"We Back" is a song recorded by American
country music singer
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean (born Jason Aldine Williams; February 28, 1977) 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 ten albums and 40 singles. His 2010 ...
. It is the lead single to his ninth studio album, ''
9''.
Tyler Hubbard of
Florida Georgia Line wrote the song with
Jordan Schmidt and Brad and Brett Warren, the latter two of whom are known as
The Warren Brothers.
Content and history
Aldean said that the idea for the song came when he sent a request to
Tyler Hubbard, one-half of the musical duo
Florida Georgia Line, asking for a song with "tempo" to it. He wanted a song that would serve as an upbeat, rock-driven lead single to a new album, because the previous album (''
Rearview Town
''Rearview Town'' is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Jason Aldean. It was released on April 13, 2018 via Broken Bow Records. It debuted at the top of the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, becoming Aldean's fourth consecutive num ...
'') was dominated by ballads. Within a few days, Hubbard contacted him with the finished song, which Aldean immediately liked and chose to record. The blog
Taste of Country describes the song as a
country rock
Country rock is a genre of music which fuses rock and country. It was developed by rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These musicians recorded rock records using country themes, vocal s ...
anthem comparable in theme to "
The Only Way I Know", "
Gonna Know We Were Here", and "
They Don't Know".
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
{{Jason Aldean
2019 songs
2019 singles
BBR Music Group singles
Jason Aldean songs
Songs written by Tyler Hubbard
Songs written by Jordan Schmidt
Songs written by the Warren Brothers
Song recordings produced by Michael Knox (record producer)