Wreckage (song) explained

Wreckage
Cover:Nate Smith - Wreckage.jpg
Type:promo
Artist:Nate Smith
Album:Nate Smith
Released:November 18, 2022
Genre:Country
Length:3:32
Label:Arista Nashville
Producer:Joel Bruyere

"Wreckage" is a song by American country music singer Nate Smith, released as a promotional single on November 18, 2022 ahead of the release of his self-titled debut album (2023). It was written by Smith, Mary Kutter, Chris Sligh and Paul Wrock, and produced by Joel Bruyere of Canadian Christian rock band Thousand Foot Krutch.

Content

In the song, Nate Smith thanks his significant other for staying with him and seeing the person he is, as opposed to others in the past who have not accepted and left him: "I'm a little damaged, but damn you saw the good / When everyone saw baggage, you loved when no one could / Laying in this bed beside you, I don't have to hide away / You see all the wreckage and it wrecks me that you stay".[1] [2]

Live performances

Nate Smith performed the song at Billboard Country Live on July 7, 2023.[3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Wreckage"! Chart (2023)! Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 69
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 20

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CMT Roundup: New Music From Dierks Bentley with Billy Strings, Brian Kelley, Ashley Cooke, Nate Smith and more . https://web.archive.org/web/20221121013315/https://www.cmt.com/news/38k6l3/cmt-roundup-new-music-from . dead . November 21, 2022 . . 28 September 2023 . November 18, 2022.
  2. Web site: O'Connell . Madeleine . New Country Songs You Need To Hear Right Now: Nate Smith, Ashley Cooke, Jay Allen & More . Country Now . 28 September 2023 . December 2, 2022.
  3. Web site: Nate Smith Performs His Song ‘Wreckage’ Billboard Country Live In Concert . . 28 September 2023 . June 7, 2023.
  4. Billboard Hot 100: Week of May 13, 2023. Billboard. May 9, 2023.
  5. Web site: Billboard Country Update . . May 8, 2023 . May 9, 2023.