"The Medicine Will" is a song recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley that features on his thirteenth studio album Son of the Mountains.
Once the writing was completed, Paisley recruited bluegrass musicians Dan Tyminski, Jerry Douglas, and Sierra Hull to play on the track in reference to the Appalachian foundation of West Virginia, but he wasn't strict on following bluegrass traditions and included additional instruments such as a Hammond organ and electric guitar.
[3] The decision to release "Son of the Mountains" and "The Medicine Will" simultaneously was a creative choice from Paisley, who explained that “this opioid crisis has hit my state the hardest of anywhere.
And at the same time, I'm really glad they both are coming out, because I think if you only put out 'The Medicine' right now, that'd be the whole story, but I definitely think the two of them together help set the picture for the rest of this album.”[4] Paisley debuted the song with Hull on mandolin and harmony vocals on Today on December 4, 2023.
[5] The video was filmed in Mount Hope, West Virginia and features interviews with local people who have been impacted by the US opioid crisis interspersed with clips of Paisley exploring the town and performing the song with Tyminski, Douglas, and his band in a coal mine.