Nate Smith Pays the Ultimate Tribute with “Dads Don’t Die”
Multi-Platinum hitmaker Nate Smith has delivered “Dads Don’t Die” (Sony Music Nashville), a ballad celebrating the immortal power of love between father and child.
Accompanied by a performance video, the two-pack includes a bonus version featuring GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter Emily Weisband (a co-writer on the track). The latest in a series of releases from Smith, “Dads Don’t Die” arrives as he kicks off a massive tour tonight as direct support for Jason Aldean’s FULL THROTTLE TOUR 2025.
A driving force in the Country genre, Smith takes his chart-topping career to the next level with “Dads Don’t Die.” Written by Marc Beeson, Allen Shamblin, and Emily Weisband, the piano-led track hits with a momentous impact thanks to Smith’s force-of-nature voice.
After performing the song live, he received overwhelming support from fans, who soon clamoured for an official release. With over 2.5 billion global career streams to date, Smith reveals that adding “Dads Don’t Die” to his hit-stacked catalogue is an undeniable honour.
“I’ll never forget the day Emily [Weisband] sent me this song. I broke down in tears the very first listen. It hit me straight in the heart,” admits Smith. “‘Dads never die… they live on in us, and through us.’ I’d never heard it said quite like that.
“I’m incredibly close with my dad and beyond grateful he’s still here. The thought of losing him is my greatest fear. My heart goes out to everyone who has lost their father. I hope this song brings comfort, healing, and a little light to anyone walking through that pain.
“What makes this song even more powerful is how it gently touches on forgiveness. Whether you’ve lost your dad, miss him deeply, or are still working through things with him – I hope this song finds you. What matters is that it reaches the people who need it most. I truly believe this is the most meaningful song I’ve ever been a part of.”
On the bonus version of “Dads Don’t Die,” Weisband adds a new element of tenderness to the track’s intimate reflection. An in-demand songwriter whose credits include Gabby Barrett, Old Dominion, Carly Pearce, and many more, Weisband delivers the song’s second verse with a soulful urgency, then joins Smith for a heart-melting duet at the chorus.
“Dads Don’t Die” is Smith’s first introduction to new music since “Nobody Likes Your Girlfriend” – a collaboration with HARDY and spotlighted by Billboard, who praised it as a “slice of cut-to-the-bone, friend-to-friend honesty, wrapped in a country-rock package.”
Since making his full-length debut with his GOLD self-titled LP (a 2023 release that emerged as the largest album debut from a new artist that year), he’s earned three #1s at Country radio, with his latest single “Fix What You Didn’t Break” currently Top 10-and-climbing.
Directed by Kaiser Cunningham, the performance video for “Dads Don’t Die” affirms Smith’s deeply personal connection to the track and offers a glimpse at the fiery intensity he brings to every live show.
With his past live experience including his headlining THROUGH THE SMOKE TOUR and SOLD-OUT WORLD ON FIRE TOUR in 2024 – along with supporting Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell, and Morgan Wallen – he’ll next take the stage at arenas and stadiums across the country as part of Aldean’s FULL THROTTLE TOUR 2025.
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