Multi-Platinum entertainer Chase Rice has surprised fans once again with todayâs release of new single âDrinkinâ Beer. Talkinâ God. Amen.â featuring Florida Georgia Line, reuniting the hitmakers who previously achieved breakout success together as co-writers of FGL’s Diamond-certified hit âCruise.â Listen to the new song now available everywhere HERE.
Written by Rice together with Hunter Phelps, Cale Dodds and Corey Crowder, the songâs catchy lyrics celebrate the power of slowing down to enjoy quality time and conversation with friends, which has become more relevant this year than ever before:
I donât know what heaven looks like, nah I donât think anybody does
If itâs like down here up there tonight, then thereâs folks like us
Sittinâ here, drinkinâ beer, talkinâ God, amen
Killing time livinâ life with some down home friends
When the worldâs gone crazy man it all makes sense
Sittinâ here, drinkinâ beer, talkinâ God, amen
Drinkinâ Beer. Talkinâ God. Amen.
âWe actually wrote this song before the pandemic, which is crazy because itâs almost like God was intervening in the song just to say, âHey yâall, get ready. Youâre gonna have a lot of time to sit around a fire, drink some beer and hang out with me, Itâs a special song in that way because it really is a celebration of what 2020 became for us and a lot of other people -- slowing down to enjoy these moments with our loved ones and having deeper, more meaningful conversations with each other.â
The collaboration serves as another example of Riceâs desire to share new music with fans more frequently than traditional album cycles allow, as it follows four-song surprise project The Album Part I (featuring Top 10 hit âLonely If You Areâ) and seven-song follow up The Album Part II, both released earlier this year.
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Produced by Florida Georgia Line, Crowder & Rice, the collaboration was a long time coming for Rice and FGLâs Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard who first worked together more than 10 years ago as eager songwriters new to Music City.
âBrian actually helped me finish the first song I ever wrote, which was about my dad when he passed away, and I knew right then that I loved making music,â shares Rice, who first befriended Kelley when the two were toddlers in Daytona Beach, Florida. âWhen I moved to Nashville, we lived in a house together with Tyler where we all worked on songs constantly. These lyrics are literally what we did; sitting around fire pits talking about music, talking about life â and now weâre talking about it a decade later in a song that a lot of people are going to hear, which is pretty special.â
FGLâs Hubbard and Kelley shared, âWe are so excited to be on this jam with our boy Chase. Weâve dreamed of being on the radio together ever since we were roommates 10 years ago. This song is the perfect one for us, as we often find ourselves drinking beer and talking God when we get together. We hope this brings lots of good times and great conversations. Cheers to making music with friends!â
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Rice, who also achieved chart-topping success for back-to-back weeks in 2019 with Double-Platinum certified hit âEyes On You,â performed the first in a trio of live stream concerts last night, beginning with a solo acoustic performance which will continue with a full band acoustic show this Sunday, Dec. 6 and culminate with a full production performance including the chance to hear âDrinkinâ Beer. Talkinâ God. Amen.â live on Sunday, Dec. 13.
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For more information and to purchase tickets starting at $10 per show, visit www.chaserice.com.