- ↑ Ragusa, Tammy (January 7, 2013). "Single review: Lee Brice — 'I Drive Your Truck'". Country Weekly. 20 (1): 51. ISSN 1074-3235.
- ↑ Dauphin, Chuck (November 13, 2012). "Lee Brice Casts Brother in 'I Drive Your Truck' Video". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ↑ Alanna Conaway (April 9, 2013). "Country Radio Chart Report: Tuesday April 9, 2013 - Lee Brice's "I Drive Your Truck" Is Number One". Roughstock.
- 1 2 Matt Bjorke (April 16, 2014). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - April 16, 2014: Post ACM Awards Sales Bumps: Gold Singles For Thomas Rhett, Dan + Shay and Keith Urban; Platinum for FGL & Luke Bryan!". Roughstock.
- ↑ "Lee Brice – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Lee Brice.
- ↑ "Lee Brice – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Lee Brice.
- ↑ "Lee Brice – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Lee Brice.
- ↑ "Lee Brice – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Lee Brice.
- ↑ "Lee Brice – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Lee Brice.
- ↑ "Best of 2013: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Best of 2013: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Lee Brice – I Drive Your Truck". Music Canada. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Lee Brice – I Drive Your Truck". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH