Today, March 29th, Blake Shelton is slated to release his new single “God’s Country”.
“‘God’s Country’ is a song that has a strong and deep meaningful lyric, but at the same time it leaves it up to the listeners interpretation,” Shelton said in a statement. “But no matter where you are from or where you’re standing it is my belief that you’re standing in God’s Country. It’s really about a state of mind. Wherever you’re from and how you feel about that place. For me it’s about being from Oklahoma – where I was born, raised and still live today.”
The song serves as the lead track for his forthcoming studio album, and was written by country newcomers Devin Dawson and HARDY with Jordan Schmidt.
On Monday morning, March 25th, Shelton took to Twitter to tease his fans with a short clip of the new track. The teaser has a bluegrass feel with acoustic instrumentation, however the press release describes “God’s Country” as an “electrifying foot-stomper that connects the listener to their roots.”
Co-writer Dawson recently spoke to SiriusXM’s Storme Warren about the track, saying, “I’m so proud of the song and so excited that he wanted to sing it. HARDY and I both come from a metal background and it’s pretty heavy, but it still has the lyric that I need to chew on. It has heart. It really fits his voice so well.”
See the teaser from Blake Shelton via Twitter here.
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