Long Trip Alone (song)

"Long Trip Alone"
Single by Dierks Bentley
from the album Long Trip Alone
Released	November 13, 2006
Format	CD Single
Recorded	2006
Genre	Country
Length	3:43
Label	Capitol Nashville
Writer(s)	Brett Beavers Steve Bogard Dierks Bentley
Producer(s)	Brett Beavers
Dierks Bentley singles chronology
"Every Mile a Memory" (2006) "Long Trip Alone" (2006) "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" (2007)

"Long Trip Alone" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in November 2006 as the second single and title track from his album of the same name. The song reached the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and peaked at number 66 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was written by Bentley, Steve Bogard and Brett Beavers.

Content

The song's narrator is expressing the need to have a traveling companion in the journey of life.

Music video

The music video was directed by Charles Mehling and premiered in late 2006. It features a man who is walking home after doing time in jail. In the video, Dierks Bentley had his famous curls shaved off, when his character was sent off to jail.

Chart performance

Chart (2006–07)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[1]	66
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	42

References

1. "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Dierks Bentley. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
2. "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Dierks Bentley. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
3. "Best of 2007: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2012.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics