Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)

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"Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
Single by Dierks Bentley
from the album Long Trip Alone
Released June 4, 2007
Format Digital download
Recorded 2006
Genre Country
Length 3:19
Label Capitol Nashville
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Brett Beavers
Dierks Bentley singles chronology
"Long Trip Alone"
(2007)
"Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
(2007)
"Trying to Stop Your Leaving"
(2008)

"Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in June 2007 as the third single from his album Long Trip Alone. It has become his fifth Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The song was made available as downloadable content for the game Rock Band on December 16, 2008. The song was written by Bentley, Brett Beavers, Rob Harrington and Rod Janzen.

Reception

Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a B+ rating. He said that it is "an uptempo, breezy romp with plenty of banjo and carefree charm." [1]

Chart performance

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[2] 59
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 46
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2007) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 9

References

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  2. "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Dierks Bentley. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  3. "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Dierks Bentley. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  4. "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Dierks Bentley. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
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Preceded by Billboard Hot Country Songs
number-one single

November 24, 2007
Succeeded by
"So Small"
by Carrie Underwood

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