Fix What You Didn't Break

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"Fix What You Didn't Break"
Fix What You Didn't Break - Nate Smith.jpg
Single by Nate Smith
from the album California Gold
ReleasedNovember 2024
Genre Country rock
Length3:22
Label Sony Music Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Lindsay Rimes
Official audio
"Fix What You Didn't Break" on YouTube

"Fix What You Didn't Break" is a song by American country music singer Nate Smith, released as a single in November 2024 from his second studio album California Gold . It had initially been released ahead of the album as a promotional single on August 23, 2024. The song was written by Smith, Ashley Gorley, Taylor Phillips and Lindsay Rimes, and produced by Rimes.

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Smith shared to the song as "feels like the perfect blend of 2000's rock and heartfelt country. I want to make love songs that cut deep but are still tough. [...] I chose this to come out first because I feel like it really showcases my influences and sonic taste. It’s a bit of a theme song for this new project!" [1] [2]

Critical reception

Chad Carlson of Today's Country Magazine said the song had "an honest track that is faithful to country music, while undoubtedly expressing Nate's influences from the pop-rock world of years past". [3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Fix What You Didn't Break"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [4] 42
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [5] 27
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 88
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 49
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 24

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