New Old Trucks

The song's writers, James Barker, Casey Brown, Jordan Minton, and Hunter Phelps joined for a writing session at Brown's house in Nashville, Tennessee. Both Minton and Phelps had the song title "New Old Trucks" in their notes, with Barker saying "It instantly clicked when we heard that phrase".{{cite web|url=https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/how-the-song-happened-new-old-trucks-by-james-barker-band/|title=How the Song Happened: "New Old Trucks" by James Barker Band Featuring Dierks Bentley|first=Mary|last=Dickie|date=November 24, 2021|work=Words & Music|publisher=SOCAN}} Barker said the goal when writing the song was "making listeners think of their own first truck, or the one they still drive". A representative of the band sent a demo of the song to Bentley, who immediately wanted to join the song, telling Barker the song reminded him of his Chevrolet truck that he inherited from his father. Barker stated that every lyric in the song was something one of the writers had actually experienced, and the first line was about his first truck.{{cite web|url=https://frontporchmusic.ca/music/james-barker-dierks-bentley-new-old-trucks/|title=James Barker Band Teams Up With Dierks Bentley For "New Old Trucks"|first=Logan|last=Miller|date=October 16, 2021|work=Front Porch Music}}

Logan Miller of Front Porch Music called "New Old Trucks" a "legendary collaboration", and adding that it "fits so well on the radio" and was "sure to see some great airplay on both sides of the border". The Country Note referred to the track as an "anthem for truck enthusiasts".{{cite web|url=https://www.thecountrynote.com/in-the-news/james-barker-band-teams-up-with-dierks-bentley-for-new-old-trucks/|title=James Barker Band Teams Up With Dierks Bentley for "New Old Trucks"|date=October 8, 2021|access-date=October 12, 2021|work=The Country Note}} The Reviews Are In described the song as "an ode to old trucks that keep on rolling when everything else changes or breaks or moves on," also calling it "romantic and nostalgic".{{cite web|url=https://thereviewsarein.com/2021/10/10/james-barker-band-dierks-bentley-team-up-on-new-single-new-old-trucks/|title=James Barker Band & Dierks Bentley Team Up On New Single – New Old Trucks|author1=Joshua Murray|author2=Trish Cassling|author3=Sydney Butters|author4=Ray Williams|date=October 10, 2021|work=The Reviews Are In}}

"New Old Trucks" reached a peak of number one on Billboard Canada Country chart for the week of March 5, 2022,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2022-03-05|title=Canada Country chart for March 5, 2022|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=March 9, 2022}} becoming the band's fourth number one hit, and second consecutive number one after "Over All Over Again",{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/james-barker-band/chart-history/can/ |title=James Barker Band Chart History (Canadian Hot 100) |magazine=Billboard|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111115036/http://www.billboard.com/artist/james-barker-band/chart-history/can/|archive-date=January 11, 2022|accessdate=June 20, 2022}} while also becoming Bentley's ninth chart topper in Canada. It also peaked at number 63 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the same week, marking a new career high peak charting entry there for the band.

• "Chills", "Keep It Simple", "Over All Over Again": {{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/james-barker-band/chart-history/can/ |title=James Barker Band Chart History (Canadian Hot 100) |magazine=Billboard|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111115036/http://www.billboard.com/artist/james-barker-band/chart-history/can/|archive-date=January 11, 2022|accessdate=June 20, 2022}}
• "New Old Trucks": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2022-03-15/ |title=Canadian Hot 100: March 15, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 14, 2022}}{{Subscription required}} The song has been certified Gold by Music Canada.

Credits adapted from AllMusic.{{cite web|title=New Old Trucks - James Barker Band / Dierks Bentley, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/new-old-trucks-mw0003608061/credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=December 1, 2021}}

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• Taylor Abram – backing vocals
• James Barker – vocals, songwriting
• Dierks Bentley – vocals
• Casey Brown – songwriting
• Todd Clark – production, programming, recording, backing vocals
• Dave Cohen – piano
• Josh Ditty – recording
• Jay Dufour – mixing
• Jordan Minton – songwriting
• Hunter Phelps – songwriting
• Lex Price – bass guitar
• Jerry Roe – drums
• Derek Wells – guitar
• Charlie Worsham – banjo, mandolin

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