Carter Faith isn’t heating things up with her no-holding-back anthem, “Grudge.” The rising Nashville singer/songwriter dropped the daring track earlier this month, pairing it with a lyric video that makes that further emphasizes the message that goes out to anyone who’s ever been burned by a fake friend.
Shortly after the release, Faith caught up with Country Now at Live in the Vineyard Goes Country, where she opened up about the inspiration behind the song, stating that it stems from a real-life experience.
“Well honestly, this girl, I just found out she was talking some junk about me and I got mad about it and wrote a song. I’m honestly over it at this point because you just move on and stuff. But it reminded me, it put me back in high school a little bit like all the small-town drama and I just had to write a song about it,” the rising star explained.
She goes on to say that there was never any plans to officially release it because it was simply a way to her to get some frustrations out over the drama-filled situation. However, after seeing the positive response it received from her live shows, Faith knew it was something that her fans needed at their fingertips.
“When I played it live, it just made people laugh and I really loved that. I sing a lot of very dramatic emotional songs and for that to just be a little moment in my set was really fun. So that’s why I put it out,” she revealed.
Based on the in-person response, it’s no surprise that the tune has been picking up steam across social media as well, with fans buzzing over the unapologetic sass that Faith delivers in full force.
“That’s so crazy because it literally is just a joke to me, like a little silly country song about my anger and pettiness. But I love that. I feel like people just need sometimes a space to be pissed off or hurt for three minutes. So it’s cool to see people post their little videos to the song and I love seeing what people are pissed off about, honestly,” she said with a laugh.
“It’s Girl on Girl crime. For real. It’s mean girls and that’s really sad, but it’s a tale as old as time,” Faith added.
The North Carolina native lets her anger known right from the start while calling out the person who’s responsible for spreading the rumors about her.
“You must have forgotten how fast word gets ’round this town/ Bless your heart, your tiny brain can’t shut your big fat mouth/ If words could kill I should be buried six feet underground,” she sings.
The song blends Faith’s dreamy southern charm with a razor-sharp wit that flips the script on forgiveness and finds her leaning into the power of not letting things go. Her boldness bleeds into the chorus, where she lets her thoughts run wild in a way that’s honest and extremely cathartic.
“’Cause I can’t write a song to save my life/ Ain’t that what you said to Caroline/ If I were a good Christian woman (Like you) I’d probably forgive/ But I’m pretty sure that even Jesus thinks that you’re a bitch/ Someone hold my beer ’cause I can’t hold my tongue/ But I can hold one hell of a grudge,” she threatens with her twangy vocals.
“Grudge” follows Carter Faith’s first release of 2025, “If I Had Never Lost My Mind…,” as well as her Capitol Records Nashville debut The Aftermath EP, which dropped last fall.
After an eventful year in her career, Faith is now gearing up to release her debut album and has plans to join Little Big Town on tour this summer.
Hot off the road with Ella Langley and her current run with Carly Pearce, the upcoming shows include pavilions and amphitheaters across the country, beginning with a stop in Rogers, AR on July 24.
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