<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Raise' Em Up" (2015) </Td> <Td> "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3: 16" (2015) </Td> <Td> "Break on Me" (2015) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Raise' Em Up" (2015) </Td> <Td> "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3: 16" (2015) </Td> <Td> "Break on Me" (2015) </Td> </Tr> <P> "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3: 16" is a song written by Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman, and Josh Osborne and recorded by New Zealand - born Australian country music singer Keith Urban . It was released on 9 June 2015 as the lead single to Urban's eighth American studio album, Ripcord . The song has a slow 1970s funk vibe that carries distinct drum loops and several time changes, with production from Urban and longtime co-producer Dann Huff . The song received positive reviews from critics who praised the production, lyrics, and Urban's return to traditional country with a new sound . </P> <P> Urban debuted the song at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, Tennessee in February 2015 . Urban told The Boot that it "was sent to me a few months ago by one of the songwriters, and I loved it immediately". Lyrically, the song uses several name - drops to illustrate the narrator's influences in life, culminating in "I learned everything I needed to know from John Cougar, John Deere, John 3: 16 ." Musically, it features a "slowed, almost' 70s funk vibe with distinct drum loops and several time changes". Urban recorded the song at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, and co-produced it with longtime producer Dann Huff . Urban told Nash Country Weekly that he was having difficulty creating a suitable vocal track until he took a bass guitar from the studio wall and played a bass line which he had originally intended to replace with one from a session musician, but ultimately left in the final recording . </P>

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