Track is latest single from three part album
Eric Church has earns most added distinction with his latest single, “Heart On Fire,” the greasy, rock-infused anthem which serves as the lead track from his Jay Joyce-produced Heart & Soul trilogy. Written solo by the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year, “Heart On Fire” offers nostalgic musical references to everything from Elvis’s “All Shook Up” to Guns N’ Roses “Paradise City” over a driving guitar and piano melody.
“A turned up radio but the static was heavy / Couldn’t make out any words but ‘take me to the levee’ / That look on your face was full of wild desire / Soakin’ my soul in gas and settin’ my heart on fire,” Church belts in the chorus of the song praised by Entertainment Weekly as a “fan favorite in waiting” and “some of the most liberating and freewheeling work of the 44-year-old Country star’s career… [which] reflects the lightning-in-a-bottle energy of the sessions that made it.”
Released over a one week period in April, Heart & Soul saw Church land two albums atop of the all-genre Billboard Top Album Sales chart with Heart and Soul. By late April, all three were within the Top 10 with Heart at No. 9, the fan-club exclusive & at No. 3 and Soul at No. 1. Church also became the first country artist to simultaneously occupy the top two spots on the Billboard Vinyl Albums chart since its inception in 2011, with Soul and & at No. 1 and 2 respectively.
The single arrived at country radio last week having already earned a well-received spot in the set list at recent live shows as Church gears up for The Gather Again Tour this fall. Making the most of the long-awaited opportunity to “gather again,” for the first time in his career Church will adopt an in-the-round set up, with the stage at the center of each arena floor in order to accommodate as many fans as possible. The tour kicks off September 17th in Lexington, KY, and visits 55 cities across the US and Canada before a grand finale at the iconic Madison Square Garden in the spring of 2022.
Church will also make a headlining appearance alongside George Strait on November 5th for a special “The King & The Chief” show as part of the newly announced ATLive Festival at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. He has passionately taken a leadership role in the industry’s return to touring, appearing on the cover of Billboard getting his own second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine after consulting with epidemiologists and industry experts.
