Jordan Davis admits he whiffed on two huge hits | Music City Minute

Jordan Davis is celebrating his 10th #1 song, but admits he whiffed on two huge hits. Jordan Davis just parked “Turn This Truck Around” at No. 1 on country radio, his tenth chart topper and further proof the Louisiana native is one of the best hitmakers in Nashville. But this week, Davis was refreshingly honest about the ones that got away. On a recent podcast, Davis admitted he’s not always the quickest to recognize a smash, and he’s got the receipts to prove it. After his single “Next Thing You Know” was climbing the charts, his brother Jacob – a hit Nashville songwriter – sent him a song he’d written called “Backseat Driver.” Jordan told his brother it sounded too close to what he already had out. Jacob’s response? He told Jordan he might be an idiot. “Backseat Driver” went on to become a massive hit for Kane Brown. And it doesn’t stop there. Davis also revealed he was sent “Where the Wild Things Are” early in the process by a songwriter buddy and passed on that one too a song that, of course, landed with Luke Combs and became one of the biggest records of the year. No hard feelings, though. Davis says it ended up in the right hands and calls it one of his favorite Combs songs to date. Ten No. 1s and a couple of honest Ls, and a brother who’s never going to let him forget it.

I’m Brailey, and that’s your Music City Minute.