I Drive Your Truck

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"I Drive Your Truck"
Single by Lee Brice
from the album Hard 2 Love
Released December 3, 2012 (2012-12-03)
Format Digital download
Genre Country
Length 3:51
Label Curb
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Lee Brice singles chronology
"Hard to Love"
(2012)		 "I Drive Your Truck"
(2012)		 "Parking Lot Party"
(2013)

"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

Preceded by Billboard Country Airplay
number-one single
April 20, 2013		 Succeeded by
"Downtown"
by Lady Antebellum

References

  1. ↑ http://blogs.militarytimes.com/outside-the-wire/2013/05/06/moh-recipients-father-inspires-country-hit/
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  3. ↑ http://www.roughstock.com/blog/story-behind-the-lyrics-lee-brice-i-drive-your-truck
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  8. ↑ "Lee Brice – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Lee Brice.
  9. ↑ "Lee Brice – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Lee Brice.
  10. ↑ "Lee Brice – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Lee Brice.
  11. ↑ "Lee Brice – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Lee Brice.
  12. ↑ "Lee Brice – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Lee Brice.
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