Kip is back again with a special release for one of Prime Video’s biggest TV series.
Like many artists out there today, Kip Moore is one of those names that simply has never gotten the attention he deserves. Despite having a #1 right out of the gate with his debut single “Something ‘Bout a Truck” back in 2012, the Georgia native has routinely fallen into the “severely underrated” category throughout most of his career. And yet, it’s never really mattered. He’s carved his own path, earned his own fans around the country and even around the world, building an impressive and sustainable career without much help from the likes of country radio.
Throughout the years, he’s simply gotten better with age. It seems as if many artists, especially those like Moore who experience success early in their career, tend to fizzle out creatively and never try to reinvent themselves as creatives. That’s simply never been the case with the “She’s Mine” singer.
Despite being around for nearly 15 years at this point, recently, it seems as if Moore has hit his stride from a creative standpoint and has been on an absolute tear release-wise.
This has been put on full display recently. After extending 2025’s Solitary Tracks to a massive 26 tracks later in the year, back in May, he dropped his seventh studio album, Reason to Believe, which delivered nothing short of a knock-out punch. Filled with standout songs such as “Wild Things Like You,” “Josephine,” “Long Time Coming” and the title track, the record found Moore in his sweet spot once again as he dealt with the grief of the loss of long-time friend and collaborator, Brett James, and continued search for something bigger than himself.
In case that wasn’t enough, earlier in the month, Moore dropped a two-song project, Dyin’ On The Vine. Today, he’s back with yet another song for the popular Prime Video television series, The Terminal List.
If you’re unfamiliar with the series, it debuted with its first season back in 2022. Based on Jack Carr’s best-selling novels, the action thriller follows Chris Pratt, who stars as Navy SEAL Commander James Reece. Upon its release, it debuted at #1 on Amazon Prime’s “Top 10” list, eventually landing at #3 on the year-end Nielsen chart with 1.1 billion minutes viewed across eight episodes in its first season. After a four-year hiatus (and the release of a spinoff prequel, The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, in 2025), season two of The Terminal List officially launched on Prime Video today with eight brand new episodes.
In tandem with the release, Moore dropped “The Wolf,” a song for the series’ soundtrack inspired by Pratt’s character, James Reece.
Moore would explain that former Navy SEAL and The Terminal List’s executive producer, Jared Shaw, called him back in January of 2024 to potentially write a song for Pratt’s character. Not watching the show before, Moore would then dive into season one and immediately get hooked.
“I was on a surf trip in Central America in January of 2024 when I got a call from Jared Shaw, who I now consider a friend, about The Terminal List. I hadn’t seen the first season at the time, but he asked if I’d read some of the scripts they were working on for season two and consider writing something for the main character. I immediately dove into season one and was hooked.”
The “Hey Pretty Girl” singer was then sent scripts for The Terminal List’s second season in preparation to write the track. Seeing Shaw’s note about the season being like a “battle between two wolves,” it sparked something in him creatively. Here, he’d note that he wanted to focus on the internal battles between the characters in the series — not just the heroism inherently celebrated in military/special forces media.
“I’ve always been fascinated by the world of special operations and I have a tremendous amount of respect for anyone willing to endure that level of training, and the sacrifices it takes. As I started reading through the scripts, I kept coming back to something Jared had scribbled in his notes: ‘It’s like the battle between two wolves.’
That idea really stuck with me. I’ve always been drawn to exploring the more complex, human side of those experiences rather than simply celebrating the heroism. I wanted to dig into the internal battles, the weight of what these individuals carry, and the toll those experiences can take on a person’s mind and spirit. I tried to put myself in the character’s shoes and write from that place, exploring what he might be wrestling with on a deeper level. That’s really where ‘The Wolf’ came from.”
What results is a soulful, stripped-back track which sees Moore grapple with the duality of himself and human nature as a whole. Depicting the titular wolf as a symbol of our inherent darkness and violence, he uses the sparrow as a symbol of our moral compass, remarking how he keeps it close to his chest.
In the chorus, he acknowledges that both sides are constantly pulling at him, asking the sparrow not to let him stray.
“The sparrow sees my soul, but the wolf knows my heart
It’s a tug of war for both of those two parts
I could kill one, save one, but either way I’m on one
Sweet sparrow, don’t let me go too far
‘Cause I’m about to go too far”
What results is nothing short of a homerun from the Georgia native here. If there’s one artist who can expertly depict the internal struggle of anyone — especially characters present in The Terminal List — it’s Moore, and he rose to the occasion here on “The Wolf.”
“The Wolf”
Reason To Believe Tour Dates
December 3 — Denver, Colorado — Ogden Theatre
December 4 — Park City, Utah — The Marquis Park City
December 5 — Missoula, Montana — The Wilma
December 10 — Chicago, Illinois — Vic Theater
December 11 — Indianapolis, Indiana — Old National Centre
December 12 — Madison, Wisconsin — Orpheum Theatre
December 17 — Albany, New York — The Egg
December 18 — Toronto, Ontario — Danforth Music Hall
December 19 — Cleveland, Ohio — Agora Theatre and Ballroom
