The Sam Hunt Body Like A Back Road song took 2017 country music by storm and cemented itself in musical history. More here...
The Sam Hunt Body Like A Back Road Song set several records for 2017 and was inspired by his wife to be. The song was written after his engagement to Hannah Lee Fowler who he later married on April 15, 2017. Country music phenom Sam Hunt’s flirty smash hit “Body Like A Back Road” rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and remained there for an astonishing 34 consecutive weeks. This broke the record at the time for most weeks atop the nearly 59-year-old chart. This tune was also ranked the #1 country song for 2017 on the Billboard Year-end Country chart.
The song also reached #1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart for 3 consecutive weeks, The song was the No. 1 most streamed country song, the No. 1 most downloaded country song, and the No. 3 most downloaded all-genre song of 2017 and it is now RIAA-certified 4X-Platinum. The song is Hunt’s most successful song to date. The music video became the most popular of Hunt’s career with over 284 million views as of November of 2022.
Watch the popular audio video and see the official lyric video below.
“Body Like A Back Road” came out when fans were awaiting Hunt’s forthcoming sophomore album, the follow-up to the singer/songwriter’s Grammy-nominated, Triple Platinum-selling debut album, Montevallo. His debut album featured a record-breaking four No. 1 singles and five Platinum and Multi-Platinum-selling hits including “Leave the Night On,” “House Party,” “Take Your Time,” “Break Up In A Small Town” and “Make You Miss Me.”
The three-week country radio No. 1 hit was written by Hunt, Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally, and Josh Osborne. Check out the written lyrics below.
Got a girl from the Southside
Got braids in her hair
First time I seen her walk by
Man I ’bout fell up out my chair
Had to get her number
It took me like six weeks
Now me and her go way back
Like Cadillac seats
Body like a back road
Drivin’ with my eyes closed
I know every curve like the back of my hand
Doin’ 15 in a 30
I ain’t in no hurry
I’ma take it slow just as fast as I can
The way she fit in them blue jeans
She don’t need no belt
But I can turn ’em inside out
I don’t need no help
Got hips like honey
So thick and so sweet (Man)
Ain’t no curves like hers
On them downtown streets
Body like a back road
Drivin’ with my eyes closed
I know every curve like the back of my hand
Doin’ 15 in a 30
I ain’t in no hurry
I’ma take it slow just as fast as I can
We’re out here in the boondocks
With the breeze and the birds
Tangled up in the tall grass
With my lips on hers
On a highway to heaven
Headed south of her smile
Get there when we get there
Every inch is a mile
Body like a back road
Drivin’ with my eyes closed
I know every curve like the back of my hand
Doin’ 15 in a 30
I ain’t in no hurry
I’ma take it slow just as fast as I can
I’ma take it slow
Just as fast I can (Body like a back road)
(Drivin’ with my eyes closed)
Got braids in her hair (I know every curve like the back of my hand)
Hunt at the time was on his 15 In A 30 Tour with special guests Maren Morris, Chris Janson, and Ryan Follese. Share the Sam Hunt Body Like A Back Road Song with other country music fans.