Jason Aldean’s newest hit, “Try That In a Small Town,” has been the cause of woke, leftist rage recently. The tune, dubbed an “anti-rioting” song, has recently seen a dramatic increase in plays and sales skyrocket since being attacked by liberals in the mainstream press.
According to reports from New York Times and the Hollywood Reporter, Aldean’s song has seen its video and audio streams increase by 999%, going from just under 1 million streams to almost 12 million. Furthermore, the song’s sales have increased from 1,000 units to 228,000. To top it off, the song is sitting at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Hollywood Reporter recently covered the astounding jump in engagement the song has seen. “Luminate, which tracks music sales and streams, says the song’s on-demand audio and video streams have increased by 999 percent — from 987,000 to 11.7 million — in the week after the chatter about the song exploded online,” the outlet wrote.
According to the New York Times, the song initially received little traction, having been released in May. However, after the song received critical backlash last week, it has shot up from number 35 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart to number 2 on the Hot 100.
The song calls out violent rioting and lawlessness that have been observed in urban areas over the past few years in America. Aldean’s lyrics state that such behavior would quickly be dealt with in a small town, as residents in these areas would not tolerate such chaos.
“Try That in A Small Town” features these lyrics: “Cuss out a cop, spit in his face / Stomp on the flag and light it up / Yeah, ya think you’re tough / Well, try that in a small town / See how far ya make it down the road.” Aldean later sings on the song, “Got a gun that my granddad gave me / They say one day they’re gonna round up / Well, that shit might fly in the city, good luck.”
Notably, this song has become of Jason Aldean’s most popular hits as he hasn’t had a single break the top 10 within the Hot 100 since 2011. “Try That in A Small Town” sits above other huge mainstream artists such as Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Olivia Rodrigo, and Taylor Swift.
Aldean has been outspoken, defending his song from attempts to cancel it. “Cancel culture is a thing. It’s something where if people don’t like what you say, they try and make sure they can cancel you, which means try to ruin your life, ruin everything,” the country star told fans at a concert in Cincinnati last week.
“In the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song … and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests. These references are not only meritless, but dangerous,” he also said. “There is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it — and there isn’t a single video clip that isn’t real news footage — and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music — this one goes too far.”
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