Chris Young has a new song coming out, his first on his new record label. The 39-year-old is releasing a brand-new song, "'til The Last One Dies," which is in many ways a return to Young's early days, while also launching an exciting new chapter for Young.
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"Songs like this don't come along every day, and I haven't released a 'wedding love song' in a while," the "Young Love and Saturday Nights" singer explains. "Those songs are a core part of who I am as an artist. I've been doing this for a long time, and yet this feels like a new chapter. It's invigorating for me as a creator."
"'Til The Last One Dies" was written by Ben Hayslip, Seth Mosley, and Jordan Walker. The song is coming out on April 4.
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The romantic new song isn't the only new chapter for Young. In December, Young announced that he was leaving RCA Nashville, where he had been since his self-titled freshman record came out in 2006. The Tennessee native later signed with Black River Entertainment.
"RCA Nashville was an amazing home for me since 2006 when Joe Galante signed me to work with the Sony team, but it is time for my next chapter," Young says of the decision. "I couldn't be more excited about the new music that's on the way or my new home. Black River is an amazing company, and they have truly impressed upon me how much they believe in me and my future. I can't wait to continue to add to my legacy with them as a Black River Entertainment artist."
In an interview with Billboard, Young reveals why he chose Black River, home to Kelsea Ballerini.
"I had the chance to be a free agent. I felt sort of like an athlete a little bit," Young says. By his own admission, choosing Black River was much easier than he anticipated.
"I was prepared to take all these [label] meetings, and I went in and [Black River Records] were the first meeting," Young recalls. "By the end of that meeting, I told them, 'I want to be here.'"
"[Black River] had done their research and they were like, 'We want you to be part of this group,'" he adds. "'We're ready to go to work immediately.' And I gave them a dropbox with 20 songs in it."
