{"id":3002,"date":"2023-01-30T23:26:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T23:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/?p=3002"},"modified":"2023-01-30T23:26:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T23:26:22","slug":"chase-rice-releases-emotional-new-song-inspired-by-a-true-story-bench-seat-available-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/01\/30\/chase-rice-releases-emotional-new-song-inspired-by-a-true-story-bench-seat-available-now\/","title":{"rendered":"CHASE RICE RELEASES EMOTIONAL NEW SONG INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY: &#8216;BENCH SEAT&#8217; AVAILABLE NOW"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Anticipation Continues to Build Ahead of\u00a0<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/pjkf2i\/xd5h4pc\/9i5ypp\" target=\"_blank\">I Hate Cowboys &amp; All Dogs Go To Hell<\/a><\/em>, Out February 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When\u00a0<strong>Chase Rice<\/strong>\u2019s longtime friend came to him with an idea for a song about \u201ca guy and his dog driving around together,\u201d the Diamond-certified songwriter laughed.\u00a0<em>\u201cThat clich\u00e9 was exactly the type of thing I was trying to avoid on this album,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Rice remembers. And yet, once he sat down with his acoustic guitar to craft what would become one of three solo writes on the forthcoming project, the result was anything but clich\u00e9. With &#8216;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/pjkf2i\/xd5h4pc\/lw7ypp\" target=\"_blank\">Bench Seat<\/a>&#8216;<\/strong>, available everywhere now, Rice pays tribute to that friend \u2013 and the dog that saved his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe  id=\"_ytid_16353\"  width=\"676\" height=\"380\"  data-origwidth=\"676\" data-origheight=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AKuVG58Xskc?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;hl=en_US&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cMy buddy was in a really dark place \u2013 to the point where he was ready to end his own life. It took a lot for him to take me back to that moment, but when he told me what stopped him it stopped me in my tracks: his dog came and laid his head on his lap, and that connection saved him,\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>Rice explains.&nbsp;<em>\u201cI wrote this song by myself with the point of view from the dog\u2019s perspective \u2013 which might not be obvious right away \u2013 and what that moment might have meant for the two of them if not for that intervention.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building upon the emotional backstory of the song, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/pjkf2i\/xd5h4pc\/hh9ypp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">official music video<\/a>&nbsp;directed by&nbsp;<strong>Kaiser Cunningham<\/strong>&nbsp;offers a seven-plus-minute short film spotlighting the mental health struggle that affects countless people.&nbsp;The video\u2019s intention is to encourage viewers to feel comfortable talking about&nbsp;the topic and seeking the assistance they need,&nbsp;with&nbsp;its conclusion pointing to available resources via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/pjkf2i\/xd5h4pc\/x99ypp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wannatalkaboutit.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cFor the first time in my career, I could envision the whole video as I was writing the song,\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>notes Rice.&nbsp;<em>\u201cI wanted to shine a light on the topic of mental health because this is something that makes way too many people feel alone and especially when addiction becomes part of the picture, one bad moment can have horrible consequences. I personally know how hard it can be to ask for help when you need it, but I hope this helps start a few more conversations and lets people know they really aren\u2019t alone.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWhen my friend was in that moment, it was impossible to see anything but the heaviness. He was able to get the help he needed, though, and now he\u2019s living a beautiful life and starting a family. That\u2019s what this video is really about \u2013 showing you the potential for a happy end to the story if you are able to find a way to get help through the dark times.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The powerful song is one of 13 tracks on Rice\u2019s forthcoming album,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/pjkf2i\/xd5h4pc\/d2azpp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>I Hate Cowboys &amp; All Dogs Go To Hell<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, set for release Feb. 10 and showcasing a more raw, vulnerable side of the man praised by&nbsp;<em>Sports Illustrated&nbsp;<\/em>for \u201chis wild ride to redemption\u201d than on any of his previous studio projects. Recorded during an immersive two-week period at Rice\u2019s farm outside Nashville with producer&nbsp;<strong>Oscar Charles<\/strong>&nbsp;and a live band using a makeshift recording setup, the album ranges from admiration of a Western way of life in recent releases &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/pjkf2i\/xd5h4pc\/tubzpp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>I Hate Cowboys<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; and &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/pjkf2i\/xd5h4pc\/9mczpp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Way Down Yonder<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; to emotional reckoning in &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/pjkf2i\/xd5h4pc\/pfdzpp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Key West &amp; Colorado<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; and today\u2019s &#8216;Bench Seat&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon, fans will get to hear the new music live on Rice\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/pjkf2i\/xd5h4pc\/57dzpp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Way Down Yonder Tour<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, set to visit iconic venues such as Nashville&#8217;s Ryman Auditorium, Boston\u2019s House of Blues and Athens\u2019 Georgia Theatre beginning March 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all the latest news on his forthcoming music as well as tickets to all upcoming tour dates, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/pjkf2i\/xd5h4pc\/l0ezpp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ChaseRice.com<\/a>&nbsp;and follow Rice on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/pjkf2i\/xd5h4pc\/1sfzpp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/pjkf2i\/xd5h4pc\/hlgzpp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/pjkf2i\/xd5h4pc\/xdhzpp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok<\/a>&nbsp;@ChaseRiceMusic and on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/pjkf2i\/xd5h4pc\/d6hzpp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;@ChaseRice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><u>I Hate Cowboys &amp; All Dogs Go To Hell&nbsp;<\/u><\/em><u>Track List:<br><\/u><\/strong>1.&nbsp;Walk That Easy (Chase Rice, William Reames, Barton Davies, Jonathan Sherwood, Oscar Charles)2.&nbsp;&nbsp;All Dogs Go To Hell (Chase Rice, Joshua Miller, John Byron)3.&nbsp;Way Down Yonder (Chase Rice, Hunter Phelps, John Byron, Blake Pendergrass, Corey Crowder)4.&nbsp;Key West &amp; Colorado (Chase Rice, Brian Kelley, Corey Crowder, Blake Pendergrass, John Byron, Hunter Phelps)5.&nbsp;Bench Seat (Chase Rice)6.&nbsp;Life Part Of Livin\u2019 (Chase Rice)7.&nbsp;Bad Day To Be A Cold Beer (Chase Rice, Blake Pendergrass, John Byron, Justin Thomas)8.&nbsp;Oklahoma feat. Read Southall Band (Chase Rice, William Reames, Barton Davies, Jonathan Sherwood, Oscar Charles, Read Southall)9.&nbsp;I Walk Alone (Chase Rice, Jaxson Free, Josh Hoge)10.&nbsp;Sorry Momma (Chase Rice, Hunter Phelps, Ben Johnson)11.&nbsp;If I Were Rock &amp; Roll (Album Version) (Chase Rice)12.&nbsp;Goodnight Nancy feat. Boy Named Banjo (Chase Rice, Oscar Charles, Barton Davies, William Reames, Jonathan Sherwood)13.&nbsp;I Hate Cowboys (Chase Rice, Michael Hardy, Ross Copperman, Brad Tursi)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Produced by Oscar Charles<\/em><strong><u><em>)<br><br><\/em><\/u><\/strong><em><strong><u>ABOUT CHASE RICE:<\/u><\/strong><\/em><br>With nearly 2.4 million albums sold and over 2.4 billion total streams, plus a legion of passionate fans at his high-energy concerts across the globe, Chase Rice has established himself as a powerful force in Nashville and beyond. With the forthcoming album&nbsp;<em>I Hate Cowboys &amp; All Dogs Go To Hell<\/em>&nbsp;crafted in his rural Tennessee home-turned-studio, his sound continues to evolve to reflect the realities of his life, as evidenced by recent releases \u201cBench Seat,\u201d \u201cWay Down Yonder,\u201d \u201cI Hate Cowboys\u201d and \u201cKey West &amp; Colorado.\u201d The new music serves as a follow up to his three-part project,&nbsp;<em>The Album<\/em>, featuring his latest Platinum-certified No. 1 hit, \u201cDrinkin\u2019 Beer. Talkin\u2019 God. Amen. (feat. Florida Georgia Line)\u201d and Platinum-certified Top 10 hit \u201cLonely If You Are.\u201d&nbsp;This is the same gravelly-voiced Chase Rice fans first fell in love with years ago \u2013 but better, freer; unbeholden and uninhibited. The new music builds upon the success of his sophomore album,&nbsp;<em>Lambs &amp; Lions<\/em>, which featured the triple-Platinum, two-week chart topper \u201cEyes On You\u201d \u2013 Rice\u2019s first No. 1 as an artist and the most-streamed song of his career.&nbsp;<em>Lambs &amp; Lions<\/em>&nbsp;followed&nbsp;<em>Ignite the Night<\/em>, which debuted at No. 1 on&nbsp;<em>Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Top Country Albums and No. 3 on the all-genre chart, producing a pair of Top 5 hits; \u201cGonna Wanna Tonight\u201d and Platinum-certified \u201cReady Set Roll.\u201d In addition to guesting on sold out arena tours with Kane Brown and Jason Aldean plus stadium shows with Kenny Chesney and Garth Brooks, Rice is set to get back on the road this spring in support of the new music. Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/pjkf2i\/xd5h4pc\/tyizpp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ChaseRice.com<\/a>&nbsp;for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anticipation Continues to Build Ahead of\u00a0I Hate Cowboys &amp; All Dogs Go To Hell, Out February 10 When\u00a0Chase Rice\u2019s longtime friend came to him with an idea for a song about \u201ca guy and his dog driving around together,\u201d the Diamond-certified songwriter laughed.\u00a0\u201cThat clich\u00e9 was exactly the type of thing I was trying to avoid [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/UqPXuC-U.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3002"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3002"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3004,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3002\/revisions\/3004"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}