Good Company (Jake Owen song)

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"Good Company"
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Single by Jake Owen
from the album American Love
ReleasedApril 17, 2017 (2017-04-17)
Genre Country
Length2:54
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • Matt Alderman
  • Tommy Cecil
  • Jared Mullins
Producer(s)
  • Lukas Bracewell
  • Jake Owen
Jake Owen singles chronology
"If He Ain't Gonna Love You"
(2016)
"Good Company"
(2017)
"I Was Jack (You Were Diane)"
(2018)

"Good Company" is a song recorded by American country music singer Jake Owen. It is the third and final single from his 2016 album American Love , and his last single for RCA Records Nashville.

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The song was written by Matt Alderman, Tommy Cecil, and Jared Mullins, with production handled by Owen and Lukas Bracewell.

Owen described the song to Billboard as follows: "The song to me really parallels with what the song feels like. I love songs like that where you can almost put yourself in a place and imagine where you are – [“Good Company”] is where you would be with your friends and family, having a good time with good people and making great memories." [1] The song was described by Taste of Country as " a mid-tempo groove and a beach-y lyric that's perfect for summer." It features steel drums and a horn section, [2] with a reggae-style beat and a lyric about celebrating and making memories with friends [3]

Music video

Released in May 2017, the song's music video was filmed in Grand Cayman, [4] Colin Cooper and Austin Bever directed the video. [5]

Chart performance

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References

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