Dierks Bentley, '5-1-5-0′ — Story Behind the Song

Dierks Bentley co-wrote ‘5-1-5-0‘ with Brett and Jim Beavers for his album ‘Home.’ While it’s not a reflection of his own experience with the law, the title of the song is California’s police code for a person involuntarily confined by officers after being deemed mentally unstable and potentially dangerous. Bentley explains that the whole idea for the song may have been planted in him as early as 13 years old.

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