Like I Knew You Would

This is the lead single from country singer Payton Smith's debut EP, which finds the Louisiana native sneaking away with a girl who makes him feel special. He explained on his YouTube channel: "I just love painting a simple storyline like that and letting the melody do a lot of the work." He added: "There's a lot of cool elements on that track, especially the guitar solo, that really captures that live energy."

Smith performed this at the CMA Fest in 2018, where he caught the attention of Big Machine Label Group founder Scott Borchetta and was offered a recording contract.

Smith wrote this with bluegrass musician Ronnie Bowman ("Nobody To Blame") and guitarist/keyboardist/producer Dan Fernandez. Smith told Billboard of the session, which took place at Fernandez's home in Nashville: "We all talked about how much we love syncopation and love rhythms, and we just kind of spent the hour drinking coffee, talking about songs that we love and then dove into it."