VIDEO AND SONG RELEASED TODAY
ORIGINAL SONG HAS AMASSED OVER 25 MILLION STREAMS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sony Music Nashville singer-songwriter Nate Smith debuted a new version of his viral song “I Don’t Wanna Go To Heaven” today, and this time labelmate Tenille Townes lent her striking vocals to the track. Listen here and watch the video here.
“I’m a huge fan of Tenille, and I kind of just cold emailed her asking if she’d be willing to be part of the song,” Nate said.
“I was such a fan of Nate’s voice and had been hearing the song already and loving it,” Tenille added. “It’s so fun to sing this with him so I’m so glad he reached out.”
Written by Nate and Daniel Fernandez, “I Don’t Wanna Go To Heaven” made waves upon its release, collecting over 2 million total on-demand streams in its first week, contributing to the over 25 million worldwide streams to date. Earlier this year the “Nashville powerhouse” (E! News) teamed up with Nashville’s Echelon Choir to create a special version of the song, which was met with critical acclaim. Watch the video for the choir version here.
Lauded for his “gripping, story-filled songwriting style and emotion-packed vocal chops” (Country Now), Nate was singled out as a 2022 Artist to Watch by Country Now, Country Lifestyle Network and PopWrapped.