{"id":2133415,"date":"2025-11-03T23:17:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T23:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2133415"},"modified":"2025-11-03T23:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T23:17:22","slug":"jamey-johnson-on-new-song-smoke-with-riley-green-rileys-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jamey-johnson-on-new-song-smoke-with-riley-green-rileys-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamey Johnson on New Song \u2018Smoke\u2019 with Riley Green: \u2018Riley\u2019s Idea\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"page-content\" data-og-area=\"article-blocks\">\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-paragraph paragraph css-50tlrn\" data-og-block-area=\"article-blocks\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/paragraph\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>When two country stars like Jamey Johnson and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/995qyk.com\/2025\/08\/29\/how-riley-greens-authentic-storytelling-earned-him-chart-gold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Riley Green<\/a> team up, fans know they\u2019re in for something good. Their new track, \u201cSmoke,\u201d is soulful and full of Southern swagger. But according to Johnson, the credit goes to Green. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h2 heading css-ni0l75\" data-og-block-area=\"article-blocks\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"h-jamey-johnson-and-riley-green-release-smoke\">Jamey Johnson and Riley Green Release \u2018Smoke\u2019<\/h2>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-paragraph paragraph css-50tlrn\" data-og-block-area=\"article-blocks\" data-og-block-nth=\"2\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/paragraph\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>Co-written by Johnson, Green, and Erik Dylan, the breakup song talks about \u201csmoke\u201d in the beginning in the literal sense (\u201cShe&#8217;s hot, she&#8217;s steaming \/ She&#8217;s packing up and she&#8217;s \/ Gone gone gone \/ Was that white cloud from her tailpipes\u201d) and as a metaphor toward the end, (\u201cThis fog, this haze \/ Got me turning my give a damn \/ On and off\u201d). \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-paragraph paragraph css-50tlrn\" data-og-block-area=\"article-blocks\" data-og-block-nth=\"3\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/paragraph\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>Johnson and Green\u2019s track perfectly shows the emotions a man goes through after realizing the demise of his relationship, and rather than facing the heartbreak, he tries to deny and pretend that he did not see her go because of all the \u201csmoke.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-paragraph paragraph css-50tlrn\" data-og-block-area=\"article-blocks\" data-og-block-nth=\"4\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/paragraph\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>\u201cI couldn&#8217;t see which way she went \/ Or which way I went wrong \/ I couldn&#8217;t see why she left so early \/ Or why she stayed so long \/ There was something burning my eyes \/ And turning my head to stone \/ I bet it woulda hurt to watch her go \/ Well it&#8217;s a good thing I can&#8217;t see through all this smoke,\u201d the chorus goes. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiBox-root css-f4ttfq\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jamey Johnson &amp; Riley Green - Smoke (Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tBaXwy_7DqM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<figcaption class=\"MuiBox-root css-0\">Jamey Johnson &amp; Riley Green &#8211; Smoke (Audio)<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h2 heading css-ni0l75\" data-og-block-area=\"article-blocks\" data-og-block-nth=\"2\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"h-green-s-idea-nbsp\">Green\u2019s Idea \u00a0<\/h2>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-paragraph paragraph css-50tlrn\" data-og-block-area=\"article-blocks\" data-og-block-nth=\"5\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/paragraph\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>Johnson said of the song via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/listen-jamey-johnson-and-riley-green-unite-for-gritty-new-song-smoke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Country Now<\/em><\/a>, \u201cIt was just a blast getting to write with Riley and Erik and a great song to get to record with Kyle and Moose at the helm.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-paragraph paragraph css-50tlrn\" data-og-block-area=\"article-blocks\" data-og-block-nth=\"6\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/paragraph\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>He added, \u201cHe called me and we booked some time to get together with Erik Dylan. We sat down and scribbled it out over the course of about an hour. It has an interesting sound to it, with one part going down while the other part is going up. I like the whole concept of this guy not being too upset about whatever she is mad at. That smoke probably has a lot to do with it.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-paragraph paragraph css-50tlrn\" data-og-block-area=\"article-blocks\" data-og-block-nth=\"7\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/paragraph\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>Green said, \u201cWriting this song with Jamey was a lot of fun. After spending time on the road together earlier this year, it just felt natural to get in the studio and make some country music together.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-paragraph paragraph css-50tlrn\" data-og-block-area=\"article-blocks\" data-og-block-nth=\"8\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/paragraph\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>After writing the track, Johnson recorded it and called Green after: \u201cI guess I should have talked to him before I ran into the studio and recorded it. But I did what I did! I called and said, \u2018Hey, where are you? I just recorded it.\u2019 If he was thinking about recording it and putting it on his record, I guess I ruined that! My apologies to Riley Green.\u201d He joked, \u201cI probably owe Riley a song!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source country1037fm.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When two country stars like Jamey Johnson and Riley Green team up, fans know they\u2019re in for something good. Their new track, \u201cSmoke,\u201d is soulful and full of Southern swagger. 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