Smith puts out "Hate You Like I Love You" video
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Smith puts out "Hate You Like I Love You" video

Tuesday, March 9, 2021 – Granger Smith released a music video for his current single "Hate You Like I Love You."

The single is off his recently released 10th studio album, "Country Things," and the video follows almost a month to the day the single went for adds. D]The video was directed by TK McKamy (Thomas Rhett, FGL, Wiz Khalifa).

"I love making music videos," said Smith. "I've been very lucky to have made a couple dozen and each have been special in their own way, but this one was very different. It was my first all night shoot, first car wreck set, first significant special effects video and first without any singing performance. I'm blown away with the amount of people and preparation that went into this crazy video. I've heard a few people say, 'You're acting is really good.' I laugh. No, no...it was 19 degrees, and that uncomfortable look was just me freezing on set."

The video is full of symbolism and features Smith and his wife, Amber, as the lead and only characters. Starting off with a car crash, symbolizing a heart-wrenching break up, Smith battles between saving himself and pushing away nostalgia of his previous relationship. Fighting the reality with subtle reminder of the love lost, Smith attempts to set fire to the past, but can't seem to stop following the love he once knew.


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