We Rode in Trucks
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| "We Rode In Trucks" | ||||
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| Single by Luke Bryan | ||||
| from the album I'll Stay Me | ||||
| Released | October 22, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
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| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
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| Producer(s) | Jeff Stevens | |||
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"We Rode In Trucks" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released in October 2007 as the second single from his debut album I'll Stay Me. Bryan co-wrote this song with Roger Murrah and Jim McCormick.
In the first verse, the narrator describes where he lived as a young man, and the activities he engaged in, such as picking cotton and pig wrestling. The woman he is addressing also lived on a farm, and "rode in trucks." In the second verse, he describes things she learned at that age, such as kissing and fighting. The speaker then imagines driving down a back road in his truck. In the third and final verse, the narrator describes new changes in his life. Bryan told Billboard the song is a "tribute to growing up in rural America."
Critical reception
Matt C. of Engine 145 gave the song a "thumbs up" rating, describing the song as the "finest example of a nostalgic song" that he has heard since Alan Jackson’s "Remember When." and that the song contains many lines with "elegant simplicity and are delivered with evocative sincerity."[1] Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B grade, calling it a nostalgic song but a similar theme "has been covered this year with greater effect by Miranda Lambert and Rodney Atkins."[2]
Music video
The video shows Bryan singing the song at a swamp in Georgia. It was directed by Shaun Silva and premiered in late 2007.