Eric Church supports victims of Hurricane Helene by donating royalties from new song: “They Are in Need”

Eric Church is using his platform for good.

In a press release obtained Friday by Fox News Digital, the country star announced that he will transfer all publishing royalties from his new song, “Darkest Hour,” to residents of his home state of North Carolina , following the devastation of the hurricane. Helene.

“From western North Carolina to eastern Tennessee, upstate South Carolina, parts of Georgia and even Florida that were directly impacted, many places have been affected,” Church said in the statement. “Specifically in the area where I come from, the mountains of western North Carolina have been devastated. There are places that the Bible says are gone. These are our family members, this are our friends, they are our neighbors – and they “I desperately need help.”

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Eric Church released his first new solo album in over three years, titled “Darkest Hour,” in tribute to the victims of Hurricane Helene. (Getty Images)

“I've been in the studio for a while, trying different things and exploring creativity,” he continued. “I had this song that I wrote, and the line that struck me in light of the recent devastation was 'I'll come running,' because there are a lot of people right now who are going through their darkest hours, and they need people to come running.”

“We were going to wait until next year to release music, but it didn’t feel right to wait with this song,” he added. “Sometimes you give songs their moment and sometimes they find their own moment.”

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Church went on to say that this song was “the best way” for him to help those in dire need.

Eric Church's home state is North Carolina. (Getty Images)

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“We have contributed to the efforts on the ground, but this is something that goes beyond just immediate recovery,” he said. “It's not an easy thing to solve, so I hope 'Darkest Hour' can help with that for a long time. This song goes to my home in North Carolina, now and forever.”

The song, Church said, is dedicated “to the unsung heroes, the people who show up when the world is falling apart.”

“It’s for the people who show up in the toughest of times, offering a helping hand when it’s needed most and standing up when others can’t,” he continued. “Even in the darkest hours, they come running. When the night is darkest, it is for those who hold the light, guide the lost and pull us through.”

The song is dedicated to “unsung heroes,” Eric Church said. (Getty Images)

“The message of the song, especially around this time, is about Hurricane Helen and the people who need help, but in a broader sense, it's about all the difficult times we go through in our life, and that we will all have,” he concluded. “And it's always important to know that in your darkest hours, there are people running, there are people helping you. And I think it's also important to be one of those running when others need help.”

In a video message posted to YouTube on Friday, Church also asked his fans and followers to help him “be so exposed” to the devastation and to do what they can to help – including making a donation to his Chief Cares fund, which currently directs all of his efforts. charitable efforts in support of communities directly affected by the destruction.

According to at FOX Weatherthe death toll continued to rise to at least 215 people – nearly half of them in North Carolina. The hurricane first made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida and continued to wreak havoc across the Southeast.

Search and rescue operations are underway in areas of western North Carolina that were isolated after catastrophic flooding destroyed hundreds of roads and bridges.

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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.