Just killin’ time.
If you ask me, Clint Black‘s 1989 song “Killin’ Time” is damn near the perfect country song. The twangy tear-in-your-beer heartbreaker was Clint’s debut single, his first #1 hit, and was named one of the 200 greatest country songs of all time by Rolling Stone.
And it’s hard to believe that it’s already 35 years old.
The timeless hit was released in July of 1989, but Clint is giving “Killin’ Time” new life with a reimagined version featuring another twangy country star, Jon Pardi.
The duo delivered a surprise performance of the song during CMA Fest earlier this month, which was featured in the ABC broadcast of CMA Fest: The Music Event of the Summer.
And today, Clint and Jon released their new version of the hit on all streaming platforms.
Speaking on the opportunity to work with Pardi, Clint said:
“This year marks 35 years since my album ‘Killin’ Time’ debuted, and I am having the pleasure of seeing fans night after night on our 35 Years of Killin’ Time tour singing right along with us. There is nothing more fulfilling for a songwriter than knowing your music has had an impact. And now, to have my new pal Jon Pardi invite me up to celebrate this song with him in front of the CMA Fest crowd is one of the highlights of the year for me.”
You love to see it.
And here’s the studio version: