We Were

"We Were" is a song written by Eric Church, Ryan Tyndell, and Jeff Hyde and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released on 13 May 2019 as the first single from Urban's eleventh studio album The Speed of Now Part 1 (2020). A duet version featuring Church was later released, making it the second collaboration between Urban and Church, following 2015's "Raise 'Em Up". The song reached number-one on the Canada Country chart.

"We Were"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album The Speed of Now Part 1
B-side	"Happier"
Released	13 May 2019 (2019-05-13)
Genre	Country
Length	3:10
Label	Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Eric Church Ryan Tyndell Jeff Hyde
Producer(s)	Dann Huff Keith Urban
Keith Urban singles chronology
"Never Comin' Down" (2018) "We Were" (2019) "God Whispered Your Name" (2020)

Background

Country music singer Eric Church wrote the song with Ryan Tyndell and Jeff Hyde, and Urban produced it with longtime producer Dann Huff.^[1] The song uses "vivid imagery" and "earnest nostalgia" to tell of "romances that we all know won't last".^[2] Billy Dukes of the blog Taste of Country found the song similar in content and tone to previous Urban singles such as "'Til Summer Comes Around" and "We Were Us", while also noting a more "sparse" production compared to the Graffiti U album preceding it.^[1] On 2 August 2019, Urban released an acoustic remix.^[3] The song was released as a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl with a cover of Marshmello and Bastille's "Happier" as its B-side.^[4]

Music video

The one-shot video was released on August 6, 2019, and was shot in Times Square, New York.

Chart performance

"We Were" reached number four on Billboard's Country Airplay chart.^[5] It has sold 65,000 copies in the United States as of November 2019.^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Canada Country (Billboard)[7] 1 Canada Digital Songs (Billboard)[8] 26 US Billboard Hot 100[9] 65 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 4 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 7

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12] 33 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 43 Chart (2020) Position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 96

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15]	Gold	35,000‡
United States (RIAA)[16]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.