Crushin' It

This is the opening track from Moonshine In The Trunk. Paisley's previous album Wheelhouse had disappointing sales and was the Nashville star's first-ever record not to generate a #1 single. Paisley alludes to the drop-off on this testosterone-filled cut about letting loose for the weekend, singing, "I guess I've been in a dry spell, but that's about to change."

The song is a feel-good anthem full of frat-boy energy. Paisley told People he tried to reflect the bro-country cliché on Moonshine In The Trunk, but with a twist. "There's a lot of stuff on the radio about, you know, put your tan legs on the dashboard and we'll roll around in the truck and go party," he said. "This album was my idea of doing music that fits in this landscape but doesn't pander to that because one of my frustrations with radio now is lyrics. It's like, 'Guys, come on!' – and specifically, yes, guys, cause there are no girls! We can say something too. There are phrases that are totally cliché that we as songwriters owe it to ourselves to not use again." "I'm not saying the songs are bad, I'm just saying that we as writers can do better," he continued. "And when we come around to a little more diversity lyrically on the radio, we can go back and say the word 'tailgate' again and not have people cringe. It's everything in moderation."

Penned by Paisley with Kelley Lovelace and Lee Thomas Miller, the song tells the story of a man looking for a change of fortune. "This is a moonshine jar-half-full kind of song for people who work hard and play hard," Paisley said.