However, lyrically, he thought that the song is "ass-backwards". It is about an attractive woman that the male narrator wants to cruise with in his pick-up truck.īilly Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four stars out of five, writing that "their formal training shows in the tight execution of this lyric-heavy summer song." Matt Bjorke of Roughstock also gave the song a favorable review, calling it "a feel-good song from a band that likes to have a good time." Liv Carter of Urban Country News gave the song a 'thumbs-up,' calling it "one of those disposable-yet-enjoyable country summer songs which will not only enjoy a healthy chart run, but find itself on radio playlists for many more summers." Ian Crouch wrote in The New Yorker that musically, the song is "forward-thinking, combining traditional country harmonies and a banjo backing with rock and roll stadium-show guitars and drums", and "has the hint of a dance-music". The song is a mid-tempo in the key of B-flat major with a main chord pattern of B ♭-F-Gm 7-E ♭. In December 2011, the duo signed a publishing deal with Big Loud Shirt, and recorded "Cruise" that same day. Kelley originally wrote the opening line as "Baby, you like a song", and the song then went through several edits when Florida Georgia Line recorded the song with producer Moi, with rewrites of some lyrics and the addition of a section after the solo.
They decided to drop the song they were writing to write "Cruise" instead, which they finished in 45 minutes. According to Chase Rice, they (Brian Kelley, Chase Rice and Jesse Rice) were writing a different song, when Kelley started to strum a chord and hummed another melody, which ended up being the melody for "Cruise". The song was written by the two members of Florida Georgia Line, Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard, together with Joey Moi, Chase Rice and Jesse Rice. In total, all versions of the songs have sold over 7 million copies in the US. The remix was played at the end of Nelly's music video for " Hey Porsche", and it was included on the deluxe version of Florida Georgia Line's album, This Is How We Roll. The Nelly remix, produced by Jason Nevins, was released to iTunes on April 2, 2013, and to pop radio on April 16 of that same year. 1 single on that chart at the time, until it was surpassed in 2017 by Sam Hunt's " Body Like a Back Road".
1 on Hot Country Songs, becoming the longest-running No. 4 on the Hot 100 chart in its 34th week, one of the slowest climbs to the top five in the chart's history. A couple of months later, a remix by rapper Nelly was released, and the song then re-entered the top 10. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 on its initial release, but dropped off the Hot 100 in February 2013. The recording by Florida Georgia Line reached No. The song is considered the foremost example of the genre of country music termed " bro-country". "Cruise" is the best-selling country digital song of all time in the United States as of January 2014. It is included on their first album for Republic Nashville, Here's to the Good Times, released on December 4. It was written by group members Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard with Joey Moi, Chase Rice, and Jesse Rice (no relation). It was first released to iTunes in April 2012 and then to radio on Aug as the first single from their extended play It'z Just What We Do. " Cruise" is a song recorded by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line.