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• Here, Conner Smith weaves a romantic tale of romance amid a rainy night. Parked by a bend in the creek bathed in the soft glow of the yellow moonlight, Smith and his love interest share an intimate moment in the shelter of a truck bed. The lyrics reveal his hope that they won't be able to leave because the creek will rise, symbolizing the depth of their love and the desire to extend this precious moment.
• Conner Smith wrote "Creek Will Rise" with Chase McGill (Kane Brown's "Lose It," Jordan Davis' "Next Thing You Know"), Chris LaCorte (Sam Hunt's "Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90s," Morgan Wallen's "Ain't That Some") and Parker Welling (Russell Dickerson's "Love You Like I Used To," Thomas Rhett's "What's Your Country Song?").
• Conner Smith recorded the track with his regular producer Zach Crowell. Crowell's production leans into a classic country sound with a hint of bluegrass, characteristic of Smith's overall style.
  
  Smith and Crowell's musical partnership began when the singer was 16 after he found a video on Instagram of Smith singing Keith Urban's "Cop Car," a song Crowell wrote. Their collaboration has been instrumental in shaping Smith's career. "I have so much trust in him every time we get in the studio and start to bring a song I wrote to life," Smith told Billboard.
• Smith released "Creek Will Rise" as a single via Valory on February 23, 2023. The singer reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time when the song debuted at #89 on the February 10, 2024-dated chart. The release of Smith's debut full-length album, Smoky Mountains, the previous week, fueled the track's rise.
• Smith describes the Smoky Mountains album as "a story of living inside a dream, missing home and growing up along the way."