Darius Rucker Announces His NFL Collection By Fanatics

If you know Darius Rucker at all, you know he is a football fanatic and is most loyal to his beloved Miami Dolphins. So, it’s no surprise that Darius compares the hard work of a football player to that of a professional singer.

Darius notes to the USA Today, “When you are up there with a band and playing a song, we have to play at the same tempo and have to play all the right notes. Football is a prime example. You can’t have guys doing all different things on a play than what they are supposed to.”

Darius’ most memorable shows to date, do have something in common with his love of sports. He offers, “Wrigley Field, I will never forget that I still can’t believe I just said that we played Wrigley Field with Rascal Flatts, and it was amazing. To do the national anthem at Yankee Stadium or sing it in Atlanta for the World Series. Or Madison Square Garden — it’s not just known for sports, that is your dream call to play as an artist. I just love that place. It is way past the word ironic.”

Rucker’s connection with the NFL has been amplified with the introduction of the NFL Darius Rucker Collection by Fanatics, which will feature T-shirts, fleeces, outerwear, and more.

And yes, he’s tried on merchandise of teams other than the Dolphins. He said, “The Packers’ stuff when I was looking through a lot of the clothes and picked up the Packers and looked and saw the logo of the NFL and my name on it. I am so proud of this, that they knew what I wanted it to look like and how I wanted to do it.

Darius added, “I am such an NFL freak and love the game so much, and the fact I am doing anything with the NFL is awesome. I would wear everything.”

12 Darius Rucker Songs You Need To Know

• 12. “Alright” – (2009)

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  "Alright" was a song that Darius co-wrote with Frank Rogers and became his third number one country single. In the song, Rucker lists off the various pleasantries that he does not need, such as fancy food and wine. He then lists off what he does have and says that he is "alright" because of it.

• 11. “Southern Style” – (2015)

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  This song is one of my favorites. It was written by Rucker along with Tim James and Rivers Rutherford.

• 10. “Straight to Hell” (featuring Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Charles Kelley) – (2018)

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  This collaboration is solid and the video for the song shows the guys playing cowboy in the Old West. Rucker said that he chose to record the song because he had noticed the positive reaction it got when he first began his musical career and sang the song in bars.
• 9. “True Believers” – (2012)

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  The title track from the album of the same name. This song shows off Darius’ amazing vocals.

• 8. “It Won’t Be Like This for Long” – (2008)

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  His second country single release and a great song. It describes a couple who have just had a baby, and throughout it chronicles how their lives change by the child's presence. In the first verse, the child is crying at night, keeping both parents awake. The mother then tells the father that evenings will change when the child grows.

• 7. “For the First Time” – (2017)

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  This song was a huge success scoring Rucker yet another #1 Song in Billboard.
• 6. “Homegrown Honey” – (2014)

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  This song has such a feel-good kind of melody and it just flows so smooth. It’s hard not to love it. It was top five hit.

• 5. “Beers and Sunshine” – (2020)

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  A great summer jam. It was the pick me up we needed in such a tough year. Yes, it soared straight to the top of the Billboard chart.

• 4. “Only Wanna Be with You” – (1995)

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  Okay, this is not just Darius but Hootie and The Blowfish. I mention it because the song is iconic, and I can’t recall the last time I went into a store where I didn’t hear it on the store’s speaker system. Without fail, one of my kids will say “Hey mom, there’s Darius.” Also, Post Malone did a great cover of it recently.
• 3. “Come Back Song” – (2010)

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  Just a great song of a man asking his woman to “come back.” The song is written by Darius, Chris Stapleton and Casey Beathard.

• 2. “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It” – (2008)

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  His first radio single to country radio, this song is why country music grabbed a hold of Rucker and wouldn’t let go.

• 1. “Wagon Wheel” – (2013)

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  Maybe one of my favorite songs of all time and Darius’ biggest country hit to date. A song Rucker heard while attending one of his daughter’s dance recitals. The song has sold over four million copies to date.