Carole King helped the country legend pen the tune for her new NBC series.
Reba McEntireis back with a new sitcom theme song.
“It just doesn’t get much better than that!
Reba McEntire in ‘Happy’s Place’.Casey Durkin/NBC
I hope my fans will love this song as much as they did the theme song for theRebashow.”
NBC also shared a video of McEntire recording the song in the studio with a number of collaborators.
The song’s second verse reiterates that the titular bar serves as a respite from anything weighing you down.
Reba McEntire.Todd Williamson/NBC
That song’s writers, Shelby Kennedy and Phillip White, discussed its origins in aninterview withThe Tennesseanin 2022.
“I was seeing where he was going.
So everything’s out of time?'
And then Phillip being Phillip, [came up with] ‘I was born three months too early.
The doctor gave me 30 days.'”
White told the outlet, “I remember it fell out pretty quick.
McEntirere-recorded the songin 2021 for its 20th anniversary.
Last year, she posted a clip from the re-recording to celebrate the song’s continued resonance.
“I love seeing how much it’s connected with people throughout the years,” shewrote on TikTok.
“That’s the power of a great song!”
Happy’s Placealso stars Melissa Peterman, McEntire’sRebacostar and real-life close friend.
The show premieres Friday, Oct. 18, on NBC.
