Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)

"Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in June 2007 as the third single from his 2006 album Long Trip Alone. It became his fifth Number One single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The song was made available as downloadable content for the game Rock Band on December 16, 2008. The song was written by Bentley, Brett Beavers, Rob Harrington and Rod Janzen.

"Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
Single by Dierks Bentley
from the album Long Trip Alone
Released	June 4, 2007
Recorded	2006
Genre	Country rock
Length	3:19
Label	Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Brett Beavers Rob Harrington Dierks Bentley Rod Janzen
Producer(s)	Brett Beavers
Dierks Bentley singles chronology
"Long Trip Alone" (2006) "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" (2007) "Trying to Stop Your Leaving" (2008)

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B+ grade, saying that it was "an uptempo, breezy romp with plenty of banjo and carefree charm."^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[2]	59
Canada Country (Billboard)[3]	2
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	46
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	9

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.