Cody Johnson Shares Teaser Of Highly-Anticipated “Travelin’ Soldier” Cover, & It Sounds Incredible
I can’t wait…
This week, Cody Johnson announced that he would (finally) be releasing his official studio cover of “Travelin’ Soldier,” which fans have been begging him to do for years at this point.
It first went viral back in June of 2020 during the height of the pandemic when CoJo did a live stream with his backing band. He eventually release an acoustic cover on his YouTube channel in March of 2022, and it exploded from there:
As of today, the video has over 58 million views and 247,000 likes on YouTube alone. That’s not even counting the countless number of TikToks and other reposts of the cover on various platforms. I’m surprised it’s taken nearly six years for us to finally get to this point, but I’m not complaining… I’m here for it and I’m counting down the hours until the official release.
“Travelin’ Soldier” was first independently written, recorded and released by Bruce Robison in 1996 on his self-titled debut album, and the song would then later be re-recorded by Ty England on his 1999 album, Highways & Dance Halls, before The Chicks, who were still going by Dixie Chicks at the time, released the song in 2002 and eventually scored a #1 hit on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart along with a platinum certification from the RIAA.
Their version is certainly the most popular among country fans and commercially, but CoJo is putting up some stiff completion with his rendition.
He shared a short teaser of his time in the studio on his social media platforms, and it’s GOOD. Like next level good…
Cody also explained that he’s known he would cut it for a while, and it’s been an incredible journey getting to hear so many stories from his fans about what this song means to them:
“It’s been three years since we released an acoustic cover of ‘Travelin’ Soldier.’ The fans responded so enthusiastically and began requesting it during our live shows, so it’s remained on the set list. I had no idea that it was going to give me the opportunity to hear, see, and bring words to y’all’s stories.
I knew at some point, when the time felt right, we needed to record it in the studio. And that time is now, COJO Nation! ‘Travelin’ Soldier’ is yours tomorrow at midnight.”
We’ve had so much great music released this year, but dare I say, this might be the best song of 2025… I’m just obsessed with it, and I have already watched the teaser an embarrassing number of times. His vocals are unreal:
It’s just PERFECTION:
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