Grammy award-winning Christian music singer-songwriter Michael W. Smith chatted about his new single ‘Your Love is a Flood’ and the second leg of his 2025 “Beyond the Far Horizon” Tour.
Rose Kennedy once said: “I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith.” The music of Michael W. Smith embodies faith.
‘Your Love is a Flood’ single
On the concept for “Your Love is a Flood,” Smith stated, “It fell out of the sky. Random pop things. The melody, the whole chord progression, the verse and chorus were all written nearly five years ago. I still have the old demo, and kept going back and listening to it. I just couldn’t shake it.”
“So, I reached out to a great friend, Jason, who helped me write a lot of the lyrics on this record, and I asked him if the song moved him, and five days later, he had an idea lyrically,” Smith elaborated.
“I love that I can write songs that are energetic and pop because those are hard to write sometimes The song is aggressive musically,” he noted.
“Then, I got creative and I wrote this crazy bridge, and I re-wrote the ending of the song, and that’s how it came together,” Smith admitted. “We decided that it needed to be the second single from the record.”
Music and songwriting inspirations
Regarding his music and songwriting inspirations, Smith remarked, “Ultimately, I think God for the inspiration, and I certainly don’t want to blame Him for the bad songs I’ve written.”
“So, I keep my ears open and I like to listen to a lot of different things. At the end of the day, I’ve developed something that sounds like me. I don’t want to sound like anybody else. I want it to sound like Michael W. Smith,” he explained.
“There are days when I go into my studio and there is just nothing there, and you think it’s over,” he noted. “Then, all of a sudden, two months later, you can’t hit ‘record’ fast enough so it’s a mystery to me.”
“The whole songwriting thing is a complete yet beautiful mystery to me,” Smith added.
The digital age
On being an artist in the digital age, Smith said, “I am still learning. Thankfully, I have a great team and management that can navigate all of that.”
“I don’t understand all the in and outs of digital and streaming, and I know just enough. I don’t need to really concentrate on that enough; I need to stay focused on writing some great songs,” he elaborated.
“It is a different day and age, I think there are wonderful opportunities to get your music out to people that normally didn’t have a catch back in the day, especially since they needed to have a record deal,” he explained.
“The power of the Internet is great, especially for new artists; it’s a great thing,” he added.
‘Beyond the Far Horizon’ Tour
Smith is looking forward to embarking on his “Beyond the Far Horizon” Tour this fall. “I am excited for the second phase of the ‘Beyond the Far Horizon’ Tour,” he admitted. “I am also really excited to start playing some of the new songs.”
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts show
On October 2nd, Smith will be performing at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts on Long Island, New York. “We have a great fall lined up,” he admitted. “I think this Long Island show is going to be great. We are very much look forward to that!”
“Then, this Christmas season, we will head out with CeCe Winans and Amy Grant. It has been a long time since the three of us were out together, so I think it will be a pretty amazing time,” he elaborated.
‘Thy Word’
To this day, this journalist’s all-time favorite Michael W. Smith composition is “Thy Word.” “I wrote that a long time ago for Amy Grant,” he recalled.
Collaborating with Martina McBride on ‘What Child Is This’
Michael W. Smith and Martina McBride did a duet of “What Child Is This” for his 2014 holiday album “The Spirit of Christmas,” and they sang that as a duet on CMA Country Christmas Special. “I love that arrangement with Martina; she killed it!”
“I love that record. That was something that I’ve always wanted to do… I’ve always wanted to do a Christmas album that incorporated all the greats of Nashville. It was fun because it felt like it was our community.”
Stage of his life
On the title of the current chapter of his life, he said, “Rest.” “It has been a very, very busy time for me,” he said.
Success
On his definition of the word success, Smith said, “Success means hHaving my 20th grandchild. I have 20 grandkids, and I am still married to the same woman (Deborah). We are celebrating 44 years together, so that’s how I would describe success.”
Message for his fans
For his dedicated fans and supporters, Smith said, “Thank you for your support and for praying for me every day. I am convinced that I wouldn’t be where I am today without the fans. They are very loyal, and they get excited when I get excited about new material.”
“I don’t get tired of seeing the fans. I never gets old and I am always appreciative of all of their support,” he concluded.
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