"Country Again" is a song recorded by American

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singer

Thomas Rhett Thomas Rhett Akins Jr. (born March 30, 1990) is an American country music, country singer-songwriter. He is the oldest son of singer Rhett Akins. Rhett has released seven studio albums for Big Machine Records' Valory Music imprint: ''It Goes ...

for his fifth studio album, '' Country Again: Side A'' (2021). The song was written by Rhett,

Ashley Gorley Ashley Gorley (born April 29, 1977) is an American songwriter, publisher, and producer from Danville, Kentucky, who is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Gorley has written 81 number 1 songs and has over 400 songs recorded by artists including Luke ...

, and Zach Crowell, while produced by

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and

Dann Huff Dann Lee Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American record producer, studio guitarist, and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the ''Musician of the Year'' award in 2001, 2004 ...

. It was released by Valory on April 12, 2021, as the second

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from the album.

Background

Rhett accepted an interview, and said: “It’s one of my favorite songs I’ve written yet and honestly just feels full circle in so many ways… it’s about the crazy journey I’ve been on over the last decade and ultimately finding my way back home.” Rhett told ''

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'': “‘Country Again’ is not just a song title – it does represent 80-90% of this album. The song is about Rhett sharing quality time with friends and family, and suggests that the past year’s touring shutdowns have given him ample time to slow down and reconnect with loved ones and with himself.

Music video

The music video was released on April 13, 2021. It was directed by

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, who directed many of Rhett's previous music videos, including "

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", " Marry Me", and " What's Your Country Song". It shows Rhett performing the song with a guitar at an old warehouse.

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the

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of ''Country Again: Side A''. *

Stuart Duncan Stuart Ian Duncan (born April 14, 1964) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and banjo. Life Duncan was born in Quantico, Virginia, and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school ...

fiddle * Paul Franklin steel guitar *

programming *

electric guitar, programming *David Huff programming *Charlie Judge B-3 organ *Chris Kimmerer drums *Justin Niebank programming *Josh Reedy background vocals *

lead vocals *

Jimmie Lee Sloas Jimmie Lee Sloas is an American session musician, producer, and songwriter, who plays bass. History Jimmie Lee Sloas, born in Ashland, Kentucky, grew up in Fairborn, Ohio and Isonville, Kentucky. His father, Dave, was a member of the popular ...

bass guitar *

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acoustic guitar, banjo *Derek Wells electric guitar

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References

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