Lee Brice Shares Why New Reflective Anthem Is 'Like A Life Changer For Me'

Lee Brice spoke about his newest single, “Killed The Man,” with singer-songwriter and Ten Year Town podcast host Troy Cartwright in a new episode that arrived on Tuesday (November 4).

Cartwright teamed up with Michael Whitworth, Jared Conrad and Chandler Baldwin to write the reflective song, which “symbolizes the death of a man’s old self, reborn as his best version to serve something greater,” per a previously-issued press release. Brice co-produced the track with Ben Glover and Jerrod Niemann. Brice shared with Cartwright on Ten Year Town that although he didn’t write “Killed The Man,” the song — like other career-spanning hits — resonated with him right away.

“What a song, and like a life changer for me,” Brice said in a clip from the conversation shared on Instagram. “I don’t cut many outside songs. And it’s not because I don’t want to. I mean, my biggest songs in my life are outside songs. I wish I could write every single one of my songs. But when I hear an ‘I Drive Your Truck,’ or ‘Drinking Class,’ or ‘Killed The Man,’ it’s like, I mean, duh. And there’s been a lot of hit songs...that I’ve heard that just weren’t me. I’ve been pitched all those songs, and I was like, ‘well, I’ve kind of already had an ‘I Drive Your Truck.’’ You know what I mean? And I can only play so many of those songs in my set, you know? And so, I love to write my songs, but I love to find them because I think a lot of people don’t go looking for ‘em in my position, and I think they should. I think they’re silly to not. You’re missing out on the best songs in the world all over this town. You listen to enough of ‘em, you run across what you wrote.”

Brice previously said in a statement that “to me, ‘Killed The Man’ is about that kind of love that changes everything. The old me didn’t survive it — and I’m glad he didn’t. She buried him, married me, and I came out the other side a different man. …When I first heard this song, it made me look back at my own life and see the man who I was isn’t the man I am today. I think the message is something anyone can relate to as we all strive to evolve and grow through life and its challenges. For me, ‘Killed The Man’ captures that stripping away of the ego to become who God intended me to be, leaning into family, faith, and something bigger than myself."

Cartwright hosts songwriters, musicians and executives on Ten Year Town to share stories about their journeys in Nashville Tennessee, “the uncertainties of getting started and what it takes to stay at the top.” Find Ten Year Town on iHeartRadio here, and find the full conversation with Brice here.