"Rearview Town" is a song written by

Kelley Lovelace John Kelley Lovelace is an American songwriter known mainly for his work with country artist Brad Paisley. He has written several of Paisley's singles, including the number 1 hits " He Didn't Have to Be" (Paisley's first number 1), " The World" ...

Bobby Pinson Bobby Olen Pinson (born August 10, 1972) is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records Nashville, RCA Nashville in 2005, Pinson made his debut that year with his album ''Man Like Me''. Its lead-off single, "Don't Ask Me How I Know ...

, and

Neil Thrasher Joe Neil Thrasher Jr. (born July 13, 1965) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1995 and 1997, he and Kelly Shiver comprised the duo Thrasher Shiver, which recorded a studio album for Asylum Records in 1996 and charted ...

and recorded by American

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singer

Jason Aldean Jason Aldine Williams (born February 28, 1977), known professionally as Jason Aldean, is an American country music singer. Since 2005, he has been signed to BBR Music Group, Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released eleven alb ...

. It was released in February 2019 as the fourth and final single from Aldean's 2018 album of the same name.

Music video

The music video premiered on April 15, 2019, and was directed by

Shaun Silva Shaun Silva is an American music video director who works primarily in the country music field. He has directed a number of music videos for many country music artists, including many of Kenny Chesney's music videos. His other clients include Jas ...

. It features Aldean singing the song behind a moving wall containing past pictures and video of his life and career, ending with a shot of him walking down a dirt road.

Commercial performance

"Rearview Town" became Jason Aldean's 31st top 10 hit on the ''

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chart in July 2019. It reached No. 1 on ''Billboard''

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chart dated August 31, 2019, which made this Aldean's 21st No. 1 on the chart, also making Aldean sixth in ranking as artist with the most No. 1 songs on the chart. The song has sold 112,000 copies in the United States as of September 2019.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Jason Aldean 2019 singles 2018 songs Jason Aldean songs BBR Music Group singles Song recordings produced by Michael Knox (record producer) Songs written by Kelley Lovelace Songs written by Bobby Pinson Songs written by Neil Thrasher