Wait in the Truck explained

Wait in the Truck
Cover:Hardy Wait in the Truck.png
Alt:Cover art depicting Hardy and Lainey Wilson sitting in a truck
Type:single
Artist:Hardy featuring Lainey Wilson
Album:The Mockingbird & the Crow
Released:August 29, 2022
Length:4:38
Label:Big Loud
Producer:
Chronology:Hardy
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"Wait in the Truck" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American country music singer Hardy featuring American country music singer Lainey Wilson. It was released on August 29, 2022, as the lead single from Hardy's second studio album The Mockingbird & the Crow. The song is a murder ballad about a male protagonist killing an abuser.[1] It is his highest charting single in the US.

Background and content

The idea for the song came from a conversation between two of its songwriters, Hardy and Hunter Phelps. When discussing what they would do if their fiancées were attacked, Hardy mentioned he would direct the attacker towards himself and then tell his fiancée to "wait in the truck". The pair then realized that "wait in the truck" was a good song title. In March 2021, they worked up the song at Jordan Schmidt's home studio, taking inspiration from the song "Ol' Red". They recorded a demo that night, with Schmidt adding an artificial siren to the end of the third verse, and his fiancée, singer-songwriter Renee Blair, providing the female vocals and adding a vamp of the phrase "have mercy". Producer Joey Moi would later rerecord the primary instrumentation and add a gospel choir for the closing vamp.[1]

Wilson cited Garth Brooks' "The Thunder Rolls" and The Chicks' "Goodbye Earl" as inspiration for her performance, and said she hoped the song "brings light to a situation that is more common than we’d like to admit" and "haunts" domestic abusers.[2]

The song depicts a man who, upon finding a battered woman on the side of the road, confronts her abuser in his trailer, shooting him when he reaches for his shotgun,[1] killing the abuser.[3] The song ends with the man in prison, 60 months into a sentence.[1]

Music video

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 74
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[7] 59
Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 54
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] 14
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 15

Notes and References

  1. Roland. September 14, 2022 . Makin' Tracks: HARDY, Lainey Wilson Team on a Killer Story Song, 'Wait in the Truck' . October 13, 2022 . Billboard . en-US.
  2. Web site: Dowling . Marcus K. . HARDY, Lainey Wilson discuss their powerful 'murder ballad' duet 'Wait In The Truck' . August 26, 2022. October 14, 2022 . . en-US.
  3. Web site: August 30, 2022 . Hardy says he's "excited to see the impact" of "Wait in the Truck" as the song sees impressive early success. October 31, 2022 . weisradio.com . en-US.
  4. Web site: Vaughn . Grace Lenehan. WATCH: Hardy Plays the Hero to Lainey Wilson in Heart-Pounding 'Wait in the Truck' Video . October 13, 2022 . Taste of Country . August 29, 2022 . en.
  5. Web site: O'Connell . Madeleine . August 26, 2022 . HARDY and Lainey Wilson Join Forces For Powerful New Song 'wait in the truck' – See The Cinematic Music Video . October 13, 2022 . Country Now . en-US.
  6. Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 1, 2022.
  7. Digital Song Sales – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 31, 2022.
  8. Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  9. Country Airplay – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  10. Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.

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