<p class="p1"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jason-aldean" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jason Aldean&#8217;s</a> new music video for his song &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1_RKu-ESCY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Try That In A Small Town,</a>&#8221; with anti-riot lyrics that slam leftist policies, has skyrocketed to the number one spot on the iTunes chart amid backlash against the singer.</p>
<p class="p1">The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jason-aldean-responds-to-backlash-over-new-music-video-that-slams-leftist-policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">46-year-old</a> country singer&#8217;s song hit the airwaves in May, but it wasn&#8217;t until he released a video for it on July 14 that the song started generating <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a44576067/jason-aldean-try-that-in-a-small-town-lyrics-backlash/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">headlines</a> claiming it was &#8220;racist,&#8221; &#8220;pro-lynching,&#8221; and more. Following the backlash, Country Music Television (CMT) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cmt-yanks-jason-aldeans-anti-riot-music-video-from-airwaves-amid-claims-its-pro-lynching" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pulled</a> the singer&#8217;s music video and has yet to respond as to why. Aldean has hit back against the criticism, calling it &#8220;meritless&#8221; and &#8220;dangerous.&#8221;</p>
<p class="p1">After the song was pulled and Aldean&#8217;s response, the ballad ended up shooting to the <a href="https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2023/07/18/jason-aldeans-try-that-in-a-small-town-climbs-to-1-on-the-itunes-all-genre-chart-amid-controversy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">top</a> of the all-genre chart, knocking out current chart toppers like Morgan Wallen&#8217;s &#8220;Last Night&#8221; and Luke Combs&#8217; remake of Tracy Chapmans&#8217; &#8220;Fast Car,&#8221; Whiskey Riff <a href="https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2023/07/18/jason-aldeans-try-that-in-a-small-town-climbs-to-1-on-the-itunes-all-genre-chart-amid-controversy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.</p>
<p class="p1">The song also jumped from the 11th spot to number one by Tuesday night on the iTunes Country Top 40 chart, <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/country/jason-aldean-try-that-in-a-small-town-video-pulled-cmt-1235373842/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Billboard</a> noted.</p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Jason Aldean - Try That In A Small Town (Official Music Video)" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/b1_RKu-ESCY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p class="p1">On Tuesday, the country star hit back at the criticism and released a <a href="https://twitter.com/Jason_Aldean/status/1681382697875144717?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lengthy statement</a> on Twitter, slamming the idea the song is anything but a cry for Americans to come back together.</p>
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<p>&#8220;In the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests,&#8221; Aldean tweeted. &#8220;These references are not only meritless, but dangerous.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;There is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it- and there isn&#8217;t a single video clip that isn&#8217;t real news footage -and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music- this one goes too far,&#8221; he added.</p>
<p>The country star wrote that this song is about the &#8220;feeling of a community that I had growing up, where we took care of our neighbors, regardless of differences of background or belief. Because they were our neighbors, and that was above any differences.&#8221;</p>
<p>He concluded his post by noting how his &#8220;political views&#8221; are well known, but this song is about the &#8220;desire&#8221; to get back to some &#8220;sense of normalcy.&#8221;</p>
<p>At the time of this publication, the video is still playing on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1_RKu-ESCY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube</a> and has been viewed 2.1 million times. Throughout the new music video, clips of news reports show looters and rioters during the 2020 riots that took place in Aldean&#8217;s native home of Georgia, <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jason-aldean-catches-heat-racist-215436753.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yahoo.com</a> noted.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jason-aldean-responds-to-backlash-over-new-music-video-that-slams-leftist-policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jason Aldean Responds To Backlash Over New Music Video That Slams Leftist Policies</a></strong></p>

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