With more than enough hits to pack their double-disc #1s … and then some collection, Brooks & Dunn have always had a terrific instinct for what makes a hit song, like their latest chart-climber, “Honky Tonk Stomp.” But Kix Brooks says that when it comes to writing a great song, there are times when there’s a special “something” that just lets it all fall into place. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• The duo’s new album, #1s … and then some, is filled with an eye-popping 30 B&D favorites, including 23 chart-toppers, as well as their new “Honky Tonk Stomp” and “Indian Summer.”

  Kix Brooks talks about the magic of songwriting. (:25)
“It’s so lucky. I wish I knew where the good ones came from. I’d go back to that place and jump right back in that mind and go to diggin’. But it’s really hard to describe, isn’t it, when one falls in your lap and it comes so easy, and the thoughts are so well organized in your mind. And then some days you try so hard and no matter what, it just doesn’t want to work. I don’t know why.”