"Truck Yeah" is a song written by Chris Lucas and Preston Brust of

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(formerly LoCash Cowboys),

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, and Danny Myrick and recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released on July 3, 2012, as the first single from his 2013 album ''

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'' and his first single for

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. The release of the single overlapped McGraw's previous single "Right Back Atcha Babe," promoted by

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, due to a rivalry between the two record labels.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' gave the song four and a half stars out of five, writing that it "isn’t intended to be the smartest song on the radio, but it might be the most fun." Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' gave the song four stars out of five, saying that "the swagger of the melody and McGraw's strong delivery of the lyrics" makes it a hit. Ben Foster of ''Country Universe'' gave the song a failing grade, writing that "it sounds dumb and ridiculous upon arrival ..and then it’s all downhill from there."

Music video

The music video was filmed in

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. It was directed by

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and premiered in September 2012.

Track listing

#"Truck Yeah" – 3:28 #"Truck Yeah (Live)" – 4:16

Chart performance

"Truck Yeah" debuted at number 22 on the U.S. ''

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chart for the week of July 21, 2012, becoming McGraw's highest chart debut ever. It also debuted at number 69 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for the week of July 21, 2012. It also debuted at number 52 on the

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chart for the week of July 21, 2012.

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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