NATE SMITH DEBUTS CHOIR VERSION OF “I DON’T WANNA GO TO HEAVEN”
WHAT NATE SMITH WANTS LISTENERS TO TAKE AWAY FROM ‘I DON’T WANNA GO TO HEAVEN’ (AUDIO & VIDEO)
I hope when people listen to the song ‘I Don’t Want To Go To Heaven,’ that it just somehow resonates with something in their life. Whether it’s their significant other or a family member or something like that. I just hope that it really resonates with their heart.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sony Music Nashville powerhouse vocalist Nate Smith shared a new choir version of his song “I Don’t Wanna Go To Heaven” on Friday. Joined by the Nashville-based Echelon Choir, the song is an ethereal take on the original, which was released late last year. Listen here and watch the video here.
“I was inspired to do a choir version of this song after seeing a video on YouTube of a band called Amber Run. They did a similar concept in a church, and I thought that it really made the song come alive,” said Nate. “It was incredible to work with the Echelon Choir. I was blown away by their talent.”
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. The success of the song contributes to Nate’s surpassing of over 100 million career streams, which he achieved this past week.
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.
About Nate Smith:
Featuring a mix of gritty backwoods soul, rock ‘n’ roll swagger and velvet-thunder vocals, Nate Smith is Sony Music Nashville’s latest signing whose personal journey inspired him to be a beacon of country-music hope, an inspirational mission he puts front-and-center. A California native, former worship leader, and lifelong music lover, Smith approaches that mission with a background as eclectic as it gets. Learning guitar at 13, Garth Brooks, Elvis Presley and Bob Seger were among those informing his powerful, fire-from-within vocals, while Michael Jackson made him crave the spotlight and Nirvana gave his sound a jagged edge. He first chased his neon dreams to Nashville in his early 20s – but it didn’t stick. The disheartened Smith returned home and thought he was “100-percent done” with his artistic journey…until a crucible of change burned away the past.
In 2018, Smith lost everything he owned in the devastating Camp Fire which tore through Paradise, California, now known as the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the state’s history. Although his family was safe, he struggled to cope and turned back to music, hoping that it would help comfort himself and others. Help it did, inspiring a month-long road trip across the U.S. to Music City, writing music and playing dive bars along the way. Soon after his arrival to Nashville, Nate released his biggest song to date, “Wildfire,” and landed a publishing deal with Sony ATV. Since then, he’s released new music including “Sleeve” and “Under My Skin,” which has amassed over 45 million on-demand streams to date. The singer was named a Spotify Hot Country Artist to Watch for 2021 – an accurate prediction as he rounded out the year with a record deal and two brand new songs: “Raised Up” and the viral TikTok hit “I Don’t Wanna Go To Heaven.” Nate is managed by Kevin “Chief” Zaruk and Simon Tikhman with The Core Entertainment.
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