Keith Urban is taking fans behind the scenes of the recording of his latest single, "We Were" with Eric Church. The clip, shared by Urban to Instagram, shows both country stars singing in a studio lit up by lights.
"We Were," written by Church alongside Ryan Tyndell and Jeff Hyde, was initially released by Urban himself in May 2019. Since then, he's also shared an acoustic version followed by the most recent new collaboration.
Urban recently opened up about how he discovered "We Were," admitting that at first, he had no idea Church was one of the co-writers.
"Eric is a writer on the song, and which I didn't know when I cut the song," Urban shared with PopCulture.com. "It's unusual for me to not know that, but I got sent the song, and he wasn't singing the demo. And I just loved the song so much that I learned it by ear. I didn't get a lyric sheet or anything, and I knew it. I just knew it, knew it. And went in and recorded it and worked out."
"And then the next thing I know we're doing label copy for all the credits and everything," he continued. "And so I said, 'Oh, I guess they should send me the lyrics to make sure I sang all the right ones.' And when they sent it, that's the first time I saw the three writers names. And I saw a Church up there, and I'm like, 'No way. No way!' So I texted Eric, and we've worked together before on 'Raise 'Em Up.' And I thought, 'Man I would really love to hear him sing that song, because in my head I could hear it."
As it turns out, the song ended up being way more fitting for Urban's life than Church's. "I didn't send Keith the song and say, 'Here's a song I wrote.' He found it, and honestly, it fits him more than it fits me." He adds, "I truly believe songs find the path they're supposed to find and one was supposed to be with him."
Take a look at the video below to go behind the scenes of Urban and Church's recording process for "We Were." Both artists are nominated for Entertainer of the Year at the CMA Awards this year. The show will air on November 13 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
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