Next month Cody Johnson will release his new album, 'Banks Of The Trinity,' just as his inspirational song, “The Fall,” makes its ascent towards number one.
The singer joins Katie Neal this week on the 'Superstar Power Hour,' and talks about his feeling when first hearing the track, and the important role it has played in so many listeners’ lives.
“The first time I heard it, I was a little scared of it because it felt a little bit like, ‘Til You Can't’ Part Two,” he admits. “It was so strong as far as the message, and I started thinking about how it could help people when they hear it, cause the ride is worth the fall, but you've gotta fall, like failure is a part of success.”
“I don't know a single one of my friends that are billionaires that haven't been bankrupt before trying to get there. You have to fall on your face before you can get back up because the getting back up from a fall is what teaches you about your next step and the next step,” he adds. “So, once we put the production to it and then we recorded the music video for it, I just kind of started to feel how impactful it is, and I really started to see the influence on people at shows. It almost like feels like a praise and worship song, their hands in the air and yes, yes, and I'm like, ‘man, it is helping people.’”
At a listening party for his new album, Johnson was recently given a platinum plaque for “The Fall,” a few weeks shy of its stop at the top of the charts. For Cody though, it’s all about the impact it has on those that hear it.
“I've heard people tell me how they were gonna quit their career until they heard ‘The Fall,’” he reveals. “So just to know that it's more than platinum records, it's more than number ones or being the superstar and getting the ‘Entertainer of the Year,’ knowing that I get to do my job that I love, I live and breathe for, but it helps people like that, that's probably the most rewarding part of my job.”
