"Gone Country" served as a commentary on the country music scene,[2] illustrating three examples of other singers (a lounge singer in Las Vegas from Long Island, New York; a folk rocker in Greenwich Village; and a "serious composer schooled in voice and composition" who commutes to L.A. from the San Fernando Valley), all of whom find that their respective careers are failing, and as a result, they decide to begin performing country music instead.

Alan Jackson said about the song: "Bob McDill wrote this and he is one of my favorite writers of all time.

"[1] Country music singers Miranda Lambert and Lee Ann Womack covered the song from the television special CMT Giants: Alan Jackson.

"[3] The video was directed by Michael Oblowitz, and filmed in New York City atop 622 3rd Avenue, as well as in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Las Vegas.

The concert scenes in the video were shot in Evansville, Indiana, at Roberts Municipal Stadium, and in Knoxville.