NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Turns out growing up isn’t so bad after all. Hereford, Texas native Randall King is getting the last laugh on his younger self with “Old Me Knew Me,” a clever, feel-good new single out today independently via his Randall King Music imprint. Listen HERE.
Written by Joseph Patton, Derek Bahr and Justin Lantz, “Old Me Knew Me” puts a playful spin on how much life can change when you find the right person. With its witty hook, “If the old me knew me / He’d hate I’d settled down,” King gives a knowing nod to his younger, more restless days while celebrating the life he’s found along the way.
“How many times have you thought back to your younger self and just laughed at what you thought you knew about livin’, life and love?” King reflects on the lyrics: He’d call me a lucky SOB if the old me knew me now. He adds, “Change is a beautiful thing ’cause there ain’t nothin’ I’d rather do, than be rockin’ here next to you.”
The new single marks the first taste of King’s next album, his first independent project in seven years, as he looks ahead to a new chapter on his own terms. His last album, Into The Neon, released Jan. 26, 2024, to critical acclaim, with Texas Monthly observing that “his Texas bona fides are unimpeachable.” The project was also named among the top country albums of 2024 by Entertainment Focus and Whiskey Riff, and inspired an acoustic follow-up, Into The Neon(Unplugged), in 2025.
ABOUT RANDALL KING:
A West Texas native and self-described “old soul,” Randall King has never wavered in his honky-tonk allegiance – in fact, he’s worn it like a badge of honor, growing with pride into a leading voice for today’s traditional country. Amassing nearly 500 Million streams with singles like “You In A Honky Tonk,” “Hey Cowgirl” and “Mirror, Mirror,” he’s kept the twang alive in country’s mainstream while also earning acclaim through deeply personal EPs like 2020’s Leanna, and 2022’s Shot Glass – which landed on both Whiskey Riff’s Top 40 Country Albums of 2022 and Billboard’s All Genre 50 Best Albums of 2022 (So Far). Schooled on icons like Keith Whitley, George Strait, Alan Jackson and John Anderson, but inspired by modern masters like Dierks Bentley and Gary Allan, King first built an independent, grass-roots following on the strength of his electrifying live shows – each one a harrowing mix of rowdy roughnecking, romantic tenderness and breathtaking emotion – never asking for permission to explore his creative vision. He has since gone on to headline all across the U.S., the U.K. and Europe. Lauded as a Country Artist to Watch by everyone from Pandora and Country Nowto Music Mayhem Magazine, his most recent album Into the Neon, took that craft to the next level, as King’s neo-traditional roots met the blood-pumping rhythms and sharp, arena-sized grooves of Y2K-era country and beyond. As King looks ahead to 2027, he’s promising fans his first independent album in seven years.
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