John Cougar, John Deere, John 3 : 16 - Wikipedia John Cougar, John Deere, John 3 : 16 `` John Cougar, John Deere, John 3 : 16 '' Single by Keith Urban from the album Ripcord Released 9 June 2015 ( 2015 - 06 - 09 ) Format Digital download Recorded 2015 Genre Country pop Length 3 : 42 Label Hit Red Capitol Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Shane McAnally Ross Copperman Josh Osborne Producer ( s ) Keith Urban Dann Huff Keith Urban singles chronology `` Raise ' Em Up '' ( 2015 ) `` John Cougar, John Deere, John 3 : 16 '' ( 2015 ) `` Break on Me '' ( 2015 ) `` Raise ' Em Up '' ( 2015 ) `` John Cougar, John Deere, John 3 : 16 '' ( 2015 ) `` Break on Me '' ( 2015 ) `` John Cougar, John Deere, John 3 : 16 '' is a song written by Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman, and Josh Osborne and recorded by New Zealand - born Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released on 9 June 2015 as the lead single to Urban 's eighth American studio album, Ripcord. The song has a slow 1970s funk vibe that carries distinct drum loops and several time changes, with production from Urban and longtime co-producer Dann Huff. The song received positive reviews from critics who praised the production, lyrics, and Urban 's return to traditional country with a new sound. Contents 1 History 2 Critical reception 3 Personnel 4 Music video 5 Commercial performance 6 Chart performance 6.1 Year - end charts 7 Certifications and sales 8 References History Urban debuted the song at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, Tennessee in February 2015. Urban told The Boot that it `` was sent to me a few months ago by one of the songwriters, and I loved it immediately ''. Lyrically, the song uses several name - drops to illustrate the narrator 's influences in life, culminating in `` I learned everything I needed to know from John Cougar, John Deere, John 3 : 16. '' Musically, it features a `` slowed, almost ' 70s funk vibe with distinct drum loops and several time changes ''. Urban recorded the song at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, and co-produced it with longtime producer Dann Huff. Urban told Nash Country Weekly that he was having difficulty creating a suitable vocal track until he took a bass guitar from the studio wall and played a bass line which he had originally intended to replace with one from a session musician, but ultimately left in the final recording. The song was released to radio on 9 June 2015, and Urban performed it the next day on the CMT Music Awards. Critical reception Billy Dukes of Taste of Country reviewed the song with favor, saying that Keith Urban `` returns to more traditional country themes while continuing to push his sound in new directions '' and that it `` has an everyman quality to it that heightens the song 's sharpness. It 's a good, mellow groove that wo n't soon get old. '' Tammy Ragusa of Nash Country Weekly gave the song an `` A -- '' and said that it was `` one of the catchiest, most infectious songs of the summer '' and `` Dann Huff lets the song 's arrangement ebb and flow ''. She also praised the lyrics, saying `` there is some depth and a message. '' The song was nominated for Best Country Solo Performance at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards but lost to Chris Stapleton 's `` Traveller ''. Personnel From Ripcord liner notes. Musicians Matt Chamberlain -- drums, programming Ross Copperman -- gang vocals Jerry Flowers -- background vocals Dann Huff -- acoustic guitar, gang vocals Charlie Judge -- keyboards Andy Snyder -- gang vocals Russell Terrell -- background vocals Keith Urban -- acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, vocals Jonathan Yudkin -- violin Technical Joe Baldridge -- engineering Eric Lijestrand -- acoustic guitar overdubs Serban Ghenea -- mixing John Hanes -- engineering Dann Huff -- production, engineering Keith Urban -- production Music video The music video was directed by Shane Drake and premiered in August 2015. Commercial Performance The song debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at number 47 on the week before its official release, and reached number 24 the following week. It also debuted on the Country Airplay chart at number 26, and at number 7 on the Country Digital Songs chart with 36,000 copies sold in the US. The song peaked at number 2 on the Hot Country Songs chart for the week of 19 September 2015, and number 2 on the Country Airplay chart a week later. It reached number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week of 10 October 2015. The song has sold 663,000 copies in the US as of February 2016. This is Keith 's eighteenth top 40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100. Chart performance Chart ( 2015 ) Peak position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 35 Canada Country ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 40 US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 2015 ) Position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 90 US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) 25 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 9 Preceded by `` Crash and Burn '' by Thomas Rhett Billboard Canada Country number - one single September 5 -- 26, 2015 Succeeded by `` Airwaves '' by Brett Kissel Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 80,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References ^ Jump up to : Hollabaugh, Lorie ( 8 June 2015 ). `` Keith Urban To Debut Single From Next Album ''. MusicRow. Retrieved 25 June 2015. ^ Jump up to : Rodman, Sarah ( 10 August 2015 ). `` Bass Pro : Keith Urban is all about that bass on new hit ' John Cougar, John Deere, John 3 : 16 ', the fastest - selling single of his career ''. Nash Country Weekly. 22 ( 32 ) : 46 -- 47. Jump up ^ Leahey, Andrew ( 27 October 2015 ). `` Keith Urban Reveals New Album ' Ripcord ' ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 October 2015. Jump up ^ Stefano, Angela ( June 9, 2015 ). `` Keith Urban Releases ' John Cougar, John Deere, John 3 : 16 ′ as New Single ( LISTEN ) ''. The Boot. Retrieved June 25, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Keith Urban Debuts New Single ' John Cougar, John Deere, John 3 : 16 ′ : Listen ''. radio.com. June 9, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015. Jump up ^ Tom Roland ( June 25, 2015 ). `` The Long Road to Completing ' John Cougar, ' Keith Urban 's Newest Hit ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ Dukes, Billy ( June 9, 2015 ). `` ToC Critic 's Pick : Keith Urban, ' John Cougar, John Deere, John 3 : 16 ' ( Listen ) ''. Taste of Country. Retrieved June 25, 2015. Jump up ^ Ragus, Tammy ( July 20, 2015 ). `` Reviews : ' John Cougar, John Deere, John 3 : 16 ' ''. Nash Country Weekly. 22 ( 29 ) : 11. ISSN 1074 - 3235. Jump up ^ Ripcord ( CD booklet ). Keith Urban. Capitol Records Nashville / Hit Red Records. 2016. B0023591 - 02. Jump up ^ Whitaker, Sterling ( August 28, 2015 ). `` Keith Urban Takes a Visual Trip in ' John Cougar, John Deere, John 3 : 16 ′ Video ''. Taste of Country. Retrieved August 28, 2015. Jump up ^ Matt Bjorke ( June 17, 2015 ). `` Country Music 's Top 30 Digital Singles : Week of June 17, 2015 ''. Roughstock. Sales figure given here Jump up ^ Bjorke, Matt ( February 8, 2015 ). `` The Top 30 Digital Country Singles : February 8, 2016 ''. Roughstock. Jump up ^ `` Keith Urban -- Chart history '' Canadian Hot 100 for Keith Urban. Jump up ^ `` Keith Urban -- Chart history '' Billboard Canada Country for Keith Urban. Jump up ^ `` Keith Urban -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Keith Urban. Jump up ^ `` Keith Urban -- Chart history '' Billboard Country Airplay for Keith Urban. Jump up ^ `` Keith Urban -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Keith Urban. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2015 : Canadian Hot 100 ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2015 : Country Airplay ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2015 : Hot Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Canadian single certifications -- Keith Urban -- John Cougar, John Deere, John ''. Music Canada. Retrieved May 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Keith Urban -- John Cougar, John Deere, John 3 : 16 ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 17, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Keith Urban singles Keith Urban ( 1991 ) `` Only You '' `` I Never Work on a Sunday '' `` Arms of Mary '' `` The River '' Keith Urban ( 1999 ) `` It 's a Love Thing '' `` Your Everything '' `` But for the Grace of God '' `` Where the Blacktop Ends '' Golden Road `` Somebody Like You '' `` Raining on Sunday '' `` Who Would n't Wanna Be Me '' `` You 'll Think of Me '' Be Here `` Days Go By '' `` You 're My Better Half '' `` Making Memories of Us '' `` Better Life '' `` Tonight I Wanna Cry '' Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing `` Once in a Lifetime '' `` Stupid Boy '' `` I Told You So '' `` Everybody '' Greatest Hits : 19 Kids `` You Look Good in My Shirt '' Defying Gravity `` Sweet Thing '' `` Kiss a Girl '' `` Only You Can Love Me This Way '' `` ' Til Summer Comes Around '' `` I 'm In '' Get Closer `` Put You in a Song '' `` Without You '' `` Long Hot Summer '' `` You Gonna Fly '' Act of Valor : The Album `` For You '' Fuse `` Little Bit of Everything '' `` Shame '' `` We Were Us '' ( with Miranda Lambert ) `` Cop Car '' `` Somewhere in My Car '' `` Raise ' Em Up '' ( with Eric Church ) Ripcord `` John Cougar, John Deere, John 3 : 16 '' `` Break on Me '' `` Wasted Time '' `` Blue Ai n't Your Color '' `` The Fighter '' ( with Carrie Underwood ) Guest singles `` America the Beautiful '' `` The Twelfth of Never '' ( with Dolly Parton ) `` Funky Tonight '' ( with The John Butler Trio ) `` In God 's Hands '' ( with Nelly Furtado ) `` Start a Band '' ( with Brad Paisley ) `` Blue Sky '' ( with Emily West ) `` Lean on Me '' ( with Sheryl Crow and Kid Rock ) Related articles `` Highway Do n't Care '' ( with Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Cougar,_John_Deere,_John_3:16&oldid=798426391 '' Categories : 2015 singles 2015 songs Keith Urban songs Capitol Records Nashville singles Billboard Canada Country number - one singles Song recordings produced by Dann Huff Songs written by Ross Copperman Songs written by Shane McAnally Songs written by Josh Osborne Music videos directed by Shane Drake Hidden categories : Use Australian English from September 2015 All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canada Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardcanadacountry Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardcountryairplay Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Certification Table Entry usages for Canada Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 1 September 2017, at 21 : 28. 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Question: who sings john cougar john deere john 316
Answer: Keith Urban