Cab in a Solo

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"Cab in a Solo"
Single by Scotty McCreery
from the album Rise & Fall
ReleasedAugust 21, 2023 (2023-08-21)
GenreCountry
Length3:45
LabelTriple Tigers
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Scotty McCreery singles chronology
"It Matters to Her"
(2022)
"Cab in a Solo"
(2023)
Music video
"Cab in a Solo" on YouTube

"Cab in a Solo" is a song by American country music singer Scotty McCreery. He wrote the song with Brent Anderson and Frank Rogers. It was released on August 23, 2023 as the lead single from his forthcoming sixth studio album Rise & Fall.[1]

Content[edit]

McCreery co-wrote "Cab in a Solo" with Brent Anderson and Frank Rogers, the latter of whom also produced it with Aaron Eshuis and Derek Wells. It was written during a retreat in the mountains of North Carolina and is described as a heartbreak song that evokes 90s country nostalgia in its traditional sound.[2]

Drawing comparisons to 90s country songs like Wynonna Judd's "I Saw the Light" and Rhett Akins' "That Ain't My Truck", the premise of the song finds McCreery's character looking to rekindle the romance with his ex-girlfriend following a break with an expensive bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon, but he finds that she's already moved on when he pulls up to her house to see more than one shadow on her bedroom wall. Thus, this creates the song's hook of finding him choosing to drink the wine solo in the cab of his truck to drown his sorrows.[3]

McCreery embarked on his headlining Cab in a Solo Tour in January 2024.[4]

Charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Cab in a Solo"
Chart (2023–2024) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[5] 16
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[6] 1
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 20

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Scotty McCreery's Next Album, Rise & Fall Is on the Way". Audilous. February 29, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Scotty McCreery Releases New Heartbreak Single "Cab in a Solo"". Scotty McCreery. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Tom Roland (September 21, 2023). "How the Distasteful Topic of Scotty McCreery's 'Cab in a Solo' Still Ended Up Going Down Smoothly". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Cindy Watts (October 12, 2023). "Scotty McCreery Announces 2024 Cab in a Solo Tour". CMT. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Scotty McCreery Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Scotty McCreery Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Scotty McCreery Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "Scotty McCreery Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2024.