The autobiographical track chronicles the star’s perspective shift in grief
Beloved for her relatability and candor, country superstar Lauren Alaina chronicles her change of heart and perspective following the loss of her father on the deeply personal new song “Little Things.” Finding Alaina at her most vulnerable and earnest, the song is available now.
“The loss of my father was unexpected and life-shattering. When you have a loss of this magnitude, the little things in life start to matter a lot less,” shares Grand Ole Opry member Alaina. “I will never forget the conversation I had with my brother on the way to the session, I wrote this song. He said someone had complained to him about the cost of eggs. He said he just kept thinking to himself, ‘My dad just died. I don’t really care about the cost of eggs anymore.’ It really struck me.”
“I told him that when something that really matters happens, your eyes are opened to what doesn’t. I told him I was going to write that song for us that day. I know our dad would be proud of us both,” continues Alaina.
Penning “Little Things” with Ross Copperman, Seth Ennis and Emily Falvey, the new song was produced by lauded hitmaker Joey Moi. Through Alaina’s transparency, American Songwriter shares, “Alaina has built up a reputation for being a vibrant force of positivity in the world.” Sung directly to her treasured father, Alaina chronicles the way her perspective has shifted away from sweating the small stuff that vies for attention:
“Bet you’re in Heaven swearing Hell froze over / Sitting on a cloud, looking down just watching me / Brush a little more off my shoulder / Smiling through tears sitting here with a song to sing / When your whole world stops / It makes you stop to think / Since you went and got your big ole angel wings I give a little less damn ’bout the little things.”
“Little Things” follows a string of resonating releases from Alaina, including “All My Exes” featuring Chase Matthew, which gave Alaina the biggest first-week streaming numbers of her career. Earlier this year, she released a similarly sassy “Household,” the soft-hearted, sentimental “Those Kind of Women,” and “Heaven Sent” in celebration of the birth of her baby girl.
