Trailer Hitch
{{For|the device used to attach a trailer to a vehicle|Tow hitch}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Trailer Hitch
| cover = TrailerHitch.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Kristian Bush
| album = Southern Gravity
| released = {{Start date|2014|07|28}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=50}}
| label = Streamsound
| writer = Kristian Bush
Brandon Bush
Tim Owens
| producer = Kristian Bush
Tom Tapley
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Light Me Up
| next_year = 2015
}}
"Trailer Hitch" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Kristian Bush, one half of the duo Sugarland. It was released on July 28, 2014, as Bush's first solo single and the lead single from his debut solo album, Southern Gravity.{{cite news|last1=Reuter|first1=Annie|title=Sugarland’s Kristian Bush Casts a Spell with Solo Debut ‘Southern Gravity’|url=http://radio.com/2014/08/07/sugarlands-kristian-bush-casts-a-spell-with-solo-debut-southern-gravity/|accessdate=December 5, 2014|work=radio.com|date=August 7, 2014}} Bush co-wrote the song with his brother, Brandon Bush, and Tim Owens.{{cite news|last1=Papadatos|first1=Markos|title=Kristian Bush's new solo single takes the lead on country radio|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/music/kristian-bush-s-new-solo-single-takes-the-lead-on-country-radio/article/393332|accessdate=December 5, 2014|work=Digital Journal|date=July 29, 2014}}
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a favorable review, writing that Bush's "first crack at solo success is no less of a ray of sunshine than any of
Music video
The music video was directed by Blake Judd and premiered in October 2014.{{cite news|title=Kristian Bush Battles Zombies in His "Trailer Hitch" Video|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/videos/kristian-bush-battles-zombies-his-trailer-hitch-video|accessdate=December 5, 2014|work=Country Weekly|date=October 24, 2014}} In the video, Bush performs the song in a bar full of zombies.{{cite news|last1=Howell|first1=Coti|title=Kristian Bush Battles a Bunch of Zombies in ‘Trailer Hitch’ Video|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/kristian-bush-trailer-hitch-video/|accessdate=December 5, 2014|work=Taste of Country|date=October 29, 2014}}
Chart performance
"Trailer Hitch" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of July 12, 2014.{{cite news|last=Morris|first=Edward|title=Blake Shelton Blazes In With No. 1 Song, "My Eyes"|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1728872/blake-shelton-blazes-in-with-no-1-song-my-eyes/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208051312/http://www.cmt.com/news/1728872/blake-shelton-blazes-in-with-no-1-song-my-eyes/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2014|accessdate=December 5, 2014|newspaper=Country Music Television|date=July 2, 2014}} It also debuted at number 46 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 8, 2014.
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! Chart (2014–2015) ! Peak |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadacountry|44|artist=Kristian Bush}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|9|artist=Kristian Bush}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|21|artist=Kristian Bush}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|25|artist=Kristian Bush}} |