Lone Ranger

Album: Wildfire (2016)
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Songfacts®:

  • Rachel Platten wrote this song with Canadian producer Brian West. She sings here about her love for life on the road and not getting tied down. "There's something beautiful about the touring life," she said.
  • Brian West is best known for his work with Nelly Furtado co-producing all but one track on her critically acclaimed Whoa, Nelly! album. He also co-wrote Andy Grammer's hit single "Honey, I'm Good." Platten served as a support act on Grammer's The Good Guys & A Girl Tour in early 2015 and also collaborated with him on another Wildfire track, "Hey Hey Hallelujah."

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