Taillight This Town

"Taillight This Town"
Single by Owen Riegling
Released	October 3, 2025 (2025-10-03)
Genre	Country
Length	3:06
Label	Universal Canada Big Loud
Songwriters	Owen Riegling Kyle Sturrock Jimi Bell
Producer	Oscar Charles
Owen Riegling singles chronology
"Coming Home to You (Bigger Houses)" (2025) "Taillight This Town" (2025)
Visualizer
"Taillight This Town" on YouTube

"Taillight This Town" is a song recorded by Canadian country music artist Owen Riegling. He wrote the song with Kyle Sturrock and Jimi Bell, while Oscar Charles produced the track. ^[1] It is the lead single off an upcoming album or EP by Riegling. ^[2]

Background

"Taillight This Town" marked Riegling's first new song in nearly a year. ^[3] He described the song as being "about new beginnings, about leaving behind what's familiar to chase something new, while still carrying the pieces of where you come from". ^[4] The song also marked Riegling's first release after signing a U.S. record deal with Big Loud. ^{[5] [6]}

Critical reception

Heather Taylor-Singh of Billboard Canada called the track "uplifting", opining that it "[captures] the energy of fresh starts and coming of age", noting the use of "warm electric guitar and crashing drums". ^[7]

Music video

The official visualizer for "Taillight This Town" premiered on YouTube on October 22, 2025. ^[8]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Apple Music. ^[9]

• Oscar Charles – drums, synthesizer, bass guitar, production
• Chris Henderson – master engineering
• Jeff Huskins – immersive mixing engineering
• Rob McNelley – electric guitar
• Owen Riegling – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Jordan Rigby – mix engineering, recording engineering

Charts

Chart performance for "Taillight This Town"

Chart (2026)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [10]	69
Canada Country (Billboard) [11]	10

References

1. "Taillight This Town - Single by Owen Riegling". Spotify . Universal Music Canada Inc. October 3, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
2. Alper, Eric (December 31, 2025). "Owen Riegling Kicks Off New Chapter With "Taillight This Town"". ThatEricAlper.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
3. "Owen Riegling Drops Highly Anticipated New Single, "Taillight This Town"". Universal Music Canada . October 3, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
4. "Riegling plans to "Taillight This Town"". Country Standard Time. October 3, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
5. Sink, Lauryn (August 25, 2025). "Owen Riegling Signs U.S. Deal With Big Loud Records". Music Row.
6. "Owen Riegling Drops Highly Anticipated New Single, "Taillight This Town"". Big Loud . October 3, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
7. Taylor-Singh, Heather (January 6, 2026). "Owen Riegling Shines on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 with 'Taillight This Town'". Billboard Canada. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
8. "Owen Riegling - Taillight This Town (Visualizer)" (video). October 22, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2026– via YouTube.
9. "Taillight This Town - Single by Owen Riegling". Apple Music (Canada). Universal Music Canada Inc. October 3, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
10. "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of January 31, 2026". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
11. "Canada Country: Week of January 10, 2026". Billboard Canada. Retrieved January 10, 2026.