Acclaimed singer-songwriter Fancy Hagood will unveil his new song “Through,” a heartfelt anthem of healing and growth, on Friday, June 28. “Through” is the debut song from his forthcoming sophomore album due this fall and captures the emotional journey of overcoming heartbreak and finding gratitude. It is also the centerpiece for the enduring theme of resilience that marks Hagood’s journey. Produced by Jarrad K, pre-save/pre-add the song here.
Written by Hagood and Caitlyn Smith, "Through" is an anthem for anyone who has faced the pain of a broken heart and found their way to the other side. The song’s poignant lyrics and soulful melody encapsulate the essence of embracing emotions and finding strength in vulnerability.
“The last two years I have been working on my sophomore album,” said Hagood. “It started out with a song that we never finished, about living in a small house with my partner. As life happened, I found myself in the midst of a crippling breakup. I had never experienced anxiety and stress the way I did in the aftermath."
But Hagood left himself open to all the emotions of a major life change and found the music took an unexpected turn. “Immediately, I thought I would start writing sad songs about the heartbreak I was experiencing. I found myself in writing rooms with close friends and artists that I love, like Caitlyn Smith. When talking about the pain, the sadness, the newness, the freedom……that’s when gratitude entered the chat! It was clear that the breakup anthem I thought I would be writing was actually a tale of thankfulness, growth, and resilience!”
The emotional freedom set the tone not only for the song but for the new album and the healing process. “We wrote ‘Through' in about an hour, and it was obvious to me that this song was not only important to my own personal journey, but also to the album I was creating. I felt so desperate in the darkest moments of that season of my life. I wanted to write a song to remind myself and others that there is no escaping our emotions. You have to feel them. You have to make room. There is no way out….the only way is through!”
Hagood has a summer slate full of touring with artists, including Maggie Rose, Joy Oladokun, Orville Peck, and others, and this fall will return to Europe for his first headlining tour, the Fly Away Tour.
ABOUT FANCY HAGOOD:
Fancy Hagood is a Queer country artist from Bentonville, AR who now lives and makes music out of Nashville, TN. His recent EP, Smothered, Covered & Fried, is a five-track collection that features some of his favorite cover songs, four of which are collaborations with other queer country artists, including TJ Osborne, Brooke Eden, The Kentucky Gentleman, and She Returns From War and Jamie Wyatt.
As part of CMT’s “Listen Up Class of 2024,” Fancy’s music has been streamed across multiple platforms over 35 million times. Earlier this year Fancy was nominated for a GLADD Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist. He has garnered the attention of generational artists like Brandi Carlile who called Fancy “an artist to watch,” and Sir Elton John, who asked Fancy to be a guest on his Rocket Hour Radio Show. Elton proclaimed, “We need more people like Fancy.”
