Song · Drive-By Truckers
“Used To Be A Cop” by Drive-By Truckers
From the album Go-Go Boots (2011)
“Used To Be A Cop” by Drive-By Truckers appears on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2011 and 2024. It was first released in 2011 on the album Go-Go Boots. Its best result is #7 on the WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #139 indie & aaa song of 2011.
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"Used to Be a Cop" comes from Go-Go Boots, the ninth studio album by Drive-By Truckers, out in February 2011. Patterson Hood wrote the words, and the music is credited to the whole band of the day: Hood, Mike Cooley, Jay Gonzalez, Brad Morgan, John Neff and Shonna Tucker.
The record grew out of the same 2009 sessions that produced The Big To-Do, with the songs divided between the two albums and more added through 2010. David Barbe produced, his eighth album with the band, and Wes Freed once more drew the cover.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2011 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 66 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2024 | 617 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
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