Luke Combs Releases New EP ‘The Prequel’

Luke Combs. Photo: David Bergman for Sony Records Nashville

Luke Combs’ highly anticipated new five-song EP, The Prequel, is out today (June 7) via River House Artists/Columbia Nashville. In celebration of the release, Combs will host his Second Annual Bootleggers Fan Club Party today in Nashville. Fans can stream the event live via Combs’ Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages starting at 12:00 p.m. CT.

Produced by Scott Moffatt, all five songs on the EP were co-written by Combs, including lead single, “Beer Never Broke My Heart, which debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Country Streaming Songs chart with 11 million streams—setting the record for the best first week of streaming ever for a country song. The song also recently set the record for most adds on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart with 149 adds and debuted at No. 15 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart—the top entrance by any artist since September 2012 and Combs’ highest debut to date.

The Prequel Track List:
1. “Beer Never Broke My Heart” (written by Luke Combs, Randy Montana, Jonathan Singleton)
2. “Refrigerator Door” (written by Luke Combs, Jordan Brooker)
3. “Even Though I’m Leaving” (written by Luke Combs, Wyatt B. Durrette III, Ray Fulcher)
4. “Lovin’ On You” (written by Luke Combs, Thomas Archer, Ray Fulcher, James McNair)
5. “Moon Over Mexico” (written by Luke Combs, Ray Fulcher, Dan Isbell, Jonathan Singleton)

The Prequel is available for streaming and purchasing here.

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