Luke Bryan Reveals the Song He Wanted to Be a Hit artistic pitfall early on in his career

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00:00 Luke Bryan reveals the song he wanted to be a hit.

00:02 Luke Bryan experienced an artistic pitfall early on

00:05 in his career when a song he believed in

00:07 didn't have the commercial success he hoped for.

00:10 Bryan proved to be a star right out of the gate

00:12 when his Tibet single, "All My Friends Say,"

00:14 was a top five hit on country radio in 2007.

00:18 But it was the followup single, "We Rode in Trucks,"

00:20 that he was hoping would achieve the same feat.

00:22 Bryan co-wrote the song with Roger Murrah

00:25 and Jim McCormick as a rural American anthem.

00:27 The lyrics referencing his native Georgia

00:29 and the simplicity of small town life.

00:31 "Down where I was born, it was heaven on earth/

00:34 "The Flint River washes that red Georgia dirt/

00:37 "The sun sets slow and the stars shine bright/

00:39 "Where I grew up/We rode in trucks,"

00:41 he sings in the final chorus.

00:43 "We Rode in Trucks" peaked at No. 33

00:45 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart,

00:48 while his next single, "Country Man," was a top 10 hit.

00:51 When "We Rode in Trucks" didn't make it,

00:53 it was probably the darkest artist headspace

00:55 I've ever been in because I thought,

00:57 "We Rode in Trucks" was going to propel my career

00:59 on a fast track, Bryan explained to American songwriter

01:02 and other media.

01:03 "It didn't go well for me and I was pretty upset about it."

01:06 During this time, Bryan had also turned in a batch of songs

01:09 to his label that they didn't deem single worthy

01:11 and was delivered a lot of bad news at once,

01:14 further plummeting him into frustration.

01:16 But that's when his positive mentality kicked in.

01:18 "At some point, I just told myself,

01:20 "Don't be that," Bryan asserted.

01:22 Despite the discouraging results of "We Rode in Trucks,"

01:25 Bryan's luck quickly turned around as he's now amassed.

01:28 Bryan has since made positivity and his fun-loving spirit

01:31 an integral part of his brand and music.

01:33 He says he's intentional about treating fans with respect

01:36 when they ask for a photo,

01:37 as he knows the interaction will leave a lasting impression.

01:40 "I try to be as real as I can with people

01:42 "because I always felt they'll spend the rest of their life

01:44 "spreading that experience and always smiling about it,"

01:46 he expressed.

01:47 "I think for the most part, I just love doing this.

01:50 "I didn't ask to be born to do it,

01:52 "but I think I was born to do it.

01:53 I think I was born to care for people.

Luke Bryan Reveals the Song He Wanted to Be a Hit artistic pitfall early on in his career

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