Cop Car

About this song

Sam Hunt wrote the song and included it on his 2013 acoustic mixtape Between the Pines, around the same time Keith Urban recorded it for his album Fuse. Urban's version became a big hit in mainstream country and earned him a performance at the Grammys, which Hunt said he couldn't celebrate. Hunt later put his own version on his debut album Montevallo.

What it's about

The song is based on Hunt's experience in Alabama, where he and friends sneaked behind an airport runway at night with their headlights off to watch large planes fly overhead. It ended after a run-in with the police, and Hunt later wrote about it once he had moved to Nashville.

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Fun facts

• It's actually a cover of “C”.
• Written by Matt Jenkins, Zach Crowell and Sam Hunt.
• Produced by Shane McAnally and Zach Crowell.