Chase Rice (born September 19, 1985[1]) is an American country music singer, songwriter and reality television personality.

In the same year Rice began focusing on a career in country music; later he co-wrote the diamond-certified single "Cruise", performed by Florida Georgia Line.

Prior to 2010, Rice was a former college football linebacker for the North Carolina Tar Heels and a former NASCAR pit crew member for Hendrick Motorsports.

He attended AC Reynolds High School[4] and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a linebacker on the football team.

[5][6] After graduating from UNC, Rice was selected to join the Hendrick Motorsports pit crew as the rear tire carrier for Ryan Newman's Nationwide Series car.

He also worked on Jimmie Johnson's Sprint Cup Series car and won two championships with the Lowe's team.

Eventually, Rice made it to the final three with Lenahan and Birza, where he had a chance to win the $1 million as "Sole Survivor".

In pleading his case to the jury, Rice claimed that he was being open about how he played the game, but was criticized both for his rash decisions and occasional indecisiveness, as well as being perceived as a follower under both Lowe and Lenahan.

"Happy Hour (Worktape)" includes a hidden track, "Kiss My Ass", which begins at the 4:31 minute mark on the song.

The physical version of the album was released in November 2013 and included the bonus song "Jack Daniel's and Jesus".

[17] After "Everybody We Know Does" failed to crack the top 25, Rice left Columbia in 2017 and signed to Broken Bow Records the same year.

[20] Rice also wrote and performed the inaugural theme song for The Pat McAfee Show, which was used from September 10, 2019, to April 30, 2020.

[22][23][24] On June 27, 2020, Rice played a concert at the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, in Petros, Tennessee, where many fans chose to ignore recommended safety measures against spreading and contracting COVID-19.

[28] In November 2022, Rice announced his sixth studio album I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go to Hell, which was released in February 2023.

[29][30] The sole single from the album, "Bad Day to Be a Cold Beer",[31] was released in May and music videos were produced for "Bench Seat", "Way Down Yonder" and "I Hate Cowboys".

[34][35] In early 2024, Rice embarked on his headlining "Get Western Tour" across Canada and the Pacific Northwest, with Owen Riegling and Palmer Anthony as supporting acts.