"Take a Back Road" is a song written by Rhett Akins and Luke Laird and recorded by American country music singer Rodney Atkins.

Co-writer Rhett Akins came up with the song's title after hearing a friend say that listening to a Hank Williams Jr. album made him "want to ride a dirt road right now."

[3] Giving it four stars out of five, Matt Bjorke of Roughstock called it "the perfect song to listen to when feeling like ‘escaping’ the pressures of the world for a few minutes".

[4] Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a C+ rating.

"[5] Steve Leggett of Allmusic called it "one of the summer’s most memorable singles (complete with a George Strait name check).