
^ "Jake Owen's 'Down to the Honkeytonk' Is a Traditional Burst of Nostalgia".^ a b "Hear Jake Owen's New Drinkin' Tune, 'Down to the Honkeytonk' ".Justin Clough and Ben Skipworth directed the video. The video was filmed on Lower Broadway in Nashville, Tennessee, and it features Owen visiting various bars along that street. It has sold 220,000 copies in the United States as of July 2019. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 20, 2019. The song reached number seven on Billboard's Country Airplay for chart dated April 6, 2019. And that's kind of right in my wheelhouse." Commercial performance Owen told iHeartRadio that he wanted to record a song about honky-tonks because "A honky tonk is really just the place where you can go, have some beers with friends and listen to some good country music, and make memories and tell some good stories. Taste of Country writer Billy Dukes said that the song had influences of Alabama and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, while calling it a "big, easy, contagious romper". Īn article in The Boot said that the song is "ed by a driving drum beat made for clapping and stomping along" and "finds Owen explaining that even if you're not rich and famous, there's still plenty to love about life". It is the followup to " I Was Jack (You Were Diane)", which reached the number one position on the Country Airplay chart earlier in 2018.


"Down to the Honkytonk" was released on Augas Owen's second single for the Big Loud Records label. The song was written by Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, and Shane McAnally, and produced by Big Loud Records co-owner Joey Moi.

It is the second single from his sixth studio album Greetings from. " Down to the Honkytonk" is a song recorded by American country music singer Jake Owen.
