Sure enough, he came back and it was phenomenal; the guys loved it immediately and you know, the three of us are such jokesters anyway that we like to have fun when we're shooting videos. So, this just seemed like the perfect treatment and the perfect opportunity for our personalities to shine a little bit.
Despite long hours and a rain delay, DeMarcus, Gary LeVox and Joe Don Rooney recall a passion and energy on set that comes with working with the best in the industry. We loved the treatment and bringing it all the way back to the Hermitage Cafe, where we had our first ever photo shoot, so that was definitely a full circle moment. The trio's new album, Back to Us , hits stores on May 19 and promises to be a return to the vocals that made the band famous in the first place.
The music video's nudity caused controversy within the band, too. Jay DeMarcus, in fact, now says he was ready to walk away from their rising career because of it. That is the truth," the singer — who is often more silly than serious in interviews — shared during a recent media event. Even though it wasn't DeMarcus himself who'd have to strip down for the scene, the devout Christian was concerned about what the response would be. The finished video assuaged DeMarcus' fears: "It was tastefully done, and you could go, 'Oh, that's not as bad,'" he says.
However, after some networks banned the clip, a version in which Rooney's bare butt was pixelated was put together — Rascal Flatts admit that made the scene seem a lot worse than it was.
They started getting booked for talk shows and moving to a new level in their career. Joe Don's butt to really blow that song out of the water? Rascal Flatts are celebrating 20 years as a band in At the start of the year, they announced a farewell tour and their intentions to disband at the end of the year.
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