Lady Antebellum’s “Compass” is poised to top the country singles charts very soon. They recorded the smash hit last summer after they had already released their Golden album in May, and they believed in the song so much that they put out a Deluxe Edition of Golden in November to include that song, plus 5 other songs.

Lady A’s Charles Kelley says the band can truly relate to the song, just like their fans. “I think the song hits really close to myself, and I know Dave [Haywood], both moved from kinda the normal job circuit (DAVE: “Leap of faith.”). Yeah, leap of faith and took a chance and kind of followed our hearts and moved to Nashville. It was the best decision we ever made,” says Charles. “Our families, though, were there and very encouraging; you know that line, ‘You’ll never be alone.’ And also, ‘Walk, instead of run.’ It’s kind of like, ‘Settle into it.’ You don’t have to chase after it, and I think some people try so hard. It’s like, just let yourself settle in to what you know is what you do best in this world and believe in yourself and let it all happen.”

The trio is nominated for four ACM Awards, including Vocal Group of the Year and Single, Song and Vocal Event of the Year for “Wagon Wheel” with pal Darius Rucker. The 49th Annual ACM Awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas April 6th at 8pm ET/PT on CBS.

Lady A (Compass) 4 OC: (Hillary) …don’t rush life. :40
CHARLES: “I think the song hits really close to myself, and I know Dave, both moved from kinda the normal job circuit (DAVE: “Leap of faith.”). Yeah, leap of faith and took a chance and kind of followed our hearts and moved to Nashville. It was the best decision we ever made. Our families, though, were there and very encouraging; you know that line, ‘You’ll never be alone.’ And also, ‘Walk, instead of run.’ It’s kind of like, ‘Settle into it.’ You don’t have to chase after it and I think some people try so hard. It’s like, just let yourself settle in to what you know is what you do best in this world and believe in yourself and let it all happen.” HILLARY: “And don’t rush life.”