"I Run on Country" | ||||
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Single by The Washboard Union | ||||
Released | March 24, 2023 | |||
Recorded | Brentwood, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:08 | |||
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The Washboard Union singles chronology | ||||
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"I Run on Country" on YouTube |
"I Run on Country" is a song recorded by Canadian country music band The Washboard Union. The three band members wrote the song with Dave Thomson, and co-produced it with Matt McClure. [1] [2] The song marked their first release of new music since their 2020 studio album Everbound, and is the lead single off their next album slated for release in early 2024. [3] [4]
Chris Duncombe, lead singer and banjo player for the band, described "I Run on Country" as "essentially a love song written to country music". [3] [5] The three members of the band, Duncombe, Aaron Grain, and David Roberts wrote the song with Dave Thomson, formerly of the band Wave, while in the Monashee Mountains. [6] Grain stated that the song came together "quite quickly". [7] Duncombe stated that the four writers knew they "were on to something" when they woke up the next day after writing the song. [3] The song is the first release from what Duncombe described as a "brand new chapter" for the band, after they partnered with Universal Music Canada. [3]
Brent Furdyk of ET Canada described the song as a "hard-driving track with an outlaw country feel". [8]
The Washboard Union performed "I Run on Country" live on the CHCH television network's "Morning Live" program as part of their "Music Friday" series on June 23, 2023. [9]
The official music video for "I Run on Country" premiered on ET Canada on April 13, 2023, and was later uploaded to YouTube the next day. [8] [10] It was filmed in a desert in California, and directed by Cory Osborne, who the band called a "lifelong friend". [8]
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Canada Country (Billboard) [11] | 14 |