Johnny Cash (song)

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“Johnny Cash”

Single by Jason Aldean
from the album Relentless

Released

April 2007

Format

CD single

Genre

Country

Length

3:11

Label

Broken Bow

Writer(s)

Rodney Clawson, Vicky McGehee, John Rich

Producer

Michael Knox

Jason Aldean singles chronology

"Amarillo Sky"
(2006)

"Johnny Cash"
(2007)

"Laughed Until We Cried"
(2007)

"Johnny Cash" is the title of a country song co-written by John Rich, Vicky McGehee, and Rodney Clawson. It was originally recorded by Tracy Byrd on his 2004 album Tracy Byrd, but not released as a single.

In 2007, a version of the song was recorded by Jason Aldean, as the lead-off single to his 2007 album Relentless. Released in early 2007 as Aldean's fourth single, it also became his fourth consecutive Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, where it peaked at #6.

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"Johnny Cash" is an up-tempo song in which the narrator addresses his lover, inviting her to join him on a road trip to Las Vegas. The connection to singer Johnny Cash is made only in the chorus ("Blastin' out the Johnny Cash"), indicating that Cash's music will be played while the narrator and his lover are on their road trip.

A radio edit for Aldean's version was also issued, substituting the spoken phrase "screw you, man" with "I'm outta here, man", although some edits have no spoken phrase here at all. Some edits of the song also omit the line "the Man in Black gonna rock your ass again".