| "Try That in a Small Town" | ||||
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| Single by Jason Aldean | ||||
| from the album Highway Desperado | ||||
| Released | May 22, 2023 | |||
| Genre | Country[1] | |||
| Length | 3:01 | |||
| Label | BBR | |||
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| Producer(s) | Michael Knox | |||
| Jason Aldean singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Try That in a Small Town" on YouTube | ||||
"Try That in a Small Town" is a song written by Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher, Tully Kennedy, and Kurt Allison, and recorded by American country music singer Jason Aldean. It was released to country radio in May 2023 as the lead single to Aldean's eleventh studio album Highway Desperado, released on November 3, 2023.[2]
The song was the subject of widespread controversy and media attention following the release of its music video in July 2023, with accusations that the song was a coded endorsement of racism and lynching, which both Aldean and the video's producers have denied. Four days after the video's release, the television network CMT withdrew it from its rotation. After the subsequent extensive media coverage, "Try That in a Small Town" had a surge in popularity.
The track reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, Aldean's first on that chart to date,[3] and in late July experienced the biggest sales week for a country song in over 10 years.[4] It also reached number nine in Canada.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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Hot 100was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sherman, Maria (July 24, 2023). "Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' scores record-breaking sales despite controversy". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved July 25, 2023.