“Try That In A Small Town” Co-Writer Neil Thrasher Says The Song Was Actually Inspired By People Being Sucker-Punched On The Street In New York City

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“Try That In A Small Town” Co-Writer Neil Thrasher Says The Song Was Actually Inspired By People Being Sucker-Punched On The Street In New York City

The story behind the song. Jason Aldean set off a firestorm of media attention when he released his song "Try That in a Small Town" in 2023, which served as the lead single to Aldean's eleventh studio album Highway Desperado. It was written by Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher, Tully Kennedy and Kurt Allison, and eventually became a #1 song at country radio. Most of the controversy, came, though, when Aldean released the music video in July 2023, w…