Crash My Party - Luke Bryan

Crash My Party

The Top Selling Country Album in Years

Luke Bryan's newest album, Crash My Party, released August 13, has had extremely high sales, with 528,000 copies the first week, and has been certified platinum at over a million copies in October. With a great mix of party songs, tributes to his country roots, and reflective, slower ballads, you're sure to find something you like on the biggest country album of the summer.


1. That's My Kinda Night: That's My Kinda Night, the second single off of Crash My Party, is a clever party song with a strong beat, talking about how his idea of a date "where the corn rows grow" is much better than one "downtown." It builds to an extremely catchy chorus, which probably has something to do with it topping the country charts as long as it did.
"All them other boys / wanna wind you up and take you downtown / but you look like the kind / that likes to take it way out"
2. Beer in the Headlights: Beer in the Headlights is similar to That's My Kinda Night in the way of lyrics, still talking about being alone with a girl out in the country, but it's in a much more heartfelt way and with a smoother melodic flow that makes it seem a little more romantic and intimate.
"Sitting right here / out here in the middle of nowhere / I swear I've never seen / never seen nothing like you anywhere"
3. Crash My Party: Crash My Party was the first single off the album, and was widely accepted by the country community. A love-song about dropping anything for his girl, this song does a good job of being romantic in an unconventional way and still with a fun, catchy melody.
"You can wake me up / in the dead of night / wreck my plans / baby that's alright"
4. Roller Coaster: Roller Coaster is probably my favorite song on the album, a reminiscent ballad about a summer fling that didn't quite last with incredible lyrics. He compares the girl to a roller coaster, how he never knew what was coming next, but it has a sad, longing feel of wanting her back. The song has a genuine honesty, and the melody fits perfectly.
"We spent that week wide open / upside down beside the ocean / I didn't know where it was going / just trying to keep my heart on the tracks"
5. We Run This Town: We Run This Town is another reminiscent song but in a much happier way. It talks about the innocence of high school and how with friends you feel invincible, like you "run this town."
"From crazy kids / to dirt road kings / we didn't know nothing / but we knew everything"
6. Drink a Beer: At first glance, you'd expect Drink a Beer to be another fast party anthem - but it's exactly the opposite. The misleading title actually is a song about loss and the death of a friend. It slows down the tempo a lot and is very raw, expressing the stage of confusion and almost denial.
"I'll remember you / and all the times that we used to / sit right here / on the edge of this pier"
7. I See You: I See You takes a break up song and transforms it with a with a beat and a faster tempo, while still keeping the true relatable lyrics that make break up songs so powerful. The song tells the story of not being able to escape the memories of a past relationship.
"I can't go anywhere / I can't do anything / no I can't close my eyes / without you in my dreams"
8. Goodbye Girl: Goodbye Girl is another mid-tempo song about a girl that just won't stay with him, but keeps coming back and forth. He knows it isn't healthy, but just can't seem to bring himself to end the relationship.
"There you go / wrecking my whole world / one more hello / one more goodbye girl"
9. Play It Again: Play It Again is extremely catchy and tells a cute story about a girl with a favorite song, and the guy who goes to any length to play it for her. The melody is catchy and fun and the story is adorable.
"Oh my God / this is my song / I've been listening to the radio / all night long"
10. Blood Brothers: Blood Brothers moves closer to country-rock and is almost an edgier version of We Run This Town. Again it's reminiscing on old friends, but this time its more about all the dumb things they did and how they stuck together through it all.
"Blood brothers / closer than your next of kin / thick as thieves / and the best of friends"
11. Out Like That: Out Like That is fun, a little faster, and a classic Luke Bryan party song. It talks about getting to know a girl and going all out with it, and it has a strong guitar and an energetic feel to back it up.
"I wanna feel your heart go tick-tock / while the rain from your hair drip-drops / girl I'm talking / country kinda crazy"
12. Shut It Down: Shut It Down is very country, telling the story of a farmer working in the field with a woman waiting for him, and how he can be done for a while. It's a story-telling ballad dealing with a classic country occupation.
"A lot of work left to do / the sun's still out / any hay to make / can wait for now"
13. Dirt Road Diary: Dirt Road Diary is autobiographical - literally like a diary. It talks about shooting with his dad, first getting a license, and how that old truck could "tell on us." It's a very personal and genuine song that will appeal to very country fans
"If you want / to know the real me / just turn the page on my dirt road diary / it's all there / for you to see"