Chris Lane celebrated the release of his new album this Friday with Rob + Holly during the 'Friday Night Takeover,' talking about the writing on his new album, 'Shade Tree,' his ping pong skills, and more.

"It's probably been close to 4 years ago when I originally heard this song," Lane says of the standout song, "If I Die Before You."

"This is one of the songs on the record that I didn't write. I wrote 99% of them, but, this is one of those outside pitches I had heard, through a friend of mine in the industry, and when I heard it, I loved everything about it. I felt like, man, this is a perfect song for where I'm at in my life right now, relationship, all that kind of stuff."

"When I hit back on it, it was like, 'oops, I am so sorry. I did not mean to put that song in that folder because another artist,' who is an A-list artist in the top of the game right now, 'has the song hold,'" he reveals. "And I thought, 'oh man, that sucks.' But, you know, at the end of the day, I didn't write it, so there was nothing I could do about it. I essentially waited 3 years for this song, and I just said if it was meant to be for me to record it, it would eventually find its home with me and, and lo and behold, it did."

"It was just such a blessing, and every time my wife hears it, she cries her eyes out."

One of the powerful tracks Lane did write for Shade Tree is "What Am I Supposed To Tell The Dog," which has also caught the ear of fans across Country music. "That is by far one of my favorite songs I've ever written in my entire career," Chris says. "It's a very freaking sad song if you dive into the words of it, but it is kind of cheeky and meant to be, kind of funny in a way."

"If you dive into the lyrics of the song, it's kind of sad for the dog. Like you don't really care about the guy who's had his heart broke, but you feel bad for the dog who's like, 'where is this other person that I love so much?'"

Listen to the full 'Friday Night Takeover' interview above.