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Post by rbundy1987 on Aug 2, 2021 19:58:11 GMT -5
 Artist: Jake Owen Song: "Best Thing Since Backroads" Album: (TBD) Label: Big Loud Records Writers: Ben Johnson, Jordan Minton, Hunter Phelps, Geoff Warburton Adds: Aug 9th |
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Post by bigd79 on Aug 2, 2021 20:47:12 GMT -5
I’m glad Jake has something new ready to go i was curious how long it was gonna be considering how drawn out his Greetings From era was, even though it was also a huge success. Hopefully this will be big enough to keep the momentum going!
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Post by HeyHeyHey on Aug 2, 2021 20:51:11 GMT -5
Great news!! Jake is one of my favorites - especially in the past few years!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Aug 3, 2021 8:26:38 GMT -5
He was on fire musically and commercially last era, I hope he can keep up the momentum!
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Post by HeyHeyHey on Aug 4, 2021 11:03:50 GMT -5
This song is called “Best Thing Since Backroads” according to his Instagram story!
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Post by CoJoFan on Aug 4, 2021 12:10:15 GMT -5
This song is called “Best Thing Since Backroads” according to his Instagram story! I can confirm this is correct as I seen the Instagram story too! |
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Post by recordyear on Aug 5, 2021 7:36:27 GMT -5
Written by Ben Johnson, Jordan Minton, Hunter Phelps & Geoff Warburton.
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rbundy1987
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Post by rbundy1987 on Aug 5, 2021 23:01:14 GMT -5
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Post by ethanhunt on Aug 5, 2021 23:13:40 GMT -5
This is incredibly bleh
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Post by dm2081 on Aug 6, 2021 4:31:29 GMT -5
The chorus is pretty catchy. Overall it’s solid but I’m not blown away. Should be another hit at radio though.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Aug 6, 2021 9:48:42 GMT -5
Incredibly generic and nowhere close to as good as any of the singles from his last project, which is very disappointing. It's not bad, but it's not great.
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Post by g8erboi on Aug 6, 2021 10:08:49 GMT -5
Sonically this is just a weaker version of "Down to the Honkeytonk" lmao. Meh.
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Post by rbundy1987 on Aug 6, 2021 22:01:07 GMT -5
Impact date is Monday, August 9th, added to first post and also found from All Access.
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Aug 6, 2021 22:58:53 GMT -5
Just an okay song, very weak and forgettable song for a lead single. I hope he has something stronger than this for his next era.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 7, 2021 10:43:27 GMT -5
Sounds like a Brad Paisley song with all the personality sucked out of the delivery. Echoing the sentiments of those above: it's certainly not bad by any stretch, but it's definitely underwhelming considering some of the great singles he's put out recently.
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Post by bigd79 on Aug 9, 2021 0:17:16 GMT -5
Yeah i find myself agreeing with others here, this is not bad, but it isn’t close to as good as any of the 4 singles off the Greetings From era. I’m hopeful this will grow on me though
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Post by someguy on Aug 9, 2021 0:30:11 GMT -5
I agree that this is quite underwhelming. I'm sure it'll be a hit, but it's my least favourite single from Jake in quite awhile.
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Post by austin on Aug 9, 2021 8:20:04 GMT -5
This isn't the worst thing on the radio right now but it's a pass from me. Very generic to me.
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Post by onebuffalo on Aug 10, 2021 20:09:07 GMT -5
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Post by rbundy1987 on Aug 26, 2021 23:47:19 GMT -5
Music Video:
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 27, 2021 19:17:29 GMT -5
Music video is reminiscent of the song for me: lazy, cheap, generic. The camerawork and editing felt really mediocre. Everything about this release just continues to feel so "meh" by comparison to his last era.
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Post by taylor on Aug 28, 2021 13:55:37 GMT -5
Just now hearing this…incredibly mediocre song (and very lazy MV), and a very disappointing step down from the last era. Hard pass.
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Post by zdm1998 on Aug 28, 2021 14:00:53 GMT -5
Echo the statements above. I heard this the day it released and it didn’t stand out enough for me to post about it.
His last era was such a step in the right direction for him in every way. This is a step in the wrong direction. Feels very mailed in and the content is something we’ve already heard 1000 times in other country songs.
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Post by bamaefule on Aug 28, 2021 17:40:19 GMT -5
Guess I'm a dissenting opinion on this song, as I think it's pretty pleasant on the ears; even if it's unoriginal. He has a knack for picking good songs, so I'm curious to hear what else he has coming from this next album cycle.
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Post by recordyear on Sept 8, 2021 0:15:33 GMT -5
According to the song feature article from Billboard, this was supposed to be a Blake Shelton song.
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Post by sabre14 on Sept 8, 2021 11:56:09 GMT -5
According to the song feature article from Billboard, this was supposed to be a Blake Shelton song. It was put on hold by Blake, according to the piece, but it was let go by Blake at some point and that's when it came to Jake from producer Joey Moi. I'm not sure it was necessarily for Blake specifically, but he did put it on hold immediately after hearing the demo. I could easily see Blake doing the song but I think Jake does a great job with it. The lyrics are obviously cliché and the article mentions that, but the melody and throwback arrangement is what sets it apart and why Jake recorded it. |
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Post by CoJoFan on Oct 8, 2021 11:30:51 GMT -5
Another new Jake Owen song out today called “Drunk On A Boat”.
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Post by LBTrocks on Oct 13, 2021 21:05:03 GMT -5
This is good, but likely nothing I'd seek out. I'd definitely let it play on the radio, though.
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Post by raylatch98 on Oct 24, 2021 15:29:11 GMT -5
Enters the Mediabase Top 30 this week at #29 gaining 33 spins. With how hectic and unstable the charts have been the last couple of weeks this song looks to be one of the most likely to hold on through to the end of the year as it has had a very solid pace since after it's hangover week as its only at 11 weeks on Billboard which is a pretty good pace all things considered.
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Post by recordyear on Feb 4, 2022 11:11:40 GMT -5
Great callout (#3 net positive), so it will probably stay on radio for quite some time despite not doing particular well in other metrics.
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