Dirt Road Anthem " is a country rap song written by American singers Colt Ford and Brantley Gilbert ( who also wrote Aldean 's hit " My Kinda Party " ) , each of whom recorded his own version of the song . Jason Aldean covered the song for his 2010 album '' My Kinda Party '' , and released it as the third single from the album in April 2011 . The song debuted as a single as Aldean 's previous single , " Do n't You Wan na Stay " , was at the number one spot on the '' Billboard '' Hot Country Songs chart . On November 30 , the song received a nomination at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Country Solo Performance . It is the best-selling song in digital history by a male country solo artist in the United States with over four million sold
54th Annual Grammy Awards
54th Annual Grammy Awards
Dirt Road Anthem