CURRENT SINGLE: “You Didn’t”
Brett Young has had several uptempo hits in his career, including “Sleep Without You,” “Here Tonight” and “Catch,” but most people would agree, including Brett, that ballads are kind of his specialty. “It’s definitely where I gravitate,” says Brett. “The track record speaks for itself. I think we’ve seen that that’s what works for me, and I’m not mad at it.”
As a songwriter Brett is a sucker for writing a good ballad because he says, “I’m always lyrics first and story first, regardless of the tempo of the song I’m writing, I think that people are less likely to pay attention to the lyric when they’re listening to an up-tempo song. It makes you start movin’ and it puts you in a different headspace.”
Also, as a matter of personal preference, Brett says, “The type of song that I would choose to listen to if I was driving around in my car by myself, is the type of song that’s working for me as an artist […a ballad]. I enjoy writing them. I enjoy performing them.”
Brett also believes ballads help him achieve his mission as a songwriter. “I think that tuggin’ on the heartstrings is what we’re asked to do as songwriters anyway,” he says. “And I think it’s easier to do in a ballad.”
He certainly nailed it in his latest heart-wrenching single. “You Didn’t.”
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“It’s definitely where I gravitate. The track record speaks for itself. I think we’ve seen that that’s what works for me, and I’m not mad at it. It is my favorite style of song to write. I’m always lyrics first and story first, regardless of the tempo of the song I’m writing, I think that people are less likely to pay attention to the lyric when they’re listening to an up-tempo song. It makes you start movin’ and it puts you in a different headspace. But the type of song that I would choose to listen to you if I was driving around in my car by myself, is the type of song that’s working for me as an artist. I enjoy writing them. I enjoy performing them. So, I think that tuggin’ on the heartstrings is what we’re asked to do a ls songwriters anyway, and I think it’s easier to do in a ballad.”