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(Yahoo!) - Brad Paisley, per usual, played the jokester when announcing his new single this week. He teased fans on Twitter with the following cut-off messages:

Ha, ha, Brad. Okay, so we know the name of the single now: It's "Southern Comfort Zone" (and if Brad's tweets drove you to drink a little Southern Comfort, you'll be forgiven). It was released to radio Thursday night, and it's the first cut off his next album--which we'll have to wait until April 9 to get our hands on, so enjoy this nice long lead-up now.

Paisley talked a little about his new record to the Tennessean, saying he's taking some chances with his musical choices this time. "My rule for this record is to leave our comfort zone as musicians and songwriters and production-wise, themes and everything, and think outside the box," he noted. "Every song should, at some moment, do to you what my dog does when I say a command he doesn't understand: His head goes sideways. And every song should have that moment in a good way."

Want to hear Brad Paisley's new single? Click here. Also check out this special video about the making of the track!

Paisley will be co-hosting the Country Music Association Awards with Carrie Underwood for the fifth time on November 1 in Nashville. He's nominated for the elite Entertainer of the Year award.

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