Since Kane Brown‘s daughters, Kingsley and Kodi, costar in his video for his seemingly autobiographical “Backseat Driver,” you might be surprised to find out he didn’t have a hand in writing it.
In fact, the daddy-centric tune struggled to find a home.
“That song had been around for five years,” Kane tells ABC Audio. “And it had been on hold for a couple of artists. And Jordan [Walker], that was one of the writers on it, said it never felt right. And then he showed it to me, and once I took it, he told his wife, ‘This is the one.””
“Backseat Driver” has a familial connection to another country star, since it was cowritten by Jordan Davis‘ brother, Jacob.
While Kane definitely considers his latest hit an ode to his daughters, he admits 5-year-old Kingsley and 3-year-old Kodi aren’t much impressed.
“They’re not old enough yet to understand it. I tell them it’s their song, but Kingsley says ‘Play “Haunted,”‘” he laughs.
“Haunted” is Kane’s The High Road collaboration that features Jelly Roll.
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