Brad Paisley has been hard at work on his upcoming album, This Is Country Music, but in the meantime, the title track first single, which he debuted a few months ago on the CMA Awards, has become a huge hit. True to its title, “This Is Country Music” is a song that Brad says was written to be a celebration of what country music is about…and what makes it special to so many people. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• Catch Brad in concert, currently headlining his H2O Frozen Over Tour! Check out bradpaisley.com for a show near you!
• And visit ThisIsCountryMusic.com to pre-order Brad’s upcoming album and get in on pre-order exclusives! The new album will hit stores on April 19th. 

  Brad Paisley talks about his song, “This Is Country Music.” (1:02)
“Myself and Chris DuBois set out to write something that is a tribute to this music that I love, that my fans love, that country radio takes and presents to people daily. And I’m proud of so many things about country music, and you know, there’s so many aspects of country music that make it what it is, that make it this thing that becomes so personal and so important to so many people. Things like the fact that it deals, head on, with stuff like disease or death or divorce, heartache or love, you know, and the same with partying on a weekend or something as dark as the loss of a loved one who served in the military. We are the format that people turn to. We are the type of music that people rely on, I think, to tell their stories, and I’m proud of the fact that we aren’t afraid to do that.”