"Back in the Saddle" | ||||
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Single by Luke Combs | ||||
Released | July 28, 2025 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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"Back in the Saddle" on YouTube |
"Back in the Saddle" is a song recorded by American country music singer Luke Combs. It was released on July 28, 2025, as the lead single from his upcoming sixth studio album. [1] Combs co-wrote the song with Dan Isbell and Jonathan Singleton, and co-produced it with Singleton and Chip Matthews.
Combs co-wrote "Back in the Saddle" with Dan Isbell and Jonathan Singleton. Lyrically, the song uses "cowboy-themed imagery" to describe a man seeking a return to form, which Combs described as autobiographical: "It’s about just me getting back to what I did when I first started doing music, saddling up, hitting the road, getting after it, just kinda getting back to it." [2] It marks the end of a brief hiatus [3] and his first solo single release since "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" over a year prior. [2] He first announced the song's release on his social media accounts on July 16, 2025. [4]
The song was featured on the Madden NFL 26 soundtrack. [5]
The music video for "Back in the Saddle" premiered alongside the song's digital release, [6] [7] and was directed by Tyler Adams. [2] It was filmed at the Tri-County Speedway in Hudson, North Carolina, and features cameo appearances by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Richard Petty, both of NASCAR fame. [7]
"Back in the Saddle" debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart week dated August 9, 2025. [8]
Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [9] | 72 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [10] | 40 |
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [11] | 13 |
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [12] | 179 |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [13] | 4 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [14] | 38 |
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [15] | 11 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [16] | 9 |