2019Released
3:24

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"God's Country" was penned by country artists Devin Dawson and Hardy along with Nashville songwriter Jordan Schmidt. It finds Blake Shelton paying tribute to the spiritual nature of rural America and good old-fashioned country values: I saw the light in a sunrise Gettin' baptized in holy water and 'shine with the dogs runnin' The Devil went down to Georgia, but he didn't stick around This is God's country Shelton explained that he was drawn to the song because it reminds him of his home state of Oklahoma, but could also be open to each listener's individual experience: "'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," he said in a press release. "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."

Devin Dawson cut his teeth in a heavy metal band, while Hardy grew up listening to hard rock. Speaking to SiriusXM's Storme Warren about the track, Dawson explained that the song's mix of rock and country comes from its songwriters' diverse musical backgrounds. "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," he said. "It has heart. It really fits his voice so well."

Devin Dawson also contributed vocals to the track. He sings the harmony on the hook and the really high, "Yeah" part right before the second and third chorus. Dawson told ABC Radio: "That's me reaching back into my metal days, because that's about the highest I possibly can sing."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of God's Country.
A♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
140BPM

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Warner Music Nashville
© 2019 Ten Point Productions, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
℗ 2019 Ten Point Productions, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.

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