Did Morgan Wallen hint at the title of his upcoming album? After viewing the music video for his surprise release of “Smile” on New Year’s Eve, fans are certain of that.
In the video, Wallen plays a lonely, unhappy superstar who performs on a talk show episode on New Year’s Eve. The roar of an enthusiastic audience is contrasted with the melancholy and disconnection he experiences in his relationship.
Several aspects of the video reflect Wallen’s personal life, such as the fact that he is scheduled to perform his successful song “Love Somebody” before switching to the brand-new song “Smile,” much to the surprise of the show’s producers and the joy of the audience.
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Furthermore, some astute viewers believe that the video contains additional allusions to Wallen’s music.
Following its release, a number of viewers began pointing out that the talk show’s title, “Dark Til Daylight,” appears several times throughout the tape. They were also curious as to whether or not that would be the title of Wallen’s upcoming album.
The name of the talk show is also printed on a piece of paper that is hanging in the video’s dressing area, and beneath it is a list of writing that is too small to see.
One social media user asked, “New album name and track list?”
“Looks like a tour date list,” someone other surmised to.
Continuing down this rabbit hole, fans have reason to believe that “Dark Til Daylight” is the title of an unreleased country song, even if Wallen isn’t the recording artist.
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Holler checked the ACE Reportory databases of ASCAP and BMI after the release of the “Smile” music video and found that the song “Dark Til Daylight” is, in fact, registered there. The information is available to the public and may be found here.
- No performer is listed for the song, so there’s no official link to Wallen.
- However, the songwriters listed are Rocky Block, Jimmy Robbins and Chris Tompkins, three writers with a long track record of writing mainstream country hits.
- Tompkins and Block have both written songs for Wallen in the past.
- Thompkins co-wrote Wallen’s recent hit “Lies Lies Lies.” Block is a writer on multiple Wallen duets like “Man Made a Bar,” “Cowgirls” and “Broadway Girls.” He also co-wrote “Smile.”
There are enough hints here for fans to begin conjecturing that “Dark Til Daylight” is an unpublished Wallen song and that it will be the title track of a new album, even if there is no concrete evidence.
What We Know About Morgan Wallen’s Plans For His Next Album
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Wallen hasn’t officially announced a new studio project. However, he has concluded his One Night at a Time Tour and begun releasing material not linked to his last project,
One Thing at a Time
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One Thing at a Time
came out in March of 2023. The singer has typically released a new studio album every two-three years, so all signs suggest that he might be working toward readying a new album in 2025. -
Wallen has kept largely out of the spotlight to close out 2024, but in a
video message
to fans, he assured them that he’s “taking a little bit of time for myself” but still “working,” and he promised to see them in 2025.
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He’s also
continued to tease
unreleased music.
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