At a Glance
- Megan Moroney released the music video for “Wish I Didn’t” on January 16.
- The clip stars Dylan Efron as her secret-assassin husband in a nod to Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
- Cloud 9, Moroney’s third album, arrives February 20.
- Why it matters: Country’s rising star is sharpening a cinematic edge before her biggest headline tour yet.
Country singer Megan Moroney turned lethal on Friday, unveiling both a new single and an action-packed video that ends on a cliffhanger. The Kristian Bush-produced track, “Wish I Didn’t,” pairs a country-pop hook with spy-thriller visuals.
The Song
“You’ve been great, but honey, don’t get me wrong / Some cold killers have guns, but I’ve got songs,” Moroney, 28, warns in the opening line. By the chorus she threatens, “Don’t make me wish I didn’t / Get dressed up, let you take me out / Wreck your bed, make you all I’m talking about.”
The Video
Director Lauren Dunn casts Moroney and Efron, 33, as a “seemingly perfect married couple living secret double lives as competing assassins,” according to a release. Scenes include:
- Moroney flipping pancakes while Efron plants spyware in her purse.
- An awkward hardware-store encounter as each shops for assassination tools.
- A dinner-table brawl that freezes on a cliffhanger.
The storyline picks up on the runway where Moroney’s Cloud 9 tracklist reveal video ended.
The Album
Cloud 9 lands February 20. In a November News Of Losangeles interview Moroney called it “my favorite child” and said, “I feel really confident with where I’m at in my life and who’s around me.”
“This is my best foot forward for where I’m at, and if you don’t like it, then you just don’t like my music, and that’s okay, because I really love it, and I’m the one that’s got to get up there and sing it every night,” she added.
Key Takeaways
- The single blends playful menace with radio-ready hooks.
- The video’s cinematic twist sets up anticipation for the full album rollout.
- Moroney is staking her claim as country’s next visual storyteller before the February release.
