Truck Yeah

"Truck Yeah" is a song recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. Written by Chris Lucas and Preston Brust of the LoCash Cowboys, Chris Janson, and Danny Myrick,^[1] the song was released on July 3, 2012 as the first single from his album Two Lanes of Freedom and his first single for Big Machine Records.^[2] The release of the single overlapped McGraw's then current single "Right Back Atcha Babe," promoted by Curb Records, due to a rivalry between the two record labels.^[3]

The title of the song is a play on words based on the common American expression "fuck yeah".^[3]

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."^[4] 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.^[5] 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."^[3]

Music video

The music video was filmed in Chattanooga, Tennessee.^[6] It was directed by Chris Hicky and premiered in September 2012.^[7]

Chart performance

"Truck Yeah" debuted at number 22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of July 21, 2012, becoming McGraw's highest solo chart debut ever.^[8] 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 Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of July 21, 2012.

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[9]	52
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	57
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[11]	10
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[12]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[13]	51

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Platinum	1,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

↑ "Tim McGraw Will Release "Truck Yeah" on July 3". Country Music Television. June 26, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
↑ Conaway, Alanna (June 26, 2012). "Tim McGraw Releasing New Single ‘Truck Yeah’ to Radio". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
1 2 3 Foster, Ben (July 3, 2012). "Single Review: Tim McGraw, "Truck Yeah"". Country Universe. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
↑ Dukes, Billy (July 3, 2012). "Tim McGraw, ‘Truck Yeah’ – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
↑ Bjorke, Matt (July 2, 2012). "Single Review: Tim McGraw - "Truck Yeah"". Roughstock. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
↑ Duvall, Erin (August 22, 2012). "Tim McGraw, 'Truck Yeah' Video Shoot Underway in Chattanooga". The Boot. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
↑ "CMT : Videos : Tim McGraw : Truck Yeah". Country Music Television. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
↑ "Tim McGraw Enjoys Biggest Solo Chart Debut Ever with "Truck Yeah"". ABC News Radio. July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Tim McGraw.
↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Tim McGraw.
↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Tim McGraw.
↑ "Tim McGraw – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Tim McGraw.
↑ "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
↑ "American single certifications – Tim Mc Graw – Truck Yeah". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 10, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Tim McGraw singles

Discography

Not a Moment Too Soon	"Indian Outlaw" "Don't Take the Girl" "Down on the Farm" "Not a Moment Too Soon" "Refried Dreams"

All I Want	"I Like It, I Love It" "Can't Be Really Gone" "All I Want Is a Life" "She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart" "Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It"

Everywhere	"It's Your Love" (with Faith Hill) "Everywhere" "Just to See You Smile" "One of These Days" "Where the Green Grass Grows" "For a Little While"

A Place in the Sun	"Please Remember Me" "Something Like That" "My Best Friend" "Some Things Never Change" "My Next Thirty Years"

Set This Circus Down	"Grown Men Don't Cry" "Angry All the Time" "The Cowboy in Me" "Unbroken"

Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors	"Red Rag Top" "Tiny Dancer" "She's My Kind of Rain" "Real Good Man" "Watch the Wind Blow By"

Live Like You Were Dying	"Live Like You Were Dying" "Back When" "Drugs or Jesus" "Do You Want Fries with That" "My Old Friend"

Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2	"When the Stars Go Blue" "My Little Girl"

Let It Go	"Last Dollar (Fly Away)" "I Need You" (with Faith Hill) "If You're Reading This" "Suspicions" "Kristofferson" "Let It Go" "Nothin' to Die For"

Southern Voice	"It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You" "Southern Voice" "Still"

Number One Hits	"Felt Good on My Lips"

Country Strong	"Me and Tennessee" (with Gwyneth Paltrow)

Emotional Traffic	"Better Than I Used to Be"

Two Lanes of Freedom	"Truck Yeah" "One of Those Nights" "Highway Don't Care" (with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban) "Southern Girl"

Sundown Heaven Town	"Lookin' for That Girl" "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" (with Faith Hill) "Shotgun Rider" "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools" (with Catherine Dunn)

Damn Country Music	"Top of the World" "Humble and Kind"

Guest singles	"Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" (with Faith Hill) "Let's Make Love" (with Faith Hill) "Bring On the Rain" (with Jo Dee Messina) "Over and Over" (with Nelly) "Like We Never Loved at All" (with Faith Hill) "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" (with Tracy Lawrence and Kenny Chesney) "Nine Lives" (with Def Leppard) "Feel Like a Rock Star" (with Kenny Chesney) "Lovin' Lately" (with Big & Rich)

Other songs	"City Lights" "The Ride"

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