Toby Keith has frequently shown his patriotism in his music, and now six such songs are included on a special EP called America, which is out today (Friday, May 26th). All six of those songs are included in a number of new gold & platinum single certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with 20 certifications across 17 titles, according to a release. Of the 17 songs certified, 15 were written by Toby, with five of those as solo-writes. He wrote or co-wrote all six songs on the America EP. Toby's new certifications include: "American Soldier" (Toby Keith, Chuck Cannon) – Double Platinum "As Good As I Once Was" (Keith, Scotty Emerick) – Triple Platinum "Beer For My Horses" (Keith, Emerick) – Double Platinum "Bullets In The Gun" (Keith, Rivers Rutherford) – Gold "Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)" (Keith) – Triple Platinum
Bentley and two co-writers were "messing around and talking about crazy things we’ve done in our youth," when they wrote the smash-hit song that changed Bentley's life.
Bentley and two co-writers were "messing around and talking about crazy things we’ve done in our youth," when they wrote the smash-hit song that changed Bentley's life.