About Church In A Chevy

Jordan Davis was searching for something the day he wrote "Church in a Chevy," the second track on his new self-titled EP. The day of his co-write with Josh and Matt Jenkins, the singer says, he was that guy in the song. "I felt like I was forcing it. I felt like I was really trying to get a song that I could kind of hang my hat on, that I didn't have yet for this EP," Davis tells The Boot. His head felt cloudy; "the world felt heavy," as the song opens. When the trio of tunesmiths started working with the title, Davis pictured childhood Sundays, rolling up to church in a truck, but once they flipped the idea, he found that missing inspiration.

"When I'm out in the woods or out by myself fishing on the water is when I have those conversations, and I just loved that idea and loved the heart of the song," Davis reflects. "I just wanted something that I was really, really proud of ... I've written a lot of songs, and I've gotta say, that's probably my favorite one." Davis released "Church in a Chevy" and the rest of his Jordan Davis EP on Friday (May 22), at a time when mass gatherings -- including, in some areas, religious services -- are temporarily banned to stop the spread of COVID-19. The climate into which Davis dropped his new music adds a unique layer to an already special song. "That song was getting recorded either way, pandemic or not," Davis says, but adds, "It's such a crazy thing now, that a song about going to church anywhere other than church comes out at a time when we literally cannot go to church."