"Can't Break Up Now" is a song by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

band Old Dominion and American country music singer

Megan Moroney Megan Ann Moroney (born October 9, 1997) is an American singer and songwriter from Douglasville, Georgia, west of Atlanta. Moroney first gained attention from her single "Hair Salon", which was included on her debut EP ''Pistol Made of Roses''. " ...

. It was released on September 18, 2023, as the second single to the band's fifth studio album, '' Memory Lane''.

Content

The song is a duet with

. Old Dominion's

Matthew Ramsey Matthew Thomas Ramsey (born October 21, 1977) is an American country music singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of his band Old Dominion (band), Old Dominion, with several hit songs on country radio to his credit. ...

spoke favorably of Moroney's involvement on the song, highlighting her intuition as a singer-songwriter, saying "I think we all loved the way she creates a song, her sense of how notes flow, but she's both songwriter/singer who came in and pushed this song to almost a scene from a movie". It was co-written by Ramsey and fellow band member

Trevor Rosen Trevor Joseph Rosen (born February 18, 1975) is an American country music songwriter and musician. He is also a member of the American country music band Old Dominion, in which he plays guitar and keyboards. Early life Trevor Rosen grew up in ...

with Tofer Brown and Emily Weisband.

Music video

The music video for "Can't Break Up Now" was directed by Mason Allen and Nicki Fletcher and premiered on October 2, 2023. Described as capturing "the realities of life on the road", it depicts Moroney preparing for a show at the vanity in her dressing room before showing Ramsey reflecting out the window of his tour bus, and culminating in an on-stage performance between the two with the rest of the band joining them.

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References

{{Megan Moroney 2023 singles 2023 songs Old Dominion (band) songs Megan Moroney songs Songs written by Matthew Ramsey Songs written by Trevor Rosen Songs written by Emily Weisband Song recordings produced by Ross Copperman RCA Records Nashville singles Vocal collaborations