{"id":77041,"date":"2022-08-01T09:39:31","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T07:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=77041"},"modified":"2026-06-13T06:04:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:04:50","slug":"carry-me-back-home-greg-hoy-the-boys-release-new-single-after-completing-build-back-bitter-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/08\/carry-me-back-home-greg-hoy-the-boys-release-new-single-after-completing-build-back-bitter-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Carry Me Back Home&#8217; &#8211; Greg Hoy &#038; The Boys Release New Single After Completing Build Back Bitter Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In what proves to be the perfect homage to the place where they got their start, Greg Hoy &amp; The Boys&#8217; video for their song, &#8216;Carry Me Back Home&#8217;, intersperse footage of the band performing in the studio with clips of live performances, personal moments, and clips of them walking around their hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Returning to the recording studio after wrapping up their Build Back Bitter tour, Greg Hoy &amp; The Boys&#8217; new single, &#8216;Carry Me Back Home&#8217; is a sweet reward for fans still on the concert high. The second single from &#8216;The Special Party&#8217; album, &#8216;Carry Me Back Home&#8217; feels deeply personal and intimate, as if Greg Hoy &amp; The Boys have written it for every single one of their followers. It&#8217;s an ode to true friendship, focusing on the ride or die crew who always have your back. The song follows Greg on a night out, where he has one too many at the bar. The special person not only keeps him from falling, but also sees him home safely. Don&#8217;t we all need friends like that! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With instrumentals steadily circulating, there&#8217;s a brilliant guitar solo right in the middle of the track, ensuring the energy of the track is maintained throughout, while not detracting at all from Greg&#8217;s powerful lyrics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the video below, and share in the special moments of Greg Hoy &amp; The Boys, becoming, if only for 4 minutes, a member of the band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greg Hoy &amp; The Boys can be found online on their official <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thegreghoy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/greghoyandtheboys\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thegreghoy\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thegreghoy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; 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