Haley Reinhart is leaning into one thing deeply private together with her new single “Promise” — and for her, it’s all about connection, dedication and what these phrases actually imply.

The American Idol alum opens up in regards to the emotional weight behind the tune, describing it as each a artistic launch and a mirrored image of the place she is in life proper now.

“I feel they name it a launch as a result of it’s a literal psychological launch of every kind of various issues,” Reinhart tells PopCrush Nights host Donny Meacham.

“So I’m feeling that proper now, for certain. I’m excited,” she continues.

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“There’s a lot preparation and anticipation main as much as it, so when it’s lastly out, a part of me simply desires to completely detach in a method and let individuals expertise it.”

On the identical time, she admits this monitor feels totally different, noting, “I’m very current with this tune specifically.”

The Weight of Phrases

For Reinhart, the phrase “promise” isn’t one thing she’s ever taken evenly.

“I really feel like I’ve all the time been the kind of particular person to say, like, by no means say promise,” she says. “I by no means needed to listen to it from any person, and I by no means actually needed to make use of the time period. It’s a heavy, loaded phrase.”

That perspective makes writing the tune much more significant.

“The phrase holds a variety of worth, and I’m a agency believer in saying and doing every little thing that I say I’m going to do,” she says. “At this stage of my life, I’m able to tackle these subsequent chapters.”

“Promise” is particularly near house, as she co-writes it together with her fiancé, Drew Dolan, who additionally performs keys on the monitor. “This was very a lot pricey to our hearts as we enter this new part of our love,” Reinhart says.

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Nonetheless, she desires the message to transcend simply romantic relationships.

“I needed it to be common,” she provides. “I simply know what number of of our buddies love their pets a lot. We’re all identical to, these are infants.”

For Reinhart, that private connection is a part of what makes the tune hit so arduous.

“I consider my canine, Pepper, and I need individuals to listen to this tune and actually have it pull on the heartstrings and let it apply to no matter it’s that they name the love of their life.”

Love, Work — and Making It Work

Working with a associate may be tough, however for Reinhart, it’s been a rewarding expertise.

“I’m actually pleased with us for ending it collectively,” she says. “You by no means know the way it’s going to go. That is really our first tune that we completed collectively and that I received to report.”

Her fiancé continues to be a significant artistic affect, alongside her household and experiences touring the world.

Holding Herself Accountable

Reinhart additionally speaks in regards to the thought of guarantees on a extra private stage — particularly those individuals make to themselves.

“I might type of put that in the identical class as setting and attaining objectives,” she says. “I’m a Virgo in the beginning, so I’m very goal-oriented and analytical — and I take pleasure in it.”

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Now working as an impartial artist, that mindset turns into much more essential.

“I’m completely holding myself accountable,” she provides. “Making guarantees to myself is a continuing, and I do maintain myself accountable each day. I feel it’s a very good factor to do.”

A Full-Circle Second

“Promise,” out now, serves as a follow-up to Reinhart’s viral cowl of Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Assist Falling in Love,” which has racked up greater than 550 million streams on Spotify and charted on Billboard.

The brand new single goals to seize that very same emotional resonance — this time with an authentic story rooted in love, gratitude and deep connection.

Reinhart has collaborated with names like Tony Bennett, Slash and Jeff Goldblum, and lately performs sold-out reveals on the Troubadour with Goldblum.

With a brand new album anticipated later this yr, “Promise” marks the beginning of a brand new chapter — one which’s each private and extensively relatable.

And if there’s one factor Reinhart hopes listeners take away, it’s easy: love, in all its types, is value holding onto.

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