"Back in the Saddle" is a song recorded by American country music singer Luke Combs. It was released on July 28, 2025, as the lead single from his sixth studio album, The Way I Am. Combs co-wrote the song with Dan Isbell and Jonathan Singleton, and co-produced it with Singleton and Chip Matthews.
Combs co-wrote "Back in the Saddle" with Dan Isbell and Jonathan Singleton. Lyrically, the song uses "cowboy-themed imagery" to describe a man seeking a return to form, which Combs described as autobiographical: "ItâÂÂs about just me getting back to what I did when I first started doing music, saddling up, hitting the road, getting after it, just kinda getting back to it." It marks the end of a brief hiatus and his first solo single release since "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" over a year prior. He first announced the song's release on his social media accounts on July 16, 2025.
The song was featured on the Madden NFL 26 soundtrack.
The music video for "Back in the Saddle" premiered alongside the song's digital release, and was directed by Tyler Adams. It was filmed at the Tri-County Speedway in Hudson, North Carolina, and features cameo appearances by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Richard Petty, both of NASCAR fame.
"Back in the Saddle" debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart week dated August 9, 2025. It marks the second-highest debut ever on the chart following "More Than a Memory" by Garth Brooks, which debuted at number one in 2007. In its sixth chart week, it became Combs' 24th consecutive top ten hit on the Country Airplay chart.