| "Backroad Song" | ||||
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| Single by Granger Smith | ||||
| from the album Remington | ||||
| Released | October 5, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:56 | |||
| Label | Wheelhouse | |||
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"Backroad Song" is the major-label debut single by American country music artist Granger Smith. It was initially released to radio independently on March 24, 2015, but was officially re-released to radio on October 5, 2015 via Wheelhouse Records. It is included on his major label debut album, Remington, released March 4, 2016.[2] The song was written by Smith and Frank Rogers. It garnered positive reviews from music critics who praised Smith's vocal performance and his detail-oriented lyrics with Rogers.
"Backroad Song" peaked at number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, giving Smith his only number-one country hit. It also reached numbers 4 and 49 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. The song has sold 293,000 copies in the United States as of March 2016. It received similar chart success in Canada, peaking at number 2 on the Country chart and number 69 on the Canadian Hot 100.
The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Chris Hicky.
- ^ "Granger Smith, 'Backroad Song' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ Whitaker, Sterling (January 14, 2016). "Granger Smith to Fire Off New Album 'Remington' in March". Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. Retrieved January 14, 2016.