The Zac Brown Band's "Chicken Fried" is Finally No. 1

Now that Zac Brown has scheduled to undergo Lasik eye surgery, he will soon be able to see clearly the Billboard success of the Zac Brown Band. This week the band reached No. 1 on the Country singles chart with their debut single, “Chicken Fried.” The band’s single has had a slow climb on the chart, but finally reached the pinnacle position. Brown told Country Aircheck, “It’s just amazing. I wrote the song with Wyatt Durette. We sat down and made a long list of the things we thought mattered, and we put every single one of them into this song. We were writing the song around Sept. 11, and I was also thinking about how many sacrifices we take for granted that other people make so we can be free and do what we do. I was living with a Marine at the time, and it was just a way to say thanks. It was also a reminder to me and everyone else that it is the little things that matter, and we should be thankful for them.”The Zac Brown Band is enjoying every moment of obtaining the No.1 spot on the Country singles chart.“We’re a grass-roots band. We’ve been playing five, six nights a week for 12 years” Brown said. “We just love to play and have a great band, family and crew. And to have this happen after all this time is just such an amazing honor.”“Chicken Fried” is included on the new Zac Brown Band album, The Foundation, which was released last week.