Thomas Rhett: His Latest Hit Is A ‘Different’ Kind Of Love Song

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

September 19th, 2023 1:41 PM

Thomas Rhett and his wife of ten years Lauren Akins met in grade school. He has written many love songs about his wife. He tops the country chart this week with his latest expression of love with his song “Angels (Don’t Always Have Wings).”

Rhett said in a statement about his 21st chart-topper, “I feel like I’ve been pretty known for love songs throughout my career. But I think we did a good job of portraying love from a different perspective on this one, so that makes it really special for me. This is really an ode to my wife, and on a grander scale. This is for that person in everybody’s life that has stuck with them through thick and thin.”

He added, “So thank you to all those people. It’s really cool to have been celebrating 20 number ones this year. Now to be celebrating my 21st career number one is crazy. I’m just really humbled and grateful and can’t wait for the next ten years.”

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Thomas and Lauren grace the cover of Southern Living magazine for the September 2023 issue. The issue is currently available on newsstands.

The couple posed for the issue’s photos at their family farm in Tennessee. They opened up to the magazine about their family’s love of football, game day traditions, and experience as a house divided. Lauren roots for the Tennessee Volunteers and Rhett loves the Georgia Bulldogs.

Rhett reflected on the experience of shooting the cover. He explained, “It’s no secret that our family is pretty much obsessed with football. Lauren and I had a lot of fun chatting with a magazine that appreciates the game as much as we do.”

Lauren echoed his sentiments, saying, “Football was everything to my family growing up, and Thomas Rhett and I have enjoyed passing our love of football down to our daughters. Southern Living celebrates family, traditions, and, of course, college football, so to be able to sit down with them was super special.”

Thomas Rhett: 14 Songs That Show Why He Is A Superstar

• 14. “What’s Your Country Song” – (2021)

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  His 17th number one song. Rhett said of the song, “We wrote this song on the road last year in Dallas, Texas. It’s really about how I was noticing that no matter where you live or where you’re from, everyone has a little bit of country inside their bones.”

• 13. “Beer Can’t Fix” – (2020) – Duet with Jon Pardi

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  The song's thesis is that, regardless of the nature of one's life problems, there ain't nothing that a beer can't fix.

• 12. “Sixteen” – (2018)

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  Thomas said that he wrote the song when he was 25, and that it was one of the first he wrote for the ‘Life Changes’ album.
• 11. “Look What God Gave Her” – (2019)

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  Rhett said he wanted the video of the song to "highlight amazing women in Nashville for all of the amazing things they've done around the world." The video features his wife Lauren and their daughters.

• 10. “Unforgettable” – (2017)

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  The song examines a day at the start of a relationship with the hindsight of a few years. It sounds like a classic the first time you hear it.

• 9. “Beer With Jesus” – (2012)

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  The follow up to his debut single. Rhett wrote the song with Rick Huckaby and Lance Miller.
• 8. “Something To Do With My Hands” – (2012)

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  Thomas' debut single. A great introduction to an amazing career.

• 7. “Life Changes” – (2018)

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  The video for the song features his wife Lauren and two daughters Willa and Ada James on tour, along with him performing with his band on stage.

• 6. “Marry Me” – (2017)

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  This song is so beautiful. The song’s chorus samples the melody of Taylor Swift’s 2014 song “Style” from her fifth studio album 1989.
• 5. “Craving You ( with Maren Morris)” – (2016)

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  Thomas said of the collaboration with Maren Morris: "I think me and my wife and my team were just collectively like ‘Wow, she adds such a crazy element to the song.’”

• 4. “Crash and Burn” – (2015)

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  It’s one of many songs that Chris Stapleton co-wrote for other artists (in this case, he co-wrote it with Jesse Frasure). On a personal note, this was me and my then 8-year-old son's favorite song and what made him love country music.

• 3. “Remember You Young” – (2019)

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  A truly touching song. Thomas said that "We wrote this song about the people in life that we love, and always remembering them in their youth, no matter how much time passes and we all change." The song's accompanying music video features a group of elderly people who reminisce on their lives.
• 2. “Die a Happy Man” – (2015)

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  What so many, myself included, call the "love song" of a lifetime. "Die a Happy Man" topped the Hot Country Songs chart on November 14, 2015. The song remained on top for seventeen weeks.

• 1.”Be a Light” (featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, and Keith Urban) (2020)

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  A song that can lift anyone’s spirits. Thomas said that he wrote the song in 2019 and held on to it, but chose to release it because he thought its message would be well received in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

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