The Prequel (EP)

The Prequel
The Prequel
EP by Luke Combs
Released	June 7, 2019
Length	16:54
Label	River House Artists; Columbia Nashville;
Producer	Scott Moffatt
Luke Combs chronology
Singles from The Prequel
	"Beer Never Broke My Heart"; Released: May 8, 2019; "Even Though I'm Leaving"; Released: September 9, 2019; "Lovin' on You"; Released: June 22, 2020;

The Prequel is the fourth extended play by American country singer Luke Combs, released through River House Artists and Columbia Nashville on June 7, 2019.^[1] It includes the singles "Beer Never Broke My Heart"^[2] and "Even Though I'm Leaving."^[3] All five tracks from The Prequel are included on Combs' album What You See Is What You Get.

Commercial performance[]

The Prequel debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 48,000 album-equivalent units, of which 22,000 were pure album sales. It is Combs' second US top 10 album.^[4] It has sold 42,200 copies in the United States as of September 2019.^[5]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Beer Never Broke My Heart"	Luke Combs Randy Montana Jonathan Singleton	3:06
2.	"Refrigerator Door"	Combs Jordan Brooker	3:24
3.	"Even Though I'm Leaving"	Combs Wyatt B. Durrette III Ray Fulcher	3:45
4.	"Lovin' on You"	Combs Thomas Archer Fulcher James McNair	3:15
5.	"Moon Over Mexico"	Combs Fulcher Dan Isbell Singleton	3:24
Total length:			16:54

Personnel[]

From The Prequel liner notes.^[6]

Luke Combs - lead vocals
Jon Conley - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo
Wil Houchens - piano, organ, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
Buddy Leach - saxophone
Sol Philcox-Littlefield - electric guitar
Carl Miner - acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin
Scott Moffatt - electric guitar, glockenspiel, synthesizer, claps, background vocals
Gary Morse - pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
Jerry Roe - drums, percussion
Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[7]	4
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[8]	56
US Billboard 200^[9]	4
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[10]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2019)	Position
US Billboard 200^[11]	156
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[12]	18

References[]

^ "Luke Combs' 'The Prequel' is Here: Stream It Now". Billboard. June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
^ Hudak, Joseph (May 21, 2019). "Luke Combs Readies New EP 'The Prequel'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
^ Casey, Jim (August 26, 2019). "Listen to Luke Combs' Tender New Single, "Even Though I'm Leaving"". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ Caulfield, Keith (June 17, 2019). "Jonas Brothers' 'Happiness Begins' Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With Biggest Week of 2019". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
^ Bjorke, Matt (September 4, 2019). "Top 10 Country Album Sales Chart: September 4, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
^ The Prequel (CD insert). Luke Combs. Columbia Records Nashville. 2019. 19075-95688-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Jonas Brothers Return With A No. 1 Album". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^ "Luke Combs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
^ "Luke Combs Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2019.

This EP-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[1] "Luke Combs' 'The Prequel' is Here: Stream It Now". Billboard. June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.

[2] Hudak, Joseph (May 21, 2019). "Luke Combs Readies New EP 'The Prequel'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 7, 2019.

[3] Casey, Jim (August 26, 2019). "Listen to Luke Combs' Tender New Single, "Even Though I'm Leaving"". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

[BB200-4] Caulfield, Keith (June 17, 2019). "Jonas Brothers' 'Happiness Begins' Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With Biggest Week of 2019". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2019.

[5] Bjorke, Matt (September 4, 2019). "Top 10 Country Album Sales Chart: September 4, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

[6] The Prequel (CD insert). Luke Combs. Columbia Records Nashville. 2019. 19075-95688-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[7] "Jonas Brothers Return With A No. 1 Album". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved June 18, 2019.

[ac_Scotland_-8] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 15, 2019.

[ac_Billboard200_Luke_Combs-9] "Luke Combs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2019.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Luke_Combs-10] "Luke Combs Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2019.

[11] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2019.

[12] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2019.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

hide v t Luke Combs
Discography
Albums	This One's for You What You See Is What You Get
EPs	The Prequel
Singles	"Hurricane" "When It Rains It Pours" "One Number Away" "She Got the Best of Me" "Beautiful Crazy" "Beer Never Broke My Heart" "Even Though I'm Leaving" "Does to Me" "Lovin' on You" "Better Together" "Forever After All" "Cold as You"
Other songs	"Brand New Man" "Six Feet Apart" "Without You" "Cold Beer Calling My Name"