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\n\tFifteen years ago, Whiskey Myers<\/a> released a heartbreaking ballad about drug abuse, death, and ongoing love titled \u201cBroken Window Serenade.\u201d Fans of the East Texas country-rock band quickly connected with the song, but it remained, like much of the band\u2019s output at the time, mostly an unknown to mainstream music fans. That changed in a big way this past year.<\/p>\n \n\tIn April, \u201cBroken Window Serenade,\u201d a track off Whiskey Myers\u2019 2011 album Firewater<\/em>, debuted<\/a> on Billboard\u2019s streaming chart for the first time. On Spotify\u2019s daily playlist<\/a> of the most-played tracks in the United States, the song, written by Whiskey Myers frontman Cody Cannon, has spent most of the summer in or near the Top 10 alongside Ella Langley\u2019s \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d and new releases from Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo. On Sunday, the song sat at No. 9, one spot ahead of the Zach Bryan and Lana Del Rey collaboration \u201cLies.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tSurrounded by new releases and flavors of the moment, \u201cBroken Window Serenade\u201d has historic company on the streaming charts. The only other previously-released tune reaching such heights on the Spotify list is the Killers\u2019 \u201cMr. Brightside\u201d \u2014 one of the most popular songs of this century and one of Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tBut this isn\u2019t the first time that \u201cBroken Window Serenade\u201d has caught widespread attention since its release. In 2018, it was featured in an episode of Taylor Sheridan\u2019s Yellowstone<\/em>, which had the long-term effect of solidifying Whiskey Myers as an arena-and-amphitheater band. This viral moment, however, is far more intense. And most of that is owed to one of the Jonas Brothers.<\/p>\n \n