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"Dirt Road Anthem" is a country rap song written and sung by American singers Colt Ford and Brantley Gilbert first (who also wrote Aldean's hit "My Kinda Party"), each of whom recorded his own version of the song. Jason Aldean covered the song for his 2010 album My Kinda Party, and released it as the third single from the album in April 2011.
Ford co-wrote and originally recorded the song "Dirt Road Anthem" for his debut album Ride Through the Country; it was later released by Brantley Gilbert, who co-wrote the song, on his 2010 album Halfway to Heaven, [8] [9] and again by Jason Aldean on his album My Kinda Party, also from 2010.
Aldean's version of "Dirt Road Anthem" was certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA. [5] "Dirt Road Anthem" became Aldean's sixth number one hit on the country chart the week of July 30, 2011. The fourth single from My Kinda Party is "Tattoos on This Town". It charted at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart before it was released as a single ...
Ford, who co-wrote fellow country star Jason Aldean’s popular song "Dirt Road Anthem," and has collaborated with Toby Keith, described how his healthier lifestyle allowed him to shed 60 pounds.
The songs "Dirt Road Anthem" (co-written and originally recorded by him and Colt Ford) and "My Kinda Party" were released on Aldean's 2010 album My Kinda Party. "My Kinda Party" was originally recorded by Gilbert on Modern Day Prodigal Son, while "Dirt Road Anthem" was on Halfway to Heaven.
Aldean and Trump have had a public friendship since at least 2022, when the "Dirt Road Anthem" singer attended a New Year's Eve party at Trump's Florida home, per a photo he shared on Instagram.
In early 2011, Aldean's version of "Dirt Road Anthem", which was recorded previously by both of its writers country rap artist Colt Ford and Brantley Gilbert (who also wrote "My Kinda Party"), debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 57 as an album cut [6] from an unsolicited airplay for the week of February 5, 2011. [11]
Singer-songwriter Brantley Gilbert, who co-wrote Aldean's hits "Dirt Road Anthem" and "My Kinda Party", voiced his support for Aldean and the song during several live shows, stating that many who opposed the song were "a bunch of keyboard warriors hiding behind a cell phone and laptops talking a bunch of s***". [35] [36]