Smoke Break

"Smoke Break"
Single by Carrie Underwood
from the album Storyteller
Released	August 21, 2015 (2015-08-21)
Recorded	2015
Genre	Country rock
Length	3:18
Label	Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Carrie Underwood Chris DeStefano Hillary Lindsey
Producer(s)	Jay Joyce[1]
Carrie Underwood singles chronology
"Little Toy Guns" (2015) "Smoke Break" (2015) "Heartbeat" (2015)
Music videos
"Smoke Break" on YouTube

"Smoke Break" is a song recorded by American country music artist Carrie Underwood from her fifth studio album, Storyteller. It was released on August 21, 2015, through Sony Music Nashville, as the album's lead single. It was written by Underwood, Chris DeStefano, and Hillary Lindsey, and was produced by Jay Joyce. Musically, it has lyrics about escaping life's many stresses.

"Smoke Break" was met with critical acclaim, with music critics describing it as "a homage to hard working people in need of a breather". It quickly became a commercial success, setting an all-time record for the largest first-week adds at country radio. It went on to reach number one on the Billboard Canada Country chart and number two on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in the US, becoming her 20th top-two single on the chart.

The song's accompanying music video was directed by Randee St. Nicholas and won the 2016 CMT Music Award for Female Video of the Year. The song received its first televised performance at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, on September 10, 2015.