Somethin' 'Bout A Truck

Tifton, Georgia native Kip Moore made his first public performance at a Mellow Mushroom restaurant in the Georgian town of Valdosta. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2004, where songwriter and producer Brett James helped him sign to a publishing deal. Four years later he signed to a record deal with MCA Nashville and released his debut single "Mary Was the Marrying Kind" in early 2011, which peaked at #45 on the country chart. This Mississippi Delta blues infused track is his second single, and his first Hot 100 hit.

Moore wrote the tune after reflecting back on his youth and how he came to the realization that owning a truck helped him pick up girls. "The song is what it is," Moore told Taste of Country. "It's one of those things where I drove a little box car in high school and college. In both high school and college, similar things happened to me where I was maybe pursuing somebody. I got somebody to go out with me, and they didn't seem real interested every time they climbed in that little bucket car of mine." However, Moore quickly learned that ditching his "little box car" for a pickup can change everything. "On two different occasions that thing broke down and somebody let me use their truck," he continued. "It was like I became a whole new person. I couldn't peel [girls] off of me. I was like, 'Wait a minute… I'm the same damn dude, I'm just driving a different ride. There must be something about a truck!'"

Moore has also had success writing for other artists, co-penning two tracks, "All the Way" and "Let's Fight," from Thompson Square's 2011 self-titled debut album plus "Settin' The World On Fire" from Jake Owen's Barefoot Blue Jean Night LP, which was released the same year.