NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 19, 2024) – Multi-Platinum Mercury Nashville duo Maddie & Tae are sharing their carefree kiss-off “Free Like,” available everywhere now. Written by Maddie Font, Deric Ruttan, Parker Welling and Casey Brown, the song is produced by Josh Kerr. Bold and self-assured, the pair sing:
Free like a hippie, free like a fire
Free like a bird on a telephone wire
Free like a Chevy on a don’t look back road
Bye Bye My Baby on the radio
Head spinnin’ in the dust I leave
Boy, you ain’t ever seen free like me
Free like me
“‘Free Like’ really represents the freedom we have found and the confidence we have arrived at in this season of life,” share Maddie & Tae. “With 15 years of friendship under our belts, to now being mothers, we feel so secure and grounded in who we are and what we do. Our fans have grown up with us the last decade and our hope is this song makes them feel as empowered as it made us feel writing and recording it. We are in a season of life where our confidence and tenacity are unshakable and ‘Free Like’ describes that feeling perfectly.”
“Free Like” follows Maddie & Tae’s recent release “Sad Girl Summer,” as well as newly-announced fall dates of their Here’s To Friends Tour. Their headlining run continues through October, with this weekend’s stops in Mulvane, KS (7/19) and Clear Lake, IA (7/20). For a full list of upcoming shows, and the latest news and updates, visit maddieandtae.com.
About Maddie & Tae:
Award-winning duo Maddie & Tae channel their unbreakable bond, honest songwriting and “some of the tightest harmonies on Music Row” (Rolling Stone) into their new music, including their latest releases “Free Like” and “Sad Girl Summer,” out now. Together as longtime friends and music collaborators, Maddie Font and Taylor Kerr co-wrote each track on their 1-2 punch project Through The Madness Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. The pair previously drew praise for their No. 1 debuting The Way It Feels album, including the 3X Platinum-certified No. 1 hit, “Die From A Broken Heart.” With “Die From A Broken Heart” topping the country airplay charts, Maddie & Tae became the first and only female twosome with multiple No. 1s.
Maddie & Tae first broke out in 2013 with their brilliant counter to bro-country, the Platinum-selling smash, “Girl In A Country Song,” which took Country radio by storm, skyrocketing to the top of the charts and establishing them as only the third female duo in 70 years to top the Country Airplay charts. They took home Group/Duo Video of the Year (“Woman You Got”) at the 2022 CMT Music Awards, and were recently nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year at the 57th CMA Awards. They have earned trophies from the Radio Disney Music Awards and CMA Awards, along with multiple ACM, Billboard and CMT Music Award nominations. Maddie & Tae have received widespread praise from Associated Press, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, The Tennessean, The Washington Post, Glamour and others. The celebrated duo has toured with country music’s hottest stars including Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, and Brad Paisley. They are currently on the road for their headlining Here’s To Friends Tour through fall. For more information, visit www.maddieandtae.com.