"Hicktown" is the title of a song recorded by American

United States

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 country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Jason Aldean

Jason Aldean

Jason Aldine Williams is an American country music singer, known professionally as Jason Aldean. Since 2005, Aldean has recorded for Broken Bow Records, an independent record label for which he has released four albums and twelve singles...

. It was released in March 28, 2005 as the debut single from his self-titled album. The single was also Aldean's first Top 10 hit, reaching a peak of #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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 chart in late 2005.

Content

Co-written by Big & Rich

Big & Rich

Big & Rich is an American country music duo composed of Big Kenny and John Rich. Both members alternate as lead vocalists and play rhythm guitar...

 along with Vicky McGehee, "Hicktown" is an up tempo song, and one of many country songs that boast of Southern culture and the like.

"Hicktown" has become Aldean's signature song

Signature song

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, with souvenir vanity plates

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 naming it sold at appearances. The song typically closes out Aldean's concert set, with elongated instrumental parts, Aldean banging on cymbals

Cymbal

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, and several false endings

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Music video

A music video

Music video

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 was released for the song, directed by Wes Edwards. The video takes place in a field with people partying and driving on mud, while Jason Aldean and his band are performing. It premiered in May 2005. Most of the music video was filmed in Palmdale, Florida

Palmdale, Florida

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Chart performance

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at number 55 for the week ending April 16, 2005. > >

Chart (2005)	Peak position