“I Hope You’re Happy Now” was completely my story. I played with Luke [Combs] when “Hurricane” was out, so way before he was what he is now, and I just fell in love with his voice. I felt like we grew up the same; we grew up on ‘90s country, we’re the same age, and we just really love real songs and real singing. So I had asked to write with him, and we went in the room and just started talking and he knew exactly what I was getting out of and entering into, which is my now-husband. [Luke] had the idea, “I hope you’re happy now,” and he told me, “What if I play the role of your ex and we do a double meaning on it?” And he started playing this groove and that entire first verse just fell out of my mouth. It just was something that I felt like I needed to say. I would have loved to have sung it with Luke, but at the time I knew I wanted to put it out as my next single, just to further explain to people who I am—I want to be the next-generation female country artist—he wasn’t able to do that. I have been a Lee Brice fan for years and years and sent him the song and he flipped out over it. And I will tell you he took it to a place that I didn’t even know it could go vocally.

Yes. It was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA on April 12, 2023.