Fix What You Didn't Break

"Fix What You Didn't Break"
Single by Nate Smith
from the album California Gold
Released	November 2024
Genre	Country rock
Length	3:22
Label	Sony Music Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Nate Smith Ashley Gorley Taylor Phillips Lindsay Rimes
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.

Content

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 (2024–2025)	Peak position
Australia Country Hot 50 ( The Music ) [4]	22
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [5]	42
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [6]	68
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [7]	21
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [8]	27
US Billboard Hot 100 [9]	88
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [10]	33
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [11]	20

References

1. "Nate Smith Announces Sophomore Album – Sony Music Canada". sonymusic.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
2. "Nate Smith Shares 'Fix What You Didn't Break' From New Album". www.antimusic.com. 2024-08-24. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
3. Carlson, Chad. "Single Review: Nate Smith - "Fix What You Didn't Break"". www.todayscountrymagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
4. "Countrytown Hot 50 – 2025, Week 2". Countrytown. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
5. "Nate Smith – Fix What You Didn't Break" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
6. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 6. týden 2025 in the date selector. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 8, 2025" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
8. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 2, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
9. @billboardcharts (October 14, 2024). "@natesmithsongs's "Fix What You Didn't Break" debuts at No. 88 on this week's #Hot100" (Tweet). Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Twitter.
10. "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
11. "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. February 18, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.