Outlaws & Outsiders

"Outlaws & Outsiders" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country rock singer Cory Marks. Ivan Moody of Five Finger Death Punch, Travis Tritt, and Mick Mars of Motley Crüe are featured on the track. The song was released in November 2019 through Better Noise Music and was sent to both country and rock radio formats as the lead single off Marks’ album Who I Am. A solo version by Marks was included on the soundtrack for the film Sno Babies, while both versions of the track were included on a CD-exclusive EP of the same name. Marks told David McPherson of SOCAN Magazine that "Outlaws & Outsiders" started "simply a cool title" for a cross-Canada tour he did with Aaron Pritchett in 2015. Later that year, Marks co-wrote the track with Kevin Churko. McPherson remarked that "Canadian country radio is where [Marks] would love to land, but like the song’s title, he’s an outlier. His sound isn’t poppy enough to fit the mainstream mold." Marks said "I feel like I’m a country artist, first and foremost, I want to give country radio something different for the fans and for the genre." Hendrik Pape of Sound Check Entertainment called the song a "powerhouse country/rock crossover" and "one of the greatest songs of 2019". Front Porch Music referred to the song as a "heavy hit", while Dave Brooks of Billboard called it "hard-charging" with "an arena anthem hook and a throwback sound mixing metal and southern rock with a countrified sound palate". Billboard dubbed it the "hit that couldn't be confined". "Outlaws & Outsiders" debuted atop the Rock Digital and Hard Rock Digital Song Sales charts and at #7 on Country Digital Songs. It later reached a peak of #10 on US Mainstream Rock, and #12 on Canada Rock radio. As of April 2021, the song had received over 15.1 million streams through Spotify. The official music video for the track was released in November 2019, and features Marks along with Moody, Tritt, and Mars each recording their parts. A second video for the solo version was released in May 2020 in support of the song's appearance in the film "Sno Babies" and integrates footage from the film.

[Verse 1: Cory Marks] Got a tipsy soul, I'm a rebel and rouge And I'm always on the run With a fire inside I ain't ever gonna die I'm a locked and loaded gun When the matches strike and the gasoline lights It's only just begun One thing I learned is you can watch it all burn But the flame ain't ever done [Pre-Chorus: Cory Marks & Ivan Moody] Ooh, Raise 'em up a little higher, your lighters Outlaws and outsiders, ooh [Chorus: Cory Marks, Ivan Moody, & Travis Tritt] Some call me a renegade, the enemy Throw your hands up if you feel the same Whoa, living life at the edge Just say what you wanna say, or walk away I'll stand tall when there's hell to pay Ain't no power higher We're the outlaws and outsiders Mmm, yeah [Verse 2: Ivan Moody & Travis Tritt] I was born in the dark with a fearless heart And a taste for the other side I was a crazy-ass kid, all the shit I did I'm amazed that I'm still alive They thought I'd change with a little bit of age But you know I never will Takes too much time to walk a straight line I don't have time to kill [Pre-Chorus: Cory Marks & Ivan Moody] Ooh, Raise your fists up higher, you fighters Outlaws and outsiders, ooh [Chorus: Cory Marks, Ivan Moody, & Travis Tritt] Some call me a renegade, the enemy Throw your hands up if you feel the same Whoa, living life at the edge Just say what you wanna say, or walk away I'll stand tall when there's hell to pay Ain't no power higher We're the outlaws and outsiders [Solo by Mick Mars] [Chorus: Cory Marks, Ivan Moody, & Travis Tritt] Some call me a renegade, the enemy Throw your hands up if you feel the same Whoa, living life at the edge Just say what you wanna say, or walk away I'll stand tall when there's hell to pay Ain't no power higher We're the outlaws and outsiders Outlaws and outsiders! Oh, yeah