Question: Why do you love On The Boat Again? Jake Owen: “I love boats. I love the water. I love this time of year. I love Willie Nelson. I love songs that feel good. I love songs that make other people feel good. And this song exemplifies all of that.”
Question: What’s the latest on your new house? Jake Owen: “It is going about as expected. It’s not bad at all. It’s exciting. And, you know, building a home and building a building a life is really there’s nothing about building a life either. That’s easy. And I think it’s like brick by brick. And we’ve all heard it in songs and whatever, right? It’s just part of building your life. And so I’m finally excited to finally have like, a place to call home.”
Jake Owen ascended to stardom with nine #1 smashes, six top-charting albums and several MULTI-PLATINUM hits, including the wildly successful “Barefoot Blue Jean Night.” Known for his laid-back style of Country, Owen’s latest album, GREETINGS FROM…JAKE (Big Loud Records) has delivered three #1 hits – “Made For You,” “Homemade” and “I Was Jack (You Were Diane)” – plus Top 5 smash “Down to the Honkytonk.” Praised by Billboard as a “country-grounded odyssey,” GREETINGS FROM…JAKE follows popular album AMERICAN LOVE, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and #4 on the Billboard 200 all-genre chart. His brand-new single “Best Thing Since Backroads” hits U.S. Country radio on August 6.
Jake Owen tributes the simple perfection of true love with “Best Thing Since Backroads,” comparing a soul-mate connection to a lazy two-lane cruise.
Featuring a windows-down country-rock sound with ringing 12-string guitars, stacked blue-sky vocals and a sun-kissed disposition, the track was produced by Owen’s longtime studio partner, Joey Moi. And with lyrics penned by Ben Johnson, Jordan Minton, Hunter Phelps and Geoff Warburton, it’s dedicated to a single, smile-inducing thought: That as a crow flies, an old gravel road and that special someone have one thing in common – they’re both the most direct route to a good time.
Jake Owen – “Best Thing Since Backroads” video (Audio)