The nation music scene simply obtained a complete lot extra thrilling with the discharge of “After Midnight,” a brand new collab between Nate Smith and Tyler Hubbard. This tune is strictly the sort of factor that is been lacking from nation music – a enjoyable, party-ready anthem that is good for late-night reminiscences. As Smith famous, “What occurred to social gathering nation? You recognize what I imply? I believe that is what this tune does.” Hubbard agreed, saying “Let’s deliver the social gathering again. It is time to social gathering in nation music once more.”
The tune got here collectively throughout a writing session in Nashville, with Hubbard and his co-writers Corey Crowder and Casey Brown crafting a observe that was meant to be successful. As Hubbard recalled, “It got here collectively fairly fast. Not all days occur like that in Nashville… We knew we had a particular one.” He even heard Smith’s voice on the observe from the start, and knew he needed to ship it to him.
Smith fell in love with the tune, however wasn’t positive when to launch it. That was till he and Hubbard determined to staff up and make it a collaboration. As Smith defined, “Tyler despatched it over to me perhaps a yr in the past and I cherished it instantly, however I simply wasn’t positive when to place it out… After which we simply kind of talked about perhaps doing it as a collaboration and Tyler mentioned, ‘let’s do it.’ So we did it.”
The result’s a tune that is already making waves on nation radio, with its infectious power and sing-along lyrics. The music video, directed by Jeff Johnson and Kaiser Cunningham, provides to the tune’s narrative, displaying the pair internet hosting a small-town social gathering that is filled with enjoyable and chaos.
To have fun the tune’s launch, Smith and Hubbard hosted a pop-up occasion at Mel’s Drive-In Nashville, the place they served up midnight snacks and frolicked with followers. As Smith mentioned, “We’re hanging out with folks, we’re hanging out with followers, and we’re hanging out with simply superior people of Nashville… We’re simply serving pancakes that say ‘After Midnight,’ we’re serving macaroni and cheese, which is my favourite meals group of all time… we’re simply hanging out and having a blast.”
This collaboration is simply the newest in a string of profitable team-ups for Smith, who has beforehand labored with artists like HARDY, Avril Lavigne, and Alesso. He is presently on tour, bringing his high-energy catalog to cities throughout North America, and can be a part of Jason Aldean on the street subsequent yr. With “After Midnight,” it is clear that Smith and Hubbard are on a mission to deliver the social gathering again to nation music, and it is an effort that is already paying off.
