Today, four-time GRAMMY-nominated artist Mickey Guyton unveils her new song, “Scary Love.” “Scary Love,” written by Guyton with Emma-Lee, Karen Kosowski, and Victoria Banks, showcases Gutyon’s undying appreciation for motherhood and serves as a ballad dedicated to her three-year-old son, Grayson. Throughout the song, Guyton describes her journey as a mother with poignant lyrics, singing, “Ain’t a thing I wouldn’t do, ain’t a thing I wouldn’t give. It’s the kind you fall into and never hit the bottom of. It’s a scary love. It’s a scary love.”
Guyton also releases a corresponding lyric video for “Scary Love” that features a montage of adorable family footage of Guyton, her husband Grant, and son Grayson.
Sometimes the scariest things in life can also be the most rewarding! That's what motherhood has been for me, and that's what this song is all about. #ScaryLove is out now! Also, pray for me – I’m having surgery today. ❤️
Listen now: https://t.co/3EpJ8t1YPg pic.twitter.com/lwT2uhtNsC
— Mickey Guyton (@MickeyGuyton) April 26, 2024
“There’s so many types of love, but for parents who truly love their kids, there’s nothing we won’t do for them,” Guyton says. “That kind of love is so scary because your heart is literally outside of your body and you’re seeing your heart grow up and become somebody. All you want to do is protect this person – that’s the scariest love that you’ll ever experience.”
The new song coincides with the announcement of the Texas native’s upcoming 22-city headlining tour, CMT ON TOUR Presents Mickey Guyton. The tour, produced by Live Nation, kicks off Sept. 18 at Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta with stops across major cities in the United States and Canada including New York, Chicago, Columbus, St. Louis, Toronto, Washington, D.C. and more.
I'm so excited to announce that I'm hitting the road this fall with @CMT on my own headlining tour! Tickets go on sale next Friday, 5.3 at 10 am local time. Head to https://t.co/1UN6leO6J8 to sign up to receive a code accessing the pre-sale on 5.30 beginning at 10 am local time. pic.twitter.com/nnoZhqIqap
— Mickey Guyton (@MickeyGuyton) April 26, 2024
Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale beginning April 30 at 10 a.m. local time and additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general ticket on-sale that begins Friday, May 3 at 10 a.m. local time at MickeyGuyton.com.
CMT ON TOUR PRESENTS MICKEY GUYTON Tour Dates:
Wednesday, September 18 | Atlanta, GA | Buckhead Theatre
Friday, September 20 | Charlotte, NC | The Underground
Saturday, September 21 | Asheville, NC | The Orange Peel
Thursday, September 26 | Washington, DC | Union Stage
Friday, September 27 | New York, NY | The Gramercy Theatre
Saturday, September 28 | Pittsburgh, PA | Thunderbird Café and Music Hall
Wednesday, October 2 | Kansas City, MO | Knuckleheads*
Thursday, October 3 | Oklahoma City, OK | Beer City Music Hall*
Tuesday, October 15 | St. Louis, MO | Delmar Hall
Thursday, October 17 | Chicago, IL | Joe’s on Weed St.
Friday, October 18 | Minneapolis, MN | First Ave*
Saturday, October 19 | Des Moines, IA | Wooly’s
Tuesday, October 22 | Madison, WI | Majestic Theatre
Wednesday, October 23 | Ann Arbor, MI | Blind Pig
Friday, October 25 | Grand Rapids, MI | The Stache at The Intersection
Wednesday, October 30 | Columbus, OH | The Bluestone
Friday, November 1 | Buffalo, NY | Iron Works*
Saturday, November 2 | Toronto, ON | Velvet Underground
Monday, November 4 | Boston, MA | Brighton Music Hall
Wednesday, November 6 | Philadelphia, PA | World Cafe Live*
Friday, November 8 | Indianapolis, Indiana | The Hifi*
Saturday, November 9 | Lexington, KY | Manchester Music Hall
*Not a Live Nation Date
Audio / Mickey Guyton talks about why she wrote "Scary Love."
DownloadMickey Guyton (Scary Love) 1 OC: …moments of my life. :32
“I wrote ‘Scary Love’ because, you know growing up, our moms were always so crazy. I could never understand why my mom was losing her mind over me. I said ‘Mom, I’m fine,’ and then I had my son Grayson and it changed everything for me, and it made me realize how precious life is. And what a lot of people don’t know is back in November 2021, my son got really sick and he almost died, and it was literally one of the hardest moments of my life.”
Audio / Mickey Guyton explains what "Scary Love" means to her after almost losing her son, Grayson.
DownloadMickey Guyton (Scary Love) 2 OC: …’Scary Love’ came from. 1:06