Hit Songs Deconstructed’s Dave and Yael Penn return to breakdown the songwriting and production elements that have helped make Sam Hunt’s Body Like a Back Road such a pop and country hit; the song leads the Hot Country Songs chart for a 23rd week, moving to within a week of matching Florida Georgia Line’s record 24-week command with Cruise in 2012-13.

“What it’s all about, with hit songs in general,” says Dave, “is about reinforcing key aspects of a song in the listener’s head without them becoming overly monotonous. And that’s what Body Like a Back Road does so well: it’s very memorable, but it’s not overly redundant.”

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