Sam Hunt's current song, "Body Like a Back Road," just broke a 55-year-old record on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart!
Sam Hunt‘s Body Like a Back Road song reached a huge milestone as the young country music artist’s current single just broke a 55-year-old record. The song spent 34 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, which at the time made Hunt the solo artist with the longest run at the top of the 59-year-old chart. This song was also ranked the top Country Music song of the year for 2017 on the Billboard chart.
The song’s success lies in its ability to seamlessly blend elements of country, pop, and R&B, creating a sound that appeals to a broad audience. Lyrically, the song is a celebration of the feminine form, using the metaphor of a back road to convey the irresistible allure of the subject. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a scenic journey, comparing the curves and bends of a back road to the curves and bends of the subject’s body. It’s a clever and playful approach that adds a layer of intrigue to the song.
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Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road” passed Leroy Van Dyke’s “Walk on By” to set the new record. Dyke’s song remained at the top of the Hot Country Songs chart for 19 consecutive weeks. However, it is Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise” that holds the record for the most weeks, in general, at No. 1 on the chart. The song spent 24 weeks at the top in 2012 and 2013, but not for consecutive weeks.
Hunt wrote his recent hit song with Zach Crowell, Josh Osborne and Shane McAnally. His engagement to now-wife Hannah Lee Fowler helped inspire the song. It turned into a short, laid-back song with lyrics that match its flirtatious but mellow tune. The singer-songwriter said that the new track helped “lighten up” his second studio album, which was starting to have heavy content. It is still a work in progress.
“I’ve been writing songs over the past, I guess, year and a half, trying to conceptualize a new record, and it kinda started taking a heavy direction, and I sat down at one point and was like, ‘Okay, I’m gonna lighten this up a little bit, it needs a lighter flair,'” Hunt recalled. “[“Body Like a Back Road”] sort of swings, and hopefully it’s easy to listen to and will put a smile on some folks’ faces.”
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)
“Body Like a Back Road” has left a lasting impact on the country music landscape. It earned numerous accolades, including awards for Song of the Year at the BMI Country Awards and the CMT Music Awards. Its commercial success and widespread popularity have solidified its place as one of Sam Hunt’s signature songs.
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