Written by Jim Beviglia
Hammack was still a Nashville staff writer when she wrote the song with Jared Scott, who came up with some guitar chords to set the musical foundation. “We randomly started talking about exes,” she remembers. “I spoke about the ex that really drove me here (to Nashville), the first true heartbreak of my life.”
Caylee Hammack manages to thread the needle beautifully on “Small Town Hypocrite.” The song, which has been available to stream for the past month and hits radio today, continues an impressive run of tracks for the fast-rising singer/songwriter. She recently spoke to American Songwriter about the song, which emanated from some heartbreak suffered in her Georgia hometown and the lessons she learned the hard way from the experience.