The intro of "He Better Be Dead" instantly makes the track feel like a classic from Reba's deep catalog and then we hear Stealing Angels' vocals kick in and the tune immediately turns into something that feels like a cross between Dolly and Miranda Lambert with a bit of Dixie Chicks thrown in.
Produced by Paul Worley, the debut single from Stealing Angels - Caroline Cutbirth, Jennifer Wayne, and Tayla Lynn - is the kind of smoky, moody tune an unknown group needs to get attention at radio. "He Better Be Dead" is a song that is instantly memorable with lyrics about a woman who was instantly smitten with a man she met at a bar the night before. She thought a one night liaison with the man would lead to something more, but instead of it doing that, he won't return her texts and calls.
Like the women in recent songs from Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert, "He Better Be Dead" finds Stealing Angels singing the thoughts of the woman, including the worst case (or best case scenarios) about where the man should be after treating her like a plaything the night before. For anyone who has ever felt this way (woman or man) this is a song that will instantly be played on incessant repeat.
Vocally the trio - which has lineage to Daniel Boone, John Wayne and Loretta Lynn - has the attitude required of such a song and more than enough to help the trio get this song - which they co-wrote with Leslie Satcher - not only on the charts but up the charts.
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