Carrie Underwood has revealed the cover art and title of her new single from her upcoming album, Storyteller. The lead single “Smoke Break” will be available at 11:00 p.m. CT tonight (August 20) after being delivered digitally to country radio today with an official airplay impact date of August 24. The Randee St. Nicholas-directed music video for the new single will exclusively premiere Monday, August 24, on Entertainment Tonight and ETonline.com.
The 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville superstar will release the new full-length project October 23, from producers Jay Joyce, Mark Bright, and Zach Crowell.
She took part in an online chat today on her official Facebook page, where the seven-time GRAMMY winner revealed the project will not contain any duets and is more traditional/twangy than anything she’s released so far.
“Smoke Break” was produced by Joyce and written by Underwood, Hillary Lindsey, and Chris DeStefano.
“[The single is] basically an anthem for every hard-working person,” said Underwood. “We all wear many hats and are spread thin, so we can all relate to being tired and needing a break. This song is about having that moment to be able to escape from whatever it is that’s stressing you out and have some time for yourself.”
A clip of “Smoke Break” is streaming online now at carrieunderwoodofficial.com.
Underwood has sold more than 56 million records worldwide since winning American Idol in 2005.
To celebrate her new single “Smoke Break,” Carrie Underwood sent cupcakes from Ivey Cake to the MusicRow office on Friday (Aug. 21) with a message that reads, “Happy Friday! Take a BREAK and enjoy a cupcake on me!!”
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