Song is expected on to appear on forthcoming album
Luke Bryan has released his new single, “Country On,” which is expected to appear on his forthcoming album. The tune, written by David Frasier, Styles Haury, Mark Nesler and Mitch Oglesby, is an anthemic tribute to hardworking men and women.
Bryan says one of the biggest inspirations behind recording the song is one of the songwriters, Mark Nesler.
“One of the biggest inspirations behind the song, ‘Country On,’ is one of the songwriters, a guy named Mark Nesler who sang the demo,” Bryan shares. “I’ve always loved his voice. He’s just got one of my favorite artist voices, songwriter voices I’ve ever heard, and when I heard him perform ‘Country On,’ and the way he sold it in the demo, to me, it just spoke to me. And all I wanted to do was capture what Mark Nesler was able to capture when he recorded the demo. It spoke to me, and I think it’s gonna speak to a lot of people out there.”
Being the son of an American farmer and growing a few crops of his own, the five-time Entertainer of the Year understands the hard work, blood, sweat and tears it takes, and he says the first line of “Country On” drew him to the song right away.
“When you hear, ‘Hey Farm Boy…’ I mean that certainly spoke to me right off the bat, and the fact that we were able to put so many different aspects of the way, the country American way of life out there, and I felt like this song really, really nailed it,” he adds. “It was something that really spoke to my heart and being able to put it out in the heart of summer, right against the Fourth of July, I feel it’s gonna talk to, speak to a lot of people out there.”
Bryan recently launched his Raised Up Right Tour, which he takes to Virginia Beach July 7th, followed by dates in Raleigh, North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia.
