2016Released
3:04

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This disco-influenced, jazzy country love song finds Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood portraying two lovers having a conversation. The Australian country star thought of the American Idol songstress as soon as he wrote the tune with busbee.

The duet was recorded by the two singers in separate studios as Urban was shooting the video for "Wasted Time" on the only day that Underwood was free. "She said, 'I have a day off in St. Louis, it's the only day off between now and when you need to finish your record'," Urban told Taste of Country Nights radio host Sam Alex, recalling his conversation with Underwood. "Busbee flew to St. Louis, got a studio and was in there with Carrie," he added. "And then I would take a break from filming and Facetime then and check in with them."

Keith Urban told The Boot that the song is as much about showcasing Underwood's talents as it is about illustrating his own. "I love her voice. She's really, really talented, and she's just really starting to discover what she can do as a singer, so I was really happy she wanted to sing on this song," he said of his duet partner. "It's pretty simple, too … It's not a traditional duet, where there's a lot for the girl to sing, but it's an important role in the song." "It was written with that idea of a simple conversation, simplistic conversation, a very simple question-and-answer scenario in the chorus," Urban added, "which really appealed to me."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of The Fighter.
BKey
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
132BPM

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The album The Fighter is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released The Fighter.
Capitol Nashville
© 2016 Hit Red Records, under exclusive license to Capitol Records Nashville
℗ 2016 Hit Red Records, under exclusive license to Capitol Records Nashville

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