Cruise (song)

For the song by David Gilmour, see About Face (album).
"Cruise"
Single by Florida Georgia Line
from the album Here's to the Good Times
ReleasedAugust 6, 2012 (2012-08-06)[1]
RecordedDecember 2011[2]
Genre
Length
  • 3:29 (album version)
  • 3:26 (remix featuring Nelly)
  • 3:07 (remix radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Florida Georgia Line singles chronology
"Cruise"
(2012) 		"Get Your Shine On"
(2013)
Nelly singles chronology
"Hey Porsche"
(2013) 		"Cruise (Remix)"
(2013) 		"Get Like Me"
(2013)
Audio sample
"Cruise" (Remix)
Cover for remix featuring Nelly.
Music video
"Cruise" on YouTube

"Cruise" is a song recorded by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line. It was first released to iTunes in April 2012 and then to radio on August 6, 2012[1] as the first single from their extended play It'z Just What We Do.[2] It was written by group members Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard with Joey Moi, Chase Rice, and Jesse Rice (no relation). It is included on their first album for Republic Nashville, Here's to the Good Times, released on December 4.[3] "Cruise" is the best-selling country digital song of all time in the United States as of January 2014.[4][needs update] The song is considered the foremost example of the genre of country music termed "bro-country".[5][6][7]

The recording by Florida Georgia Line reached No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 on its initial release, but dropped off the Hot 100 in February 2013. A couple of months later, a remix by rapper Nelly was released, and the song then re-entered the top 10.[8] The song reached a peak of No. 4 on the Hot 100 chart in its 34th week, one of the slowest climbs to the top five in the chart's history. The song also logged 24 weeks at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs, becoming the longest-running No. 1 single on that chart at the time, until it was surpassed in 2017 by Sam Hunt's "Body Like a Back Road".

The Nelly remix, produced by Jason Nevins, was released to iTunes on April 2, 2013, and to pop radio on April 16 of that same year.[9] The remix was played at the end of Nelly's music video for "Hey Porsche", and it was included on the deluxe version of Florida Georgia Line's album, This Is How We Roll. In total, all versions of the songs have sold over 7 million copies in the US.[10]

  1. ^ a b "Add Dates" (PDF). Country Aircheck (305): Chart Page 4. July 30, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Watts, Cindy (March 31, 2017). "Florida Georgia Line: No cruising in the fast lane". Tennessean.
  3. ^ Conaway, Alanna (October 19, 2012). "Florida Georgia Line Reveal Release Date for Debut Album, 'Here's to the Good Times'". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
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  6. ^ Ian Crouch (July 24, 2014). "Taking Country Music Back from the Bros". New Yorker.
  7. ^ Adam Carlson (October 14, 2014). "'Bro Country' Is Still Thriving, Even If Everyone Hates It". Time.
  8. ^ "Cruise by Florida Georgia Line". Song Facts.
  9. ^ "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more!". Archived from the original on 2013-04-15.
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