Small Town USA
2009 single by Justin Moore
"Small Town USA" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Justin Moore. It was released in February 2009 as the second single of his career and the second one from his self-titled debut album. On the charts dated for October 3, 2009, the song became Moore's first Number One hit. Just missing the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at number 44.
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Co-written by Moore with Brian Dean Maher and Jeremy Stover, the song is a mid-tempo backed primarily by acoustic guitar and electric guitar, with piano flourishes. In it, the narrator lists off the various things in his hometown, and says that he proud of his roots. According to Moore, "Small Town USA" was the "first or second" song he wrote upon moving to Nashville, Tennessee. The song was inspired by his feeling homesick for Poyen, Arkansas.
The second line changes with every chorus (Hank Williams, Jr. in the first chorus, David Allan Coe in the second chorus [which has been altered by some radio stations with their own call letters], and "Sweet Home Alabama" after the bridge).
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