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"No Truck Song" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country artist Tim Hicks. The track was co-written by Bruce Wallace and Jeff Coplan who produced the track. The track is the lead single off Hicks' EP Wreck This.

Background

Hicks said: "On every album I usually add one or two songs that are a little tongue-in-cheek, designed to give fans (and me!) a chuckle, but we’ve never released one as a single before. We smiled and laughed a lot while we wrote it, so I hope fans hear that, and it makes them do the same".

Commercial performance

"No Truck Song" was certified Gold by Music Canada on October 7, 2020, with over 40,000 sales, and later achieved a Platinum certification in 2023. It reached a peak of #1 on the Billboard Canada Country chart dated July 4, 2020, marking Hicks' second chart-topper. It also reached a peak of #71 on the Canadian Hot 100, and #40 on the Australian TMN Country Hot 50.

Music video

The official music video for "No Truck Song" premiered on March 4, 2020 and was directed by Adam Rothlein.

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN)	40
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	71
Canada Country (Billboard)	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)	Platinum	80,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

"Tim Hicks Celebrates Success Of 'No Truck Song'". ET Canada. Archived from the original on August 30, 2020.
"No Truck Song - Tim Hicks". AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
"Top Country Pick: Tim Hicks 'No Truck Song'". Top Country. March 23, 2020.
Wiseman, Melissa (June 22, 2020). "Tim Hicks announces Wreck This EP available on digital platforms June 26". Canadian Beats Media. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
"TIM HICKS 'NO TRUCK SONG' LEADS 3 TRACK EP RELEASE 'WRECK' OUT NOW". Open Road Recordings. March 4, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
Murray, Joshua; Cassling, Trish (February 22, 2020). "Tim Hicks Releases New EP, Wreck & 2020 World Tour Dates". The Reviews Are In. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Tim Hicks – No Truck Song". Music Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ "Canada Country chart for July 4, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
Tim Hicks peak positions on the Canada Country chart:
- "Get By", "Hell Raisin' Good Time", "Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing", "Here Comes the Thunder", "She Don't Drink Whiskey Anymore", "So Do I", "Stompin' Ground", "Slow Burn", "Slide Over", and "Forever Rebels": "Tim Hicks Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- "Got a Feeling": "Chart Search - Artist: Tim Hicks, Title: Got a Feeling, Chart: CCW". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- "Young, Alive and In Love": "Chart Search - Artist: Tim Hicks, Title: Young Alive and In Love, Chart: CCW". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- "One Horse Town": "Chart Search - Artist: The Road Hammers, Title: One Horse Town, Chart: CCW". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- "Loud": "Chart Search - Artist: Tim Hicks, Title: Loud, Chart: CCW". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- "The Worst Kind": "Chart Search - Artist: Tim Hicks, Title: The Worst Kind, Chart: CCW". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- "What a Song Should Do": "Canada Country chart for June 15, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- "No Truck Song": "Canada Country chart for July 4, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- "The Good, the Bad and the Pretty": "Canada Country chart for May 29, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
^ "Chart Search - Artist: Tim Hicks, Title: No Truck Song, Chart: CAN". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2020.(subscription required)
^ "Country Hot 50: Issue 1296". The Music Network. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
"Tim Hicks - No Truck Song (Official Music Video)" (video). YouTube. March 4, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

v t e Tim Hicks
Studio albums	Throw Down (2013) 5:01 (2014) Shake These Walls (2016)
Singles	"Get By" "Hell Raisin' Good Time" "Here Comes the Thunder" "Loud" "What a Song Should Do" "No Truck Song" "The Good, the Bad and the Pretty" "Whiskey Does" "Talk to Time"

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