Morgan Wallen surprised fans with the release of the brand-new track, “Smile,” dropped at midnight EST on New Year’s Eve.

Directed by Justin Clough, the 5-minute visual clip shows Wallen taking the stage of a fictional late-night talk show on New Year’s Eve and leaving a sullen-looking woman behind in his dressing room. He goes off script and performs “Smile,” directed to Wallen’s girlfriend (whom he apparently has not seen look happy for a while.) The song ends with her watching him on stage, and the woman walking away without smiling. Wallen goes back to his dressing room, but the woman isn’t there.

“Smile” was originally teased on Wallen’s Instagram and TikTok; co-written by Wallen, Rocky Block, John Byron, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak and Luis Witkiewitz, the song is a continuation of a theme from Wallen’s previous releases, “Lies Lies Lies” and “Love Somebody”. “Lies Lies Lies” recently became Wallen’s 16th No. 1 at country radio, while “Love Somebody” debuted at No. 1  and became his first solo song to debut at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 100 chart upon release.

See the official music video for ‘Smile’ – HERE.

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