No Truck Song Explained
"No Truck Song" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country artist Tim Hicks.[1] The track was co-written by Bruce Wallace and Jeff Coplan who produced the track.[2] [3] The track is the lead single off Hicks' EP Wreck This.[4] [5]
Background
Hicks said: "On every album I usually add one or two songs that are a little tongue-in-cheek, designed to give fans (and me!) a chuckle, but we’ve never released one as a single before. We smiled and laughed a lot while we wrote it, so I hope fans hear that, and it makes them do the same".[6]
Commercial performance
"No Truck Song" was certified Gold by Music Canada on October 7, 2020, with over 40,000 sales, and later achieved a Platinum certification in 2023. It reached a peak of #1 on the Billboard Canada Country chart dated July 4, 2020,[7] marking Hicks' second chart-topper.[8] It also reached a peak of #71 on the Canadian Hot 100,[9] and #40 on the Australian TMN Country Hot 50.
Music video
The official music video for "No Truck Song" premiered on March 4, 2020 and was directed by Adam Rothlein.[10]
Charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Tim Hicks Celebrates Success Of 'No Truck Song'. https://web.archive.org/web/20200830172111/https://etcanada.com/video/9c423a0a-baef-11ea-baee-0242ac110005/tim-hicks-celebrates-success-of-no-truck-song/. dead. August 30, 2020. ET Canada.
- Web site: No Truck Song - Tim Hicks. AllMusic. December 28, 2020.
- Web site: Top Country Pick: Tim Hicks ‘No Truck Song’. March 23, 2020. Top Country.
- Web site: Tim Hicks announces Wreck This EP available on digital platforms June 26. Melissa. Wiseman. June 22, 2020. Canadian Beats Media. January 2, 2021.
- Web site: TIM HICKS ‘NO TRUCK SONG’ LEADS 3 TRACK EP RELEASE ‘WRECK’ OUT NOW. March 4, 2020. Open Road Recordings. December 29, 2020.
- Web site: Tim Hicks Releases New EP, Wreck & 2020 World Tour Dates. February 22, 2020. Joshua. Murray. Trish. Cassling. The Reviews Are In. December 29, 2020.
- Web site: Canada Country chart for July 4, 2020. Billboard. July 18, 2021.
- Tim Hicks peak positions on the Canada Country chart:
- "Get By", "Hell Raisin' Good Time", "Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing", "Here Comes the Thunder", "She Don't Drink Whiskey Anymore", "So Do I", "Stompin' Ground", "Slow Burn", "Slide Over", and "Forever Rebels": Web site: Tim Hicks Chart History (Canada Country) . . October 10, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180511123422/https://www.billboard.com/music/tim-hicks/chart-history/canada-country . May 11, 2018 . dead.
- "Got a Feeling": Web site: Chart Search - Artist: Tim Hicks, Title: Got a Feeling, Chart: CCW . Billboard . June 30, 2020.
- "Young, Alive and In Love": Web site: Chart Search - Artist: Tim Hicks, Title: Young Alive and In Love, Chart: CCW . Billboard . June 30, 2020.
- "One Horse Town": Web site: Chart Search - Artist: The Road Hammers, Title: One Horse Town, Chart: CCW . Billboard . June 30, 2020.
- "Loud": Web site: Chart Search - Artist: Tim Hicks, Title: Loud, Chart: CCW . Billboard . June 30, 2020.
- "The Worst Kind": Web site: Chart Search - Artist: Tim Hicks, Title: The Worst Kind, Chart: CCW . Billboard . June 30, 2020.
- "What a Song Should Do": Web site: Canada Country chart for June 15, 2019 . Billboard . June 30, 2020.
- "No Truck Song": Web site: Canada Country chart for July 4, 2020 . Billboard . June 30, 2020.
- "The Good, the Bad and the Pretty": Web site: Canada Country chart for May 29, 2021 . Billboard . May 29, 2021.
- Web site: Chart Search - Artist: Tim Hicks, Title: No Truck Song, Chart: CAN . Billboard . June 30, 2020.
- Web site: Tim Hicks - No Truck Song (Official Music Video). YouTube. December 29, 2020. video. March 4, 2020.
- Web site: Country Hot 50: Issue 1296. The Music Network. December 28, 2020.