Best Thing Since Backroads

"Best Thing Since Backroads"
"Best Thing Since Backroads"
Single by Jake Owen
Released	August 6, 2021
Genre	Country rock
Length	3:07
Label	Big Loud
Songwriters	Ben Johnson; Geoff Warburton; Hunter Phelps; Spencer Saylor; Jordan Minton;
Producer	Joey Moi
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Music video
	"Best Thing Since Backroads" on YouTube

"Best Thing Since Backroads" is a song by American country music singer Jake Owen. It was released on August 6, 2021. The song was written by Ben Johnson, Geoff Warburton, Hunter Phelps, Spencer Saylor and Jordan Minton, and produced by Joey Moi.^[2]

Background and content

Shelby Scott of Outsider wrote that the song describes "the subject’s long time spent traveling his town’s back roads." Carena Liptak of ABC Audio said it [is] "about the breezy, simple pleasure of driving two-lane highways — and the equally euphoric feeling of finding true love."^[3] In a press release, Owen stated: "It's always exciting releasing new music. It feels great being back out on the road and bringing happiness to people."^[4]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country felt that fans listening to "Best Thing Since Backroads" "may recall songs from the previous decade. Familiar scenes of lovemaking by the riverbank and dirt road drives with a cooler in the back dotted many of Moi's best arrangements in the early 2010s."^[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Best Thing Since Backroads"
Chart (2021–2022)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[6]	78
Canada Country (Billboard)^[7]	3
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	72
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[9]	2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[10]	17

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "Best Thing Since Backroads"
Chart (2022)	Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[11]	11
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[12]	51

References

^ "Jake Owen Turns The Ignition On New Single, "Best Thing Since Backroads"". Side Stage Magazine. August 10, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
^ Parton, Chris (August 9, 2021). "Jake Owen Hits the Romantic Gas on 'Best Thing Since Backroads'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
^ Liptak, Carena (August 6, 2021). "Jake Owen sings the praises of true love on "Best Thing Since Backroads"". ABC Audio. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
^ Scott, Shelby (August 6, 2021). "Jake Owen Drops New Single, 'Best Thing Since Backroads'". Outsider. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
^ Dukes, Billy (August 6, 2021). "Jake Owen's 'Best Thing Since Backroads' Is Two Kinds of Retro [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
^ "Jake Owen Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
^ "Jake Owen Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
^ "Jake Owen Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
^ "Jake Owen Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
^ "Jake Owen Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

[1] "Jake Owen Turns The Ignition On New Single, "Best Thing Since Backroads"". Side Stage Magazine. August 10, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[2] Parton, Chris (August 9, 2021). "Jake Owen Hits the Romantic Gas on 'Best Thing Since Backroads'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[3] Liptak, Carena (August 6, 2021). "Jake Owen sings the praises of true love on "Best Thing Since Backroads"". ABC Audio. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[4] Scott, Shelby (August 6, 2021). "Jake Owen Drops New Single, 'Best Thing Since Backroads'". Outsider. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[5] Dukes, Billy (August 6, 2021). "Jake Owen's 'Best Thing Since Backroads' Is Two Kinds of Retro [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[sc_Canada_Jake_Owen-6] "Jake Owen Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2022.

[sc_Billboardcanadacountry_Jake_Owen-7] "Jake Owen Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2022.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Jake_Owen-8] "Jake Owen Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2022.

[sc_Billboardcountryairplay_Jake_Owen-9] "Jake Owen Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2022.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Jake_Owen-10] "Jake Owen Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2022.

[11] "Country Airplay – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

[12] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

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Discography
Studio albums	Startin' with Me (2006) Easy Does It (2009) Barefoot Blue Jean Night (2011) Days of Gold (2013) American Love (2016) Greetings from... Jake (2019)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (2017)
Singles	"Yee Haw" "Startin' with Me" "Something About a Woman" "Don't Think I Can't Love You" "Eight Second Ride" "Tell Me" "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" "Alone with You" "The One That Got Away" "Back" "Anywhere with You" "Days of Gold" "Beachin'" "What We Ain't Got" "Real Life" "American Country Love Song" "If He Ain't Gonna Love You" "Good Company" "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)" "Down to the Honkytonk" "Homemade" "Made for You" "Best Thing Since Backroads" "11 Beers"
Other songs	"Life in a Northern Town" "One Little Kiss (Never Killed Nobody)"
Tours	Days of Gold Tour

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