Back in the Saddle (Luke Combs song)

"Back in the Saddle"
Single by Luke Combs
from the album The Way I Am
ReleasedJuly 28, 2025
GenreCountry
Length3:32
LabelColumbia
Songwriters
Producers
  • Luke Combs
  • Chip Matthews
  • Jonathan Singleton
Luke Combs singles chronology
"Backup Plan"
(2025) 		"Back in the Saddle"
(2025) 		"Days Like These"
(2025)
Music video
"Back in the Saddle" on YouTube

"Back in the Saddle" is a song recorded by American country music singer Luke Combs. It was released on July 28, 2025, as the lead single from his upcoming sixth studio album, The Way I Am.[1] Combs co-wrote the song with Dan Isbell and Jonathan Singleton, and co-produced it with Singleton and Chip Matthews.

Background

Combs co-wrote "Back in the Saddle" with Dan Isbell and Jonathan Singleton. Lyrically, the song uses "cowboy-themed imagery" to describe a man seeking a return to form, which Combs described as autobiographical: "It’s about just me getting back to what I did when I first started doing music, saddling up, hitting the road, getting after it, just kinda getting back to it."[2] It marks the end of a brief hiatus[3] and his first solo single release since "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" over a year prior.[2] He first announced the song's release on his social media accounts on July 16, 2025.[4]

The song was featured on the Madden NFL 26 soundtrack.[5]

Music video

The music video for "Back in the Saddle" premiered alongside the song's digital release,[6][7] and was directed by Tyler Adams.[2] It was filmed at the Tri-County Speedway in Hudson, North Carolina, and features cameo appearances by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Richard Petty, both of NASCAR fame.[7]

Commercial performance

"Back in the Saddle" debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart week dated August 9, 2025.[8] It marks the second-highest debut ever on the chart following "More Than a Memory" by Garth Brooks, which debuted at number one in 2007.[9] In its sixth chart week, it became Combs' 24th consecutive top ten hit on the Country Airplay chart.[10]

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Country Aircheck Weekly July 21, 2025, Issue 970" (PDF). Country Aircheck. July 21, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Lauren Jo Black (July 25, 2025). "Luke Combs Saddles Up for a Major Comeback with New Single 'Back In The Saddle'". Country Now. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  3. ^ Mary Claire Crabtree (July 17, 2025). "Luke Combs Announces New Single "Back In The Saddle," Is Dropping SOON". Whiskey Riff. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  4. ^ Luke Combs (July 16, 2025). "Back in the Saddle out next Friday, July 25". Instagram. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  5. ^ Eaton, Quinn (August 7, 2025). "Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, HARDY & More Represent Country Music On Madden 26 Soundtrack". Whiskey Riff. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "Luke Combs - Back in the Saddle (Official Music Video)". July 24, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ a b Rob Blount (July 25, 2025). "New Luke Combs Music Video Filmed At North Carolina Short Track". FloRacing. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  8. ^ "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  9. ^ "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. August 4, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  10. ^ "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. September 5, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  11. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4 August 2025". The ARIA Report. No. 1848. Australian Recording Industry Association. August 4, 2025. p. 4.
  12. ^ "Countrytown Hot 50 – 2025, Week 36". Countrytown. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  13. ^ "Luke Combs Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  14. ^ "Canada Country: Week of November 29, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  15. ^ "Luke Combs Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  16. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  17. ^ "Luke Combs Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  18. ^ "Luke Combs Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
  19. ^ "Luke Combs Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  20. ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2025". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  21. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2025". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
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