Darius Rucker Releases New Single 'Straight To Hell'

Darius Rucker has released his new single, “Straight to Hell,” a remake of the 1989 Drivin’ ‘N Cryin’ hit, featuring his famous friends Luke Bryan, Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum and Jason Aldean. Darius recorded the song once Charles talked him into it, and he enlisted even more star power once he decided to take it into the studio when working on his new album, When Was the Last Time.

“It came out in ’89 when I was just playing clubs with Hootie [& the Blowfish]. It was a big song to us. It was a big song to everybody around us. It was a big Southern song, and I always thought it was a country song. I wanted to cut it and Charles told me I should cut it one day, and I just started calling my friends. I called Charles. I called Jason. I called Luke, and I said, ‘Hey man, I’m doing this song.’ They all loved the song, and we got to do a video for it.”

For the video, Darius wanted to give it a western theme. To make that come to life, the guys are seen drinking and playing cards, while wearing very 1950's inspired clothing. Darius said it was one of the most fun videos he's ever shot. "To say we had fun would be an understatement. One of the first things we were asked, is do you want non-alcoholic beer or beer? We all said beer. It's a day I'll always remember."

Jason agreed with Darius saying, "I've shot a lot of videos over the years, and that was by far the most fun I've had on a video shoot." He went on to reveal to us that the party didn't stop after the video was shot, they kept hanging out the rest of the night.

Luke said that the decision to drink beer took the edge off, and allowed everyone to have fun during the shoot.

Watch the video for "Straight To Hell" below.

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