Aaron Carter's posthumous song finally arrived over a year after his death.
In February, Carter's friend Brian Cassidy confirmed the arrival of the track posthumously. The late singer worked on the song before his death in November 2022.
Aaron Carter's New Song Arrives
After a long wait, the song - titled "Grateful" - arrived and let fans hear Carter again.
Carter has delivered several heartfelt lines, including "Sunshine through my window, but it's been a minute since I felt like this/Been a long week, but I'm good though, every single breath is feeling like a gift."
The pals co-wrote the song, with the late "I'm All About You" hitmaker recording it at his home studio months before his death.
Speaking with People, Cassidy said the track reminded him of the "Aaron" that he knows.
"It was hard for me to hear the song and record it. I couldn't record it. I would lose it, I would start crying every time," he continued. "I still kind of am [recovering]. Sometimes I'll go in my messages and read what he sent me. And you go through that, and you realize a good one died young. It just sucks."
The duo met through a mutual friend in 2012, and their friendship blossomed from there.
Cassidy also recalled the time they drove late at night, during which Carter left the driver's seat and how they laughed all night long, as if he would never lose his friend.
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Brian Cassidy Is Reportedly Aaron Carter's Only Friend
Carter's former manager and producer, Morgan Matthews, told the outlet that Cassidy seemed to be the only friend the musician had. Unfortunately, the same friend Carter had watched him in a downward spiral in the months leading to his death.
"We were trying to get him an intervention," Matthews continued. "I remember I had to stop watching his lives for the last couple of months because this really wasn't Aaron. It made me cry because I was like... it's not the Aaron I remember."
Aside from performing, Carter found happiness and peace in his son, Prince.
According to Cassidy, the proud patriarch kept on talking about his son in his final days because "he loved that child."
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