Don't It

Album

Starring Al Hibbler

Label

Mercury Nashville

Genre

Country

Duration

9:00

Composer(s)

Ross Copperman;Ashley Gorley;Jaren Johnston

Entered Chart

Mar 21, 2015

Peak Date

May 23, 2015

Released

October 27, 2014

Recorded

2014

Catalog #

Mercury Nashville Digital

The debut single off Billy Currington's sixth studio album finds the singer trying to get it on with a girl: Baby, don't say no so quick This ain't about me trying to see how far that I can get The song was written by by Jaren Johnston (Tim McGraw's "Southern Girl," Keith Urban's "You Gonna Fly"), Ashley Gorley (Carrie Underwood's "Good Girl," Luke Bryan's "Crash My Party") and Ross Copperman (Kenny Chesney's "Pirate Flag," Justin Moore's "Point At You"). The song shouldn't be confused with "Don't," the similarly titled lead single from Currington's Little Bit Of Everything album. The song is in part a country version of the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1977 cut "Breakdown." "I wrote it with Ashley Gorley and Ross Copperman," Jaren Johnston told Taste of Country. "We write together a lot, the three of us, and we literally went in there - I think Ross had a little bit of the track going when we walked in, and I picked up a guitar and started playing that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers thing." The song's lyrics developed organically from there. "We all just started freestylin' over it, and it just came out ," Johnston recalled. "I don't even remember how we came across the title, 'Don't It.' It was one of those things where nobody had that title. We just kept going, and it led into that." However, there was one line where the trio disagreed. "I remember when we got into it - one of the lines in the chorus, I said, 'Come on, baby, bring on it,' instead of bring it on, kind of a play on words," Johnston remembered laughing. "And Ashley loved it, so we put it in there. Ross kept questioning it, like, 'Man, is that gonna make sense? Are people gonna get that?' And I was like, 'Dude, that's the coolest line in the song, just trust me.' And now that's the one that everybody talks about, so it's a trip." Billy Currington was one of the first artists the song was pitched to by the songwriters' publishers. "I didn't even know that he was cutting," Johnston said. "That was one of those where you put it in the publisher's hands and see where they see it fitting. I think originally I was like, 'This would be cool for Dierks [Bentley],' but he wasn't cutting yet." Currington's recording is very similar to Johnston and Copperman's original demo. "It's exactly the same," said Johnston. "I'm pretty sure that's me doing the 'Hey, hey, hey.' I think they used that from the demo on the track. I think so. It's real similar. [Producer] Dann Huff did a great job." Currington knew the song would be a hit as soon as he heard it. "That song sounds like a smash, and I'm so thankful that the songwriters sent it to me," he said. "Dann Huff worked really hard to get that groove set back in the pocket like it is." "It wasn't something that came in a few minutes of recording," Currington added. "We worked on it, and he got that magical feel to it, and I think that's one of the main reasons it's doing so well, 'cause it's a shuffle, and it's hard to get those kind of songs right and get the right tempo and everything about that. And Dann did that." More songs from Billy Currington

(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)

Baby don't say no so quick
This ain't about me trying to see how far that I can get
But ain't gonna lie, wouldn't mind just a little bit of you and I
Eye to eye, lips on lips
Swaying to the music real close
We can both use a little let go kind of night

Baby, if you want a good time
We can get on it
Just take a shot or you can sip on it
We'll find a floor, we can dance on it, slow song it
As far as I can tell that finger ain't got no ring on it
So come on, baby bring on it
It's one of those stars forming, love calling
But get you feeling alright night
That sounds good, don't it, don't it?
Every little thing you got you know
That I want it, want it
Sounds pretty good, don't it?

Well I just now seen that smile
And I bet it's been a minute
Since you tapped on into that wild and crazy side
So baby, let's do this tonight
Baby, that moon looks just right
But don't fight it

If you want a good time we can get on it
Take a shot or you can sip on it
We'll find a floor, we can dance on it, slow song it
As far as I can tell that finger ain't got no ring on it
So come on, baby bring on it
It's one of those stars forming, love calling
But get you feeling alright night
That sounds good, don't it, don't it?
Every little thing you got you know
That I want it, want it
It sounds pretty good, don't it?

So baby, let's get on it
You're gonna love it, you can bet on it
Karaoke, we can microphone it, whatever you want
As far as I can see that finger ain't got no ring on it
So come on, baby bring on it
It's one of those stars forming, love calling
But get you feeling alright tonight
Sounds good, don't it, don't it?
Every little thing you got you know
That I want it, want it
And it sounds pretty good now, don't it?

Yeah, don't it (Hey hey, hey)
Get you feelin' alright girl
Yeah, sounds pretty good, yeah don't it
Yeah, don't it baby (hey hey, hey)
Oh
Yeah sounds pretty good now don't it