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Big Green Tractor

"Big Green Tractor"
Jason Aldean - Big Green Tractor.jpg
Single by Jason Aldean
from the album Wide Open
Released May 26, 2009
Format Digital download
Recorded 2008–09
Genre Country
Length 3:24
Label Broken Bow
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Michael Knox
Jason Aldean singles chronology
"She's Country"
(2008)
"Big Green Tractor"
(2009)
"The Truth"
(2009)

"Big Green Tractor" is a song written by Jim Collins and David Lee Murphy and recorded by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released in May 2009 as the second single from his album Wide Open, as well as the eighth single of his career. The song debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in May 2009, and in September of the same year, it became his third number-one hit.

The song is a mid-tempo where the narrator asks if his lover wants to go to town with him, or if she would rather ride with him on his "big green tractor".

David Lee Murphy told Engine 145 that the idea for the song came to him when he was out driving his own tractor: "The next day I was writing with Jim Collins, who had written 'She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy' for Kenny [Chesney]. I walked in there and asked him if he’d be willing to tackle another tractor song." Collins agreed, but he said that this song should take on a different direction than "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy," which he called "tongue-in-cheek." Regarding his decision to record the song, Aldean said that Murphy is "a good friend and his style is a lot like mine, really uptempo, fun kinda stuff." Aldean said that he considered the song "romantic."

The song received mixed reviews from critics. Karlie Justus of Engine 145 gave the song a thumbs-up, calling it "Aldean’s best song to date" and saying that it "delivers a catchy chorus with an authentic country feeling without blatantly pandering to stereotypical farm life", although she also said, "Despite its lackadaisical appeal and imminent commercial success, 'Big Green Tractor' will likely be largely forgotten in a year." Matt Bjorke of Roughstock was less favorable, saying that the melody was derivative of Jason Michael Carroll's "Livin' Our Love Song" and Craig Morgan's later releases for Broken Bow. He added, "So while 'Big Green Tractor' is likely to continue Jason Aldean's radio success, it isn't the kind of song that will inspire many fans to buy his Wide Open album."


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