PC: Along with your touring plans, what are your plans for the rest of 2022? If we’re coming to a town near you, come on! It gets people up, and you see more people dancing to it than any other song we play. There’s something in the air that changes when we start that song at a concert. JR: I’m chomping at the bit to get out there and play that song live.
PC: You’re gearing up for headlining dates across the south in 2022? How excited are you to both bring “5:00 in the Country” on the road and to have top billing on the road? In addition to that, I’d say he taught me to never shy away from my morals and beliefs, especially on stage. Cody is a reminder that country music still has a place for class, chivalry and being a gentleman. He knows who he is, and he knows who his fans are.
JR: Cody Johnson is the best performer I’ve shared the stage with, and I look up to him more than anyone in the industry right now. As a young artist, what can you take away from sharing stages and bills with artists of that caliber? PC: You’ve shared the stage with several of the genre’s biggest names, including Luke Combs and Cody Johnson. So, if you’re a fan and reading this, text “Jordan” to 61 so that I can reach you anytime, and long after TikTok isn’t cool anymore. I just wish I could reach my fans without fighting an algorithm to do it. Nonetheless, I truly am thankful for my fans on the platform and the positive response and love I’ve received on “5:00 In The Country.” I’m really excited to release it and continue to build on it this year. The reality is, it’s the best way to get your songs out there that is, until the next thing comes along. That’s why it’s important that I’m present on TikTok right now, and I’m doing my best to be successful at it, while not selling myself out to it. However, as in any business, you must adapt to survive. I’d venture to say that disappointingly, the music is maybe 10% of being an artist these days. With the rise of TikTok, real artists and good songs are becoming harder and harder to find. I moved to Nashville to be a country music artist, not a content creator. JR: The truth is, I wish TikTok would’ve been banned when we had the chance. How important is it for you to gauge you base’s interest in that way, and given the positive reception, how excited were you to offer the whole song for them? PC: You shared several snippets of “5:00 In The Country” on TikTok prior to the release. Many fist bumps and high-fives later, we knew we had a good one.
Roll with it country song driver#
Driver started playing that catchy guitar lick, Hunter threw out that bluegrass verse melody, and the rest is history. I remember Hunter saying, “Well sweet, we already have the whole first verse,” to which I replied, “No that’s the chorus…” Hunter gave me a perplexed but excited look, and we jumped in on it. Anyways, I came into the write and showed them what I had. I don’t know why, but I get a lot of song ideas in the shower. Funny enough, I actually came up with a lot of the chorus lyrics and chorus melody in the shower one morning thinking about that idea. JR: Hunter and I had talked in a previous writing session about writing the title “5:00 In The Country” at some point. Can you take us in the room and talk about how the song came together? PC: You co-wrote “5:00 In The Country” with Hunter Phelps and Driver Williams. I wanted a song that would stand out in the crowd, and “5:00” does that for me. JR: I wanted to put out something up-tempo that is sonically different than anything out there right now. PC: What went into the decision to release your newest single, “5:00 in the Country,” as your first single since following Bad Case of the Good Ole Boy?
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