Bryan recorded this mournful eulogy for a friend or relative who died too young with the help of Chris Stapleton (who co-wrote the tune with Jim Beavers) on harmony vocals. "Having Chris Stapleton sing background on it, that's like heaven. That's like me being in a foot race with Usain Bolt [Olympic Gold-winning sprinter] or something," says Luke. "Having Chris Stapleton sing, he's the best singer on the planet to me. So, for him to come in and lend his backgrounds on it takes this song even yet to a higher level with just how powerful he is as a singer and an artist."
Bryan debuted the reflective song at the 2013 Country Radio Seminar in Nashville on February 27, 2013.
Luke Bryan described this to Radio.com as the coolest sad song that he's ever recorded: "I just thought it was an amazingly written song, he said. " It was something that everybody can connect with because so many people out there have lost somebody. And their connection with them was, they used to have a beer in a bar with them, or have a beer anywhere with them. Drinking a beer with a friend is a huge connection, and that song bridges all those emotions together. Like I said, it's one of the coolest sad songs I've ever heard."
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