Runaway June Releases Intoxicating, Feel-Good Love Song, ‘New Kind of Emotion’

Quartz Hill Records’ Runaway June – the first female trio since The Chicks to break the Top 5 on the U.S. Mediabase Country Chart – today released an exhilarating new song, “New Kind of Emotion,” available across all digital retailers and streaming partners.

STREAM / LISTEN TO “New Kind of Emotion” HERE.

WATCH the official lyric video HERE.

A feel-good ode to falling in love, “New Kind of Emotion” perfectly captures the intoxicating feeling of starting to love someone or something.

Showcasing Runaway June’s trademark three-part harmonies, “New Kind of Emotion” was produced by two-time GRAMMY-winner Kristian Bush (Sugarland, Megan Moroney, Lindsay Ell). Band members Jennifer Wayne, Natalie Stovall and Stevie Woodward co-wrote the song with Paul Sikes (Lainey Wilson’s MusicRow No. 1 “Hang Tight Honey”).

“Paul is one of our favorite co-writers and he’s also helped us create our sound as a band, so it’s really special that we have a song coming out with him,” says Jennifer.

“We were talking about that feeling you get when you experience any kind of new love,” explains Natalie. “And it doesn’t just have to be romantic love. Of course, a lot of us were thinking about our romantic partners, but Jen was also thinking about her daughter, and I was probably thinking about my dog. I know Stevie was thinking about her cat!”

“There was something magical in the creating room that day,” adds Stevie. “We were all very aligned on what we wanted to say and what we wanted it to sound like. It feels like, with the three of us, this is our sound, and we’re just so excited that this song is out in the world.”

Lyrically, “New Kind of Emotion” makes what might seem like a bold assertion – that “This is what a love song feels like.” But listeners will no doubt agree that, with a joyous lyric and equally celebratory mid-tempo soundscape, the song more than delivers on its promise:

A new kind of emotion, you set it in motion 
Unfamiliar feeling ya you broke my heart open
And we got this crazy cool connection 
Little bit obsession 
And I’m high on knowin 
A new kind of emotion 
This is what a love song feels like

Runaway June will guest on WSM Radio’s “The Backstage Pass with Brandon Morrell” this Sunday, Oct. 6., at 5:30 a.m. CT, when “New Kind of Emotion” will make its WSM debut.

Runaway June is back on the road this month, playing the Pawleys Island Festival of Music & Art in South Carolina tonight (Oct. 4) and Girls & Guitars 2024 in Huntsville, Alabama, on Oct. 14.

For more information, visit RunawayJune.com or follow the band on Instagram, TikTok, X and Facebook.

ABOUT RUNAWAY JUNE    Strong-minded, soft-hearted, and wildly free-spirited, each member of Runaway June possesses the kind of powerhouse talent and radiant charisma that fully commands the spotlight. But when the three musicians sing together, their crystalline harmonies create an impact well beyond the sum of its parts and instantly stir up a whole world of feeling: sweet relief from heartache, escape from the everyday chaos, an unabashed freedom to shake off your inhibitions.

Gifted, celebrated creators from the writing room to the studio and concert stage, Runaway June is comprised of founding member Jennifer Wayne (vocals, rhythm guitar), Natalie Stovall (vocals, fiddle, mandolin) and Stevie Woodward (lead vocals and guitar, harmonica).

With Runaway June’s career triumphs including earning nominations from the Academy of Country Music Awards and the CMT Music Awards, bringing their electrifying live set to spots on tour with country icons like Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan, and scoring a major radio hit with their GOLD-certified breakthrough single “Buy My Own Drinks,” the Nashville-based trio are now set to deliver a new chapter and their effervescent sound shines like never before.

“New Kind of Emotion” is the latest song release from the “next hot trend in country music” (Billboard). Produced by two-time GRAMMY-winner Kristian Bush (Sugarland), “New Kind of Emotion” is an intoxicating, feel-good rush that delivers on its lyric’s promise that “This is what a love song feels like.”

“Smoke, Wine & Whiskey” – Runaway June’s three-track EP featuring the boot-stomping “Make We Wanna Smoke,” the playful “Fine Wine” and addictive “Miss Me” – was released in January 2024.