"It's Good to Be Us" is the title of a song recorded by American country artist Bucky Covington

Bucky Covington

William Joel "Bucky" Covington III is an American country music singer. He placed eighth on the 5th season of the Fox Network's talent competition series American Idol. In December 2006, he signed a recording contract with Lyric Street Records...

. It was released in September 2007 as the second single from his debut album

Bucky Covington (album)

Bucky Covington is the self-titled debut album of American country music artist Bucky Covington. It was released by Lyric Street Records, the country division of Hollywood Records, on April 17, 2007. The lead-off single, "A Different World", reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs...

. The song was produced by Mark Miller, and released as the album's second single in early September 2007.

Content

"It's Good to Be Us" is an up-tempo country song about a couple, who despite not having much in terms of wealth, are happy just to be alive and that they have each other ("couldn't ask for more, wouldn't settle for less").

Music video

The video for "It's Good to Be Us" was shot at Balance MotoX in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and was directed by Trey Fanjoy. It features Covington as one of several motocross drivers. The drivers are shown doing various high risk tricks throughout the video. A celebration ensues at the end of the video with the drivers, (Bucky among them), and their girlfriends having a good time. Scenes of Covington playing a concert at the track at night time are also intercut into the video. The video can be viewed on Covington's official site.

Chart performance

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