Save a Horse ( Ride a Cowboy ) - wikipedia Save a Horse ( Ride a Cowboy ) `` Save a Horse ( Ride a Cowboy ) '' Single by Big & Rich from the album Horse of a Different Color Released April 19, 2004 Format Music download Recorded 2003 Genre Country Length 3 : 20 ( album version ) 4 : 25 ( dance mix ) Label Warner Bros. Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Big Kenny John Rich Producer ( s ) Paul Worley, Big Kenny, John Rich Big & Rich singles chronology `` Wild West Show '' ( 2004 ) `` Save a Horse ( Ride a Cowboy ) '' ( 2004 ) `` Holy Water '' ( 2004 ) `` Wild West Show '' ( 2004 ) `` Save a Horse ( Ride a Cowboy ) '' ( 2004 ) `` Holy Water '' ( 2004 ) `` Save a Horse ( Ride a Cowboy ) '' is a song written and recorded by American country music duo Big & Rich. It was released in April 2004 as the second single from their debut album Horse of a Different Color. It reached number 11 on the U.S. Billboard US Country chart. The song received wide exposure when ESPN featured the song in commercials for its coverage of the 2004 World Series of Poker. It was also featured in the Boston Legal episode `` Death Be Not Proud ''. Big & Rich also released a remixed dance version of the song which appeared on their compilation Big & Rich 's Super Galactic Fan Pak. They performed this remixed version at the CMT Video Music Awards in 2005. The song was also featured in a Chevrolet commercial that was aired during Super Bowl XLI and the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The song appears on the game Karaoke Revolution Country, as well as in the 2012 film Magic Mike. Contents 1 Content 2 Music video 3 One World Gear controversy 4 Chart performance 5 Personnel 6 Charts and certifications 6.1 Weekly charts 6.2 Certifications 6.3 Year - end charts 7 References 8 External links Content The song is a fusion of country rock and country rap. The first two verses detail `` Big '' Kenny Alphin and John Rich 's arrival into Nashville, going into a bar, `` passing out hundred - dollar bills '' and, `` buying the bar a double round of Crown. '' They vow that Nashville is `` never gon na be the same. '' They ride around Nashville on horses, while everyone else says to `` save a horse '' and `` ride a cowboy. '' Music Video The music video for the song was filmed in Nashville during the summer of 2004. Big & Rich, other members of the MuzikMafia, including Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy, as well as dancers, marching bands, and other groups of people, parade on the Shelby Street Bridge in Nashville. It was directed by David Hogan. One World Gear controversy In April 2007, the song was parodied by T - shirt manufacturer One World Gear, who began to offer a series of products on CafePress.com featuring snowclones of the slogan `` Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy '', in which the word `` cowboy '' was replaced with the name of any one of 177 different nationalities, including `` American ''. The version of the T - shirt featuring the slogan `` Save a Horse, Ride a Taiwanese '' was singled out as `` racially discriminatory '' and `` insulting to Taiwan '' by Taiwanese and Hong Kong media. Chart performance `` Save a Horse ( Ride a Cowboy ) '' debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 24, 2004. It has sold 2,087,000 copies as of April 2013. Personnel From Horse of a Different Color liner notes. Brian Barnett - drums Big Kenny - vocals Dennis Burnside - keyboards John Rich - vocals, acoustic guitar Adam Shoenfeld - electric guitar Justin Tocket - bass guitar Jonathan Yudkin - fiddle, banjo Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 2004 ) Peak position Germany ( Official German Charts ) 87 US Billboard Hot 100 56 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 11 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Gold 40,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 2,087,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Year - end charts Chart ( 2004 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 54 References Jump up ^ `` Shoot of Popular Country Music Video Damaged Nashville Landmark ''. NewsChannel 5, WTVF Nashville. September 17, 2004. Jump up ^ `` 「 騎 台灣 人 」 性 暗示 侮辱 美國 網站 賣 歧視 T 恤 ( '' Ride a Taiwanese '' insulting sexual implication - American website sells discriminatory t - shirt ) ``. Eastern Television. 2007 - 04 - 10. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 11. Jump up ^ Pang, Hau - wai ( 2007 - 04 - 11 ). `` 美 售 「 騎 台灣 人 」 T 恤 ( Americans selling `` Ride a Taiwanese '' T - shirts ) ``. Ming Pao. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 11. ^ Jump up to : Paul Grein ( April 17, 2013 ). `` Week Ending April 14, 2013. Songs : PSY Gallops Back ''. Yahoo Music ( Chart Watch ). Retrieved April 18, 2013. Jump up ^ Horse of a Different Color ( CD ). Big & Rich. Warner Bros. Records. 2004. 48520. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Big & Rich -- Save a Horse ( Ride a Cowboy ) ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Big & Rich Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Big & Rich Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Canadian single certifications -- Big & Rich -- Save a Horse ( Ride a Cowboy ) ''. Music Canada. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Big & Rich -- Save a Horse ( Ride a Cowboy ) ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ `` Best of 2004 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Big & Rich Big Kenny John Rich Big & Rich albums Horse of a Different Color Comin ' to Your City Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace Greatest Hits Hillbilly Jedi Gravity Did It for the Party Big & Rich extended plays Big & Rich 's Super Galactic Fan Pak Big & Rich 's Super Galactic Fan Pak 2 Big & Rich singles `` Wild West Show '' `` Save a Horse ( Ride a Cowboy ) '' `` Holy Water '' `` Big Time '' `` Comin ' to Your City '' `` Never Mind Me '' `` 8th of November '' `` Lost in This Moment '' `` Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace '' `` That 's Why I Pray '' `` Look at You '' `` Run Away with You '' `` Lovin ' Lately '' `` California '' Solo albums Big Kenny Live a Little The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy Big Kenny 's Love Everybody Traveling Musical Medicine Show Mix Tape, Vol. 1 John Rich Rescue Me Underneath the Same Moon Son of a Preacher Man Rich Rocks ( EP ) For the Kids ( EP ) Solo singles Big Kenny `` Long After I 'm Gone '' John Rich `` Shuttin ' Detroit Down '' Related pages Discography Lonestar MuzikMafia Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Save_a_Horse_(Ride_a_Cowboy)&oldid=821343988 '' Categories : 2004 singles Big & Rich songs Songs written by Big Kenny Songs written by John Rich Song recordings produced by Paul Worley Song recordings produced by John Rich Music videos directed by David Hogan Warner Bros. 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Question: who wrote save a horse ride a cowboy
Answer: Big & Rich