Ridin' Roads

"Ridin' Roads" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Dustin Lynch. It is his eleventh single release overall and the second from his fourth studio album Tullahoma.

"Ridin' Roads"
Single by Dustin Lynch
from the album Tullahoma
ReleasedMarch 25, 2019 (2019-03-25)
FormatDigital download
GenreCountry
Length3:32
LabelBroken Bow
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dustin Lynch
  • Zach Crowell
Dustin Lynch singles chronology
"Good Girl"
(2018)		 "Ridin' Roads"
(2019)		 "Momma's House"
(2020)

History and content

Lynch released the song in March 2019 alongside an EP of the same name which also includes the songs "Little Town Livin'" and "Red Dirt, Blue Eyes". He co-wrote the song with Ashley Gorley and Zach Crowell, the latter of whom also produced it.[1] Lynch said that the idea for the song came about after seeing a Snapchat post of a friend in his farm truck; he came up with one verse and a chorus and later presented the idea to Gorley and Crowell. Lynch described the song as being thematically similar to his previous hit, "Small Town Boy".[2]

Critical reception

Rolling Stone Country writer Joseph Hudak called the song "slow-rolling" with "programmed beats and studio polish" and "some unexpected Dobro and stringed instruments;" of the lyrics, he said that the song "celebrates the nighttime drives of Lynch’s formative years in Tullahoma, Tennessee, where having his girlfriend beside him with no particular place to go was all that mattered."[1] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country described the song as an "R&B-influenced, rural cruiser" with "the kind of specific detail so often lacking from similar songs."[3]

Commercial performance

"Ridin' Roads" reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart for charts dated January 11, 2020. This is Lynch's seventh No. 1 on the chart, and his second as a writer after "Good Girl".[4] The song has sold 82,000 copies in the United States as of January 2020.[5]

Music video

In May 2019, Lynch released a music video for the song. Directed by Mason Dixon, the video features Lynch traveling through the Everglades at night with a female love interest. The video uses a camera technique called "double exposure", in which the moving parts in the video are projected through Lynch's, his girlfriend's, and the car's own image. [6]

Charts

References
  1. Joseph Hudak (March 8, 2019). "Dustin Lynch Releases New EP 'Ridin' Roads' With Swerving Title Track". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  2. Annie Reuter (March 7, 2019). "Dustin Lynch Launches New EP With Sultry Single 'Ridin' Roads': Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  3. Billy Dukes (March 5, 2019). "Dustin Lynch's 'Ridin' Roads' Builds Off of 'Good Girl'". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  4. Asker, Jim (January 7, 2020). "Dustin Lynch's 'Roads' Rules Country Airplay: 'I Can't Think of a Better Way to Kick Off 2020'". Billboard.
  5. Bjorke, Matt (January 7, 2020). "Top 30 Digital Country Songs Chart: January 7, 2020". Rough Stock. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  6. Jim Casey (May 3, 2019). "Take a Trip With Dustin Lynch in New "Ridin' Roads" Video". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  7. "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  8. "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  9. "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  10. "Dustin Lynch Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  11. "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  12. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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