Range Rover (song)

"Range Rover" is the name of two songs by American singer and songwriters Devin Dawson and Ben Rector.

Trussell made a joke about his rising success leading to his wife wanting to buy an all-white Range Rover, prompting Rector to suggest writing a song similar to "Gold Digger" by Kanye West; a man who is looking for a woman who is interested in more than just the money and status.

[4] Trussell had found rising success in his recently released music and began having radio appearances,[3] and the two joked about how he would need to buy his wife a new car;[4] Trussell mentioned in return that his wife wanted to buy an all-white Range Rover.

[5] Rector and Dawson joked about how they didn't believe she was "the stereotypical trophy wife" that was interested in only the money and status of the relationship.

[5][2] The songs discuss the perspective of a man who had broken up with someone who was in a shallow relationship:[6] although she was perfect to everyone else, he was not fond of her ulterior motives, how she was only interested in the material possession and the status.

Dawson explained it as "She was looking for the Range Rover, and I'm just looking for a girl who's down to ride in my beat-up truck with the windows down and just having a good time listening to country music".

[2] An hour into the recording session Dawson felt the song was too jazz-forward, so he introduced Trussell on electric guitar,[7][4] resulting in everyone performing to match the energy.

[5] Dawson released his version of "Range Rover" as a single from his upcoming extended play (EP) The Pink Slip on October 2, 2020.

[8] Dawson released a music video for the single on November 13, 2020,[9][10] including performances from his wife Leah Sykes Durrett as his girlfriend and Rector as a real estate agent.

An attempt to introduce West coast hip-hop instrumentation failed, and considering their options, Fields suggested they have Winwood featured on the tack; the song was originally intended to be included on Rector's next studio album following Magic, and many established artists were featured.

[12] As he continued reworking his next album, which would be The Joy of Music, it had "taken a pretty specific shape with some themes" according to Rector.

An all-white Range Rover
Rector's version featured Steve Winwood on the Hammond organ