We take you behind the scenes and explore the making of one of our favorite tunes with The Song Remembers When…
So, “Crash and Burn” became Thomas Rhett’s fourth consecutive number one song. It was written by Jesse Frasure and Chris Stapleton back in 2012 – back before the world had heard of Chris… and Thomas instantly calls up Stapleton to ask if he was going to record this thing, and a few months later, he got that call – “It’s yours, buddy!”
Thomas said that hearing Chris sing a demo is the most terrifying thing for an artist because you’re not gonna recreate what he did. But after lowering it like 12 keys, because Chris sings so much higher, he felt he nailed it! He said, “After hearing it, it sounds like I wrote it because that’s how close the song is to my heart.” He took it to number one in September of 2015…
This week’s The Song Remembers When – Thomas Rhett’s “Crash and Burn:”