"Lifted" is a song recorded by Canadian

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

artist

Dallas Smith Dallas Hendry Smith (born December 4, 1977) is a Canadian singer and songwriter, who performs both as a solo country music artist and as lead singer for the hard rock band Default. He is currently signed to Big Loud Records. Smith is the curr ...

for his second studio album of the same name (2014). The ballad about young love was written by

Jeremy Stover Jeremy Stover (born August 20, 1972) is an American country music songwriter and record producer. Stover is an alumnus of Belmont University. Stover has written singles for Tim McGraw, Jon Pardi, Wynonna, Martina McBride, and others. His firs ...

Jaren Johnston Jaren Ray Johnston (born October 4, 1980) is an American country music and rock singer and songwriter. He is a member of the group The Cadillac Three. Career Jaren is a multiple time Grammy nominated songwriter and producer. Johnston was former ...

, and

Zac Maloy The Nixons are an American alternative rock band formed in 1990. They found commercial success during the mid-1990s, releasing two albums through MCA Records in 1995–1997. The band is best known for the hit singles "Sister" and "Wire" from ...

, and is Smith's favourite song on the record. It was released to Canadian country radio on February 17, 2015 as the second single off the album, or fifth including the singles from '' Tippin' Point'' (2014).

Chart performance

"Lifted" debuted at number thirty-nine on the ''Billboard''

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airplay chart for the chart dated March 7, 2015 – the highest debut of the week.

Music video

The video for "Lifted" was directed by

Nigel Dick Nigel Dick (born 21 March 1953) is an English music video director and filmmaker. Originally from Catterick, North Yorkshire, he is based in Los Angeles, California. He has directed music videos for artists such as Britney Spears, Toto, Ba ...

and premiered March 9, 2015 on

CMT Canada CMT is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned as a joint venture between Corus Entertainment (which owns a controlling 90% interest) and Paramount Networks Americas (which owns the remaining 10%), owners of the flagshi ...

Charts

Certifications

References

{{authority control 2014 songs 2015 singles Country rock songs Dallas Smith songs 604 Records singles Republic Nashville singles Songs written by Jeremy Stover Songs written by Jaren Johnston Songs written by Zac Maloy Song recordings produced by Joey Moi Songs about nostalgia Music videos directed by Nigel Dick