George Strait just released his newbox set, Strait Out of the Box: Part 2 on Friday (November 18th), and it features a couple of new songs, including “Gotta Go Through Hell,” which he co-wrote with his son, Bubba, and celebrated tunesmith Dean Dillon. After listening to the song on which the legendary session guitarist Brent Mason played on, George said it kind of reminded him of the theme song from the HBO show, True Blood.

“I haven’t watched it in a long time, but when it was new I watched it a lot. So I heard that, I’m like hmmm, that sounds like something I remember,” says George. “And then I mentioned it. I don’t know if Brent played that on. He could have. It could be Brent. But he’s an amazing guitar player and the guitar part – well, all of his guitar parts are amazing. He plays on a lot of my sessions and most everything that I do.”

Strait  Out of the Box Part Two is a three-disc, 56-track collection, featuring 36 hit singles including 26 No. 1s, plus two brand new songs, his latest radio single “Goin’ Goin’ Gone” and 18 choice album cuts.

NOTE: “Bad Things” was written and recorded by Jace Everett, who was signed to Epic Records in Nashville in 2005.