Keith Urban Drops One-Shot Music Video For ‘We Were’

As Keith Urban’s latest hit, “We Were,” continues to climb the charts at country radio, the superstar is taking fans…

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Lauren Jo Black

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August 6, 2019

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Keith Urban; Photo by Andrew Wendowski

As Keith Urban’s latest hit, “We Were,” continues to climb the charts at country radio, the superstar is taking fans inside the studio with a brand new one-shot music video to accompany the song.

Recorded in a single take with one camera, the new video takes fans along as the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year makes his way from studio to studio performing the song. The clip stars only Urban and its simple concept allows fans to fully focus on the song, rather than a storyline. Check out the brand new video above.

“We Were” is the lead single from Urban’s forthcoming album, which has yet to be announced. The superstar fell in the love with the song the moment he heard it.

“When I first heard ‘We Were,’ I not only heard it, but saw it,” the reigning CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year previously explained. “It made me feel something. The imagery is so strong — a stamp on the back of the hand, a Saturday night cover band, the girlfriend (or boyfriend) we ran with and a fake i.d., which of course I never had.  So many of us can relate or will relate at some point!”

Much to Urban’s surprise, the song was co-written by one of his good friends, Eric Church.

“It got sent to me, not by Eric, but by someone who finds songs for me,” Urban once told Bobby Bones, host of The Bobby Bones Show. “I didn’t know he was a writer, which was really cool, because it wasn’t until we recorded the song, it was all done, and I found out after the fact.”

Urban’s version got full-approval from Church himself, who later shared that he believes the song was meant to be recorded by Urban.

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Lauren Jo Black

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Lauren Jo Black

Lauren Jo Black, a University of Central Florida graduate, has immersed herself in the world of country music for over 15 years. In 2008, she co-founded CountryMusicIsLove, eventually selling it to a major record label in 2015. Following the rebranding of the website to Sounds Like Nashville, Black served as Editor-in-Chief for two and a half years. Currently, she assumes the role of Editor-in-Chief at Country Now and oversees Country Now’s content and digital footprint. Her extensive experience also encompasses her previous role as a Country Music Expert Writer for Answers.com and her work being featured on Forbes.com. She’s been spotlighted among Country Aircheck’s Women of Influence and received the 2012 Rising Star Award from the University of Central Florida. Black also spent time in front of the camera as host of Country Now Live, which brought live music directly to fans in 2021 when the majority of concerts were halted due to the pandemic. During this time, she hosted 24 weeks of live concerts via Country Now Live on Twitch with special guests such as Lady A, Dierks Bentley, Jordan Davis, Brett Young, and Jon Pardi. Over the course of her career, she has had the privilege of conducting interviews with some of the industry’s most prominent stars, including Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, and many others. Lauren Jo Black is a longtime member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.