Chris Young will release a powerful new song, “If That Ain’t God,” on Friday, July 3. The song, from his upcoming Raised on Country record, is especially timely now, when much of the world faces uncertainty because of the coronavirus pandemic.

“It’s such a special song,” Chris told People. “I think right now a lot of people can use this. It’s just a positive, uplifting message. It’s talking about some of the things in life that you take for granted, whether it’s little stuff or big stuff, and you look around and you’re like, ‘Man, if that ain’t God, I don’t know what it is.’ I was jealous that I had never thought of that title on my own before, because it’s just a brilliantly written song.”

Written by Matt Roy, Mitchell Oglesby and Greylan James, the first verse of “If That Ain’t God” says, “I ain’t never thought much of getting up / Or the climb down the stairs to my coffee cup / Or the good morning news in the background / ‘Til I heard somebody on it talking ’bout / The kid from my town, only 8 or 9  /Who took a punch from cancer, but he won that fight / He had his first home run first time at the plate / Then he pointed to the sky, and it made me think.” The emotional lines are what made Chris know he wanted to record the poignant tune.

“The first verse of the song talks about walking down, getting a cup of coffee and seeing a good story on the news about somebody beating cancer,” Chris said. “And I’ve experienced that in my family with my dad. [He] lost a part of one of his lungs and came back and you’d never know if you saw him today that he went through all that. I’m still lucky to have my dad around … and not taking it for granted.”

Chris doesn’t know when Raised on Country will be released, but he does hint that it will be the biggest record he has ever released.

“‘If That Ain’t God’ is not the only new thing that I’ve added to my record,” revealed the singer. “I’ve had records before that are 10 tracks, I’ve had some that are 11, maybe 12. This one’s going to be more than that. So that’s the one good thing. I know a lot of people have been waiting on this record. We’ve already had two singles off of it and haven’t put the album out and it’s driving everybody nuts because I keep teasing it. So I’m sorry about that, but it’s going to be worth it.”