Church's new song, "Darkest Hour," helps Helene victims
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Church's new song, "Darkest Hour," helps Helene victims

Saturday, October 5, 2024 – To help communities devastated by Hurricane Helene and provide for people in North Carolina for the future, Eric Church said he was giving all of his publishing royalties for his new song to the people of North Carolina. The song, Church's first new solo release in over three years, is "Darkest Hour."

"From Western North Carolina, East Tennessee, Upstate South Carolina, parts of Georgia and even Florida which took a direct hit, there are so many places that were impacted," Church said.

"Specifically in the area that I'm from, the mountains of Western North Carolina were devastated. There are places that are just biblically gone. These are our family members, they're our friends, they're our neighbors, and they're in dire need of help," said Church. "And I've been in the studio for a while, trying some different things and exploring creativity. I had this song that I'd written, and the line that struck me in light of the recent devastation was 'I'll come running,' because there are a lot of people out there right now who are in their darkest hour and they need people to come running. We were going to wait to release music until next year, but it just didn't feel right to wait with this song. Sometimes you give songs their moment and sometimes they find their own moment."

"This song, 'Darkest Hour,' was the best way I could think to try to help. We've been helping with boots on the ground efforts, but this is something that will live beyond just the immediate recovery. This is not a quick thing to fix, so hopefully 'Darkest Hour' will be able to contribute to that for a long time to come. This song goes to my home, North Carolina, now and forever."

"'Darkest Hour' is a song dedicated to the unsung heroes, the people who show up when the world's falling apart. This is for the folks who show up in the hardest times, offering a hand when it's most needed, and standing tall when others can't. Even in your darkest hour, they come running. When the night's at its blackest, this is for those who are holding the light, guiding the lost and pulling us through. The message of the song specifically in this time is about Hurricane Helene and the people that need help, but in a broader view, it's about any challenging times that we have in our life, which we'll all have. And it's always important to know that in your darkest hour, there are people that will come running, there are people that will help. And I think it's also important to be one of the people that go running when other people need help."

Lyrics include:
All I really know is I never know
What's coming around the bend
But you should know you're not alone
Hang on and hold my hand
In your darkest hour
Baby I'd come runnin'
In your darkest hour
I'd light your way
Baby don't give up
I'll do everything in my power
To take even a minute off your darkest hour


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