Storyteller is the fifth studio album recorded by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood. It was released on October 23, 2015, by Sony Music Nashville. Following the release and success of her fourth studio album, Blown Away (2012), Underwood began working on Storyteller in early 2014. However, she tentatively suspended most work on the album because of her pregnancy with her first child. In the midterm, Underwood released her first greatest hits record, Greatest Hits: Decade #1, on December 9, 2014, to much success. After the birth of her son, she took some additional time off before going back into the studio in early 2015 to finish working on the album.
Met with mostly positive reviews from music critics, Storyteller became a commercial success and set multiple records upon its release. By debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, it made Underwood the only country artist in history to have all of her first five studio albums debut at number one or two, and with a number one debut on the Top Country Albums chart, it made her the only artist to score six consecutive number one albums on the chart. Storyteller also performed well internationally upon its release, including a number four debut in Australia, number three in Canada and thirteen in the United Kingdom. As of October 2016, the album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. It marks Underwood's sixth consecutive album to go either Platinum or multi-Platinum.
The album has produced the back-to-back Billboard Country Airplay chart number-one singles "Heartbeat" and "Church Bells", along with the number-two singles "Smoke Break" and "Dirty Laundry." "Smoke Break", "Hearbeat" and "Dirty Laundry" also topped the Billboard Canada Country chart. All four singles have received a Platinum certification by the RIAA.
Storyteller is Underwood's last album under the Arista Nashville and Sony Music Group, following her new deal with Universal Music Group's Capitol Nashville.
I need something strong tonight
I'm needing me a 100-proof
Something to erase my mind
Rid me of the thought of you
[Pre-Chorus]
Ain't gonna water it down when I say it out loud
I'm gonna mean it when I'm telling you goodbye
You're lookin' in my eyes, but seeing somebody else
Yeah, I never should have fell
[Chorus]
Yeah, boy, you're nothing but a chaser
You're looking at me and thinking of her
And it cuts me like a razor
And you ain't doin' me any kind of favors
Sticking around this one-horse town tonight
You can follow her tracks; you can try to win her back
Put the miles on your tires 'til you run out of gas
I'm done letting you be my heartbreaker
So go ahead and chase her
[Verse 2]
Yeah, the grass ain't always greener
Over on the other side
You never learn when you're a leaver
It's just a part of your design
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause you're the kind that can't stay for too long in the same place
You'll be looking for me when you change your mind
[Chorus]
Yeah, boy, you're nothing but a chaser
You're looking at me and thinking of her
And it cuts me like a razor
And you ain't doin' me any kind of favors
Sticking around this one-horse town tonight
You can follow her tracks; you can try to win her back
Put the miles on your tires 'til you run out of gas
I'm done letting you be my heartbreaker
So go ahead and chase her
So go ahead and chase her
[Bridge]
It's the thrill, it's the hunt, it's the love of the game
It's the get what you want and then you throw it away
It's the rush of the fall, not the land
It's the catch her if you can, catch her, catch her if you can
[Chorus]
Yeah, boy, you're nothing but a chaser
And it cuts me like a razor
And you ain't doin' me any kind of favors tonight
You can follow her tracks; you can try to win her back
Put the miles on your tires 'til you run out of gas
I'm done letting you be my heartbreaker
So go ahead and chase her
So go ahead and chase her
[Outro]
It's the thrill, it's the hunt, it's the love
Catch her if you can, catch her, catch her if you can
It's the thrill, it's the hunt, it's the love
Catch her if you can, catch her, catch her if you can