Cop Car ( Keith Urban song ) - wikipedia Cop Car ( Keith Urban song ) `` Cop Car '' Single by Keith Urban from the album Fuse Released 13 January 2014 ( 2014 - 01 - 13 ) Format Digital download Genre Country pop Length 4 : 16 Label Hit Red Capitol Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Zach Crowell Sam Hunt Matt Jenkins Producer ( s ) Zach Crowell Keith Urban Keith Urban singles chronology `` We Were Us '' ( 2013 ) `` Cop Car '' ( 2014 ) `` Somewhere in My Car '' ( 2014 ) `` We Were Us '' ( 2013 ) `` Cop Car '' ( 2014 ) `` Somewhere in My Car '' ( 2014 ) `` Cop Car '' is a song written by Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, and Matt Jenkins and recorded by New Zealand - born Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released in January 2014 as the third international single and fourth overall from his eighth studio album Fuse ( 2013 ). Contents 1 Content 2 Critical reception 3 Personnel 4 Music video 5 Chart performance 5.1 Year - end charts 6 Certifications 7 Sam Hunt version 7.1 Chart performance 8 References Content The song is a mid-tempo ballad about two young lovers who are arrested when trespassing together, and `` f ( a ) ll in love in the back of a cop car ''. Critical reception Joseph Hudak of Country Weekly gave the single a `` B + '', saying that `` It 's a clever concept, elevated to near greatness by its sheer originality. '' He praised Urban 's `` earnest '' vocals, and said that `` the production is slick and alive -- though not necessarily squarely ' country '. '' Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave it an identical rating, saying that he did not believe its storyline, but said that `` Keith Urban 's heartfelt delivery and careful choice of what lines to emphasize keep the proceedings grounded. He 's so effective at capturing the feeling of falling in love that the specifics of the event surrounding the moment are appropriately secondary to the emotions at play. '' Thom Jurek of AllMusic wrote that `` The muted drum loop that fuels the shimmering ' Cop Car, ' is layered in atmospherics worthy of Achtung Baby, but the melody is pure country. '' The song was nominated for Best Country Solo Performance at the 57th Grammy Awards but lost to Carrie Underwood 's `` Something in the Water ''. Personnel Compiled from liner notes. Zach Crowell -- programming, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, percussion, synthesizer, background vocals John Fields -- bass guitar Devin Malone -- dobro, pedal steel guitar, electric guitar Chris McHugh -- drums Russell Terrell -- background vocals Keith Urban -- all vocals, electric guitar, EBow Music video The music video was directed by John Urbano and premiered in January 2014. Chart Performance `` Cop Car '' peaked at number eight on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in May 2014, making it his lowest - peaking single on that chart since 1999. The song has sold 772,000 copies in the U.S. as of June 2014. Chart ( 2014 ) Peak position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 38 Canada Country ( Billboard ) 5 US Billboard Hot 100 41 US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) 8 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 2014 ) Position US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) 52 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 27 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Sam Hunt version `` Cop Car '' Song by Sam Hunt from the album Montevallo Released October 27, 2014 Format Digital download Genre Country pop Length 4 : 13 Label MCA Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Zach Crowell Sam Hunt Matt Jenkins Producer ( s ) Zach Crowell Shane McAnally Montevallo track listing `` Make You Miss Me '' ( 7 ) `` Cop Car '' ( 8 ) `` Raised on It '' ( 9 ) Sam Hunt -- who co-wrote the song originally -- recorded his version of it on his debut studio album Montevallo, which was released on October 27, 2014. Hunt explains that the reason he included the song on his album is because `` After writing the songs on the record, it was like a movie, and `` Cop Car '' was a pivotal scene in that movie. Even though Keith Urban had recorded it, I felt it still had a place on the record. '' Chart performance Chart ( 2014 ) Peak position US Country Digital Songs 48 References ^ Jump up to : Fuse ( Deluxe Edition ) ( CD booklet ). Keith Urban. Capitol Records Nashville / Hit Red Records. 2013. B0019113 - 02. ^ Jump up to : Hudak, Joseph ( 27 January 2014 ). `` Singles : Keith Urban -- ' Cop Car ' ''. Country Weekly. 21 ( 4 ) : 50. Jump up ^ Coyne, Kevin John ( 16 January 2014 ). `` ' Cop Car ' review ''. Country Universe. Retrieved 21 January 2014. Jump up ^ Jurek, Thom. `` Fuse review ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 21 January 2014. Jump up ^ Wyland, Sarah ( 28 January 2014 ). `` Watch Keith Urban 's `` Cop Car '' Music Video ``. Great American Country. Retrieved 30 January 2014. Jump up ^ Bjorke, Matt ( June 19, 2014 ). `` Country Chart News : The Top 30 Digital Singles For June 19, 2014 ''. Roughstock. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. 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 2014 : Country Airplay ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2014 : Hot Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Keith Urban -- Cop Car ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 10, 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ Mansfield, Brian ( October 13, 2014 ). `` On the Verge : Sam Hunt 's ' Night ' shines bright ''. USA Today. Retrieved October 27, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Sam Hunt Album & Song Chart History - Country Digital Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 11, 2016. 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 ) Sam Hunt Discography Studio albums Montevallo ( 2014 ) EPs X2C ( 2014 ) Mixtapes Between the Pines ( 2013 ) Notable singles `` Raised on It '' `` Leave the Night On '' `` Take Your Time '' `` House Party '' `` Break Up in a Small Town '' `` Make You Miss Me '' `` Body Like a Back Road '' Other songs `` Cop Car '' `` Heartbeat '' Related articles MCA Nashville `` Come Over '' `` We Are Tonight '' `` I Met a Girl '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cop_Car_(Keith_Urban_song)&oldid=797290729 '' Categories : 2014 singles Keith Urban songs Songs written by Zach Crowell Songs written by Matt Jenkins Songs written by Sam Hunt Capitol Records Nashville singles 2013 songs Sam Hunt songs Song recordings produced by Shane McAnally Country ballads Hidden categories : 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 United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia فارسی Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 26 August 2017, at 03 : 18. 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Question: who wrote in the back of a cop car
Answer: Zach Crowell