Luke Combs has secured his 18th #1 single at country radio with his song “Where The Wild Things Are.”
The song is his 18th solo song and his 20th including features. It’s the first No. 1 song for Co-writer Dave Turnbull since 2011. The song has been a viral hit for Combs since it was released on his Gettin’ Old album in 2023.
Hit’s “Fast Car” and “Love You Anyway” were the other two songs from the album to reach the coveted spot. Combs’ performed the smash hit at the CMA’s in November. Combs performed “Fast Car” at the Grammys this year with Tracy Chapman. The performance was received as one of the best of the night across all genres.
Since 2016 and his debut single “Hurricane,” every Combs’s song that was sent to country radio has eventually reached number one.
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“Where the Wild Things Are” was serviced to country radio in October of 2023; around the same time he sat down and discussed how the song was almost cut by Eric Church. Combs and members of his creative team, Dan Isbell, Jonathan Singleton, Ray Fulcher, Chip Matthews, and Rob Williford sat down and talked about the origins of the track. The song was written by Randy Montana and Dave Turnbull almost five years ago and they were surprised that no one had cut it yet.
