Hot 100 First-Timers: Chase Matthew Arrives With Country Hit ‘Love You Again’

Chase Matthew is officially a Billboard Hot 100-charting artist thanks to his single “Love You Again.”

Released in December 2022, the song debuts at No. 91 on the Sept. 14-dated chart with 20.3 million all-format radio airplay audience impressions (up 12%) and 2.1 million official U.S. streams Aug. 30-Sept. 5, according to Luminate.

The track also rises 32-24 on Hot Country Songs for a new high. On Country Airplay, where it’s Matthew’s first entry, it returns to the top 10, jumping 12-9 for a new best in its 67th week on the chart.

“Love You Again” appears on Matthew’s second studio album, Come Get Your Memory, which was released in June 2023 on Warner Music Nashville.

Matthew first appeared on Billboard’s charts dated July 17, 2021, with “County Line,” released on Ryan Upchurch’s Holler Boy Records. The song, which he wrote after a breakup, went viral on TikTok, helping it to debut at its No. 29 peak on Hot Country Songs; it also hit No. 10 on Country Digital Song Sales that week.

Matthew earned his second chart hit with “We Had It Good,” which reached No. 44 on Hot Country Songs in February 2022. The song is from his debut album Born for This, which reached No. 31 on Top Country Albums that month.

Following the success of Born for This, Matthew signed to Warner Nashville in October 2022. “Ryan Upchurch gave me an opportunity that put me on the map,” he said upon his signing. “Looking forward, we wanted to maintain how we work, but grow the team in order to build bigger. Warner Nashville understood our goals and provided the opportunity for a true partnership allowing me to maintain my creative control. I’m thrilled to be able to work with the Warner Nashville team and take this thing to a whole new level for the fans.”

Matthew was born in Sevierville, Tenn., and raised just outside Nashville in Ashland City. Before focusing on music, he was a full-time mechanic.

Billboard named Matthew its September Country Rookie of the Month, and he shared that he’s planning to drop his third album next year. “I’ve probably got 300 songs on my phone just begging to be released,” he said, adding that it’ll include some collaborations. “It’s going to be some really good songs and I’m being very selective on what’s going to end up on that project.”

Matthew is currently on his solo Born for This Tour. He has additional shows lined up supporting both Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan. Next year, he’ll join Keith Urban’s High and Alive World Tour.

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