Jake Owen woke New Yorkers up early Monday morning (Aug. 1) with a spirited performance of "American Country Love Song" on Good Morning America in Times Square.

Owen and his band — which included a keytar player — brought two palm trees along with them as a backdrop for the laid-back love song. The Florida native was all smiles in a black T-shirt and jeans singing the debut single off his new album, American Love.

"American Country Love Song" is getting a bit of a remake, as Ronnie Dunn will assist on a new version of the song that is going to country radio.

“When I listen to this track, I can’t help but grin from ear to ear,” Owen shares with Sounds Like Nashville. “I was lucky enough to go on tour with Brooks & Dunn early in my career. I would sit out on the lawn of the amphitheaters and listen to their sound check every day. To have Ronnie’s voice on a song with me is a dream come true. I have always been such a fan and when I first heard ‘American Country Love Song,’ it reminded me of the Brooks & Dunn song ‘Only in America.’”

As Owen explains, he sent the song to Dunn and asked if he would sing on it.

“When I received an email back from him saying that he really liked the song and would send the track back to me with his vocal, I was like a kid on Christmas morning waiting with anticipation,” he says. “And man, did he nail it! I still can’t believe it. I can’t wait to hear what people think about it.”

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