"Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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Kip Moore Kipling Christian Moore (born April 2, 1980) is an American country music singer and songwriter signed to MCA Nashville. He has released a total of four studio albums for the label: '' Up All Night'', '' Wild Ones'', '' Slowheart'', and '' Wi ...

. It was released in September 2011 as the second single from his debut album '' Up All Night''. Moore wrote this song with and Dan Couch. It garnered positive reviews from critics who praised Moore's delivery for being able to elevate generic lyrics. "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" reached number one on the ''Billboard''

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chart, the only single in Moore's career to reach that peak to date. It also gave him his first and only top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 29. The song was certified 2× Platinum by the

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(RIAA), denoting sales of over two million units in the country. It also charted in Canada, peaking at number 33 on the

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. Two accompanying music videos were made for the single, the official version by Roger Pistole and an acoustic version by Stephen Shepherd.

Content

Moore discussed the album in an interview with

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. He stated, "I made a conscious effort on this record to try to capture the youthful spirit that we all have inside of us. So often people as they get older they feel like things have to change inside their spirit. We all have to mature and take on different responsibilities. I tried to really capture...that you don’t have to let your soul die or spirit die. You can still keep that youthful way and still live that way." The song is in a moderate tempo in the key of

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. Its accompaniment is open fifths instead of chords, in a pattern of B5-E5-B5-F5-B5.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of ''

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'' gave the song three stars out of five, saying that "vocally, he's not a perfect match for this style, but he's able to overcome somewhat cliche lyrics to create a memorable single." Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B+ grade, writing that Moore "sounds like he's reveling in the pleasures that await him at the end of the week after forty hours at the factory," calling it "a welcome change from those who sound like high schoolers who hit up that back country road on their way home from the mall." In 2017, ''

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'' contributor

Chuck Dauphin Charles Frederick Dauphin III (February 17, 1974 – September 18, 2019) was an American sports and country music journalist. He was a radio broadcaster for WDKN in Dickson, Tennessee Dickson is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Located in ...

put "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" at number three on his top 10 list of Moore's best songs.

Music video

The music video was directed by Roger Pistole and premiered in October 2011. An acoustic music video was directed by Stephen Shepherd and premiered in June 2012.

Chart performance

"Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. ''

chart for the week of October 22, 2011. It also debuted at number 89 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart for the week of February 25, 2012. It also debuted at number 97 on

chart for the week of April 14, 2012.

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2011 singles 2011 songs Kip Moore songs MCA Nashville Records singles Song recordings produced by Brett James Songs written by Kip Moore Songs written by Dan Couch