Some songs catch-on right out the box and become huge hits.  That didn't happen to JUSTIN MOORE's "The Ones That Didn't Make It Back Home".  It came out in the fall of 2018, and just recently topped the Country Airplay chart.

 

 

He talked about it at a "song celebration" this week in Nashville.  Quote, "At this point, I don't give a damn how long it takes.  [It's] great from an artist perspective to enjoy the success.  Your pay goes up a little bit.  And you get a little press."

 

 

There's another reason the song is so special to him.  It's always resonated with people who've lost love ones that were first responders or in the military.

 

 

Quote, "It's more than just a hit song when you hear from a police chief in a meet and greet, and he tells you about one of his guys he lost in an incident.  

 

 

"Or when men and women come up to me in the supermarket and share their stories and thank me for writing or recording this song.  It never gets old to hear those stories.  I feel proud to be a small part of this record."