[citation needed] "Only in America" is an up-tempo in the keys of E and F major (the song transposes upward before the final chorus), accompanied largely by electric guitar.

[citation needed] "Only in America" was the first song to be heard on KKGO in Los Angeles when that station launched its current country music format on February 26, 2007.

[citation needed] On 28 July 2023, former president Donald Trump took the stage at a presidential primary event hosted by the Republican National Party in Des Moines, Iowa, while "Only in America" played.

This event occurred just a day after three additional charges for obstruction were announced in the Department of Justice probe into Trump's illegal possession of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.

[7] Fox News reported that "Twitter users were quick to point out the lyrics" and provided examples of Republican officials and GOP strategist's Tweets on the subject.