boom.’s THIRD ADVANCE RELEASE AHEAD OF 12/8 ALBUM
Companion Music Video for “Halloween” premieres
Single, “You Broke Up With Me,” Over 156,000 copies sold, Notches 31 Million Streams, and Top 30-and climbing
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Monument Records recording artist, Walker Hayes, is releasing the second instant grat track, “Halloween” ft. Nicolle Galyon, from his forthcoming album, boom., due Dec. 8. “Halloween” was written by Hayes and hit songwriter, Nicolle Galyon, and features Galyon’s vocals on the unsuspecting love song. In conjunction with the song’s release, Hayes released the video with TooFab. The video is also available now on VEVO.
“‘Halloween’ came to me as I was getting out of the shower one day and I saw one of those jack-o-lantern buckets that one of my kids had used to trick-or-treat. I have always wanted to write a love song for my wife that spoke to how comfortable our bond is. I met Laney as a kid and I didn’t know a lot about love or forever, but I knew I could be exactly who I was around her,” shares Hayes. “I took the idea to Nicolle Galyon and she was all for it. The vocal of hers, the vocal of mine, the skeleton of the song, we built all of it that one day in the shack. It’s a pretty special song.”
The video depicts a scene reminiscent of a group therapy session, a concept Hayes came up with himself and felt was important to illustrate the confessional tone of the song. The clever and vulnerable love song touches on the figurative costumes and masks people wear to fit in until they find the person who helps them feel comfortable enough to be who they are, ending a verse with the below lyrics:
I still put on my Superman cape and hide in it
But when I’m with you it comes untied for a minute
Hits the ground in the shadow of your skin
For the first time I was comfortable in mine
Fans can purchase “Halloween” now here: smarturl.it/walkerhayes
Following the release of his earworm “You Broke Up With Me,” the Top 30-and-climbing single on country charts with over 31 million streams, Hayes also revealed a video for “Beautiful,” another offering Rolling Stone Country calls “charming.” Recently, Hayes kicked off Thomas Rhett’s Home Team Tour with stops in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Louisville, Charleston and more.
Upcoming Tour Stops
October 6 – The Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina
October 7 – Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia
October 12 – Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina
October 13 – Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida
October 14 – Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi
October 19 – Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri
October 20 – INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas
October 21 – JQH Arena in Springfield, Missouri
October 26 – Swiftel Center in Brookings, South Dakota
October 27 – Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota
October 28 – Centurylink Center in Omaha, Nebraska
October 30 – American Beauty in New York, New York
November 17 – Jensen Beach in Jensen Beach, Florida
For more information on Walker Hayes, visit www.walkerhayes.com and follow him on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @WalkerHayes.