"Trailer Hitch" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Kristian Bush, one half of the duo Sugarland.
[2] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a favorable review, writing that Bush's "first crack at solo success is no less of a ray of sunshine than any of [Sugarland]’s most contagious cuts," though "he separates himself as an artist."
Dukes added that "the song’s message is easy to embrace" and "Bush’s voice sounds good on country radio.
He also stated that "Kristian Bush’s first solo single has more personality, more substance, and is more thoroughly entertaining in the way we expect Sugarland to be than what we’ve heard so far from Jennifer Nettles.
"[4] USA Today named the song their "song of the week" on July 29, 2014, with Brian Mansfield calling it "the antithesis of the conspicuous consumption that seems so much a part of contemporary country music" and "Jason Mraz with a little steel guitar.