Keith Urban And Eric Church Team Up

Keith Urban’s new single is “Raise ‘Em Up,” featuring his pal Eric Church. The song, the latest release from Fuse, was sent to Keith with the headline – “Song of the Year.” While that could be construed as a bit overly confident, it also could be the truth seeing the tune’s writers are Jeffrey Steele (“The Cowboy in Me,” “I’m Tryin’,” “What Hurts the Most”), Tom Douglas (“The House That Built Me,” “Little Rock,” “I Run to You,” “Southern Voice”) and Jaren Johnston (“You Gonna Fly,” “Beachin’”).

“I felt this song was such a journey and a deeply American aspect to this song too, particularly in the second verse,” says Keith. “What ‘Raise Em-Up’ can mean, all the various things that that phrase can mean; it’s such a cinematic song, and I’ve always considered Eric as a cinematic artist, and I sent him the song and he was in the studio immediately. I am so glad he wanted to be a part of it because it took the song to a new place.”

The song will begin hitting the airwaves January 26th. In the meantime, you can catch Keith as a judge on FOX-TV’s American Idol on Wednesdays and Thursdays.