"We Were" is a song written by

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, Ryan Tyndell, and Jeff Hyde and recorded by Australian

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. It was released on 13 May 2019 as the first single from Urban's eleventh studio album ''

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'' (2020). A duet version featuring Church was later released, making it the second collaboration between Urban and Church, following 2015's "

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Background

Country music singer

wrote the song with Ryan Tyndell and Jeff Hyde, and Urban produced it with longtime producer

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. The song uses "vivid imagery" and "earnest nostalgia" to tell of "romances that we all know won't last". Billy Dukes of the blog

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found the song similar in content and tone to previous Urban singles such as "

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", while also noting a more "sparse" production compared to the ''

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'' album preceding it. On 2 August 2019, Urban released an acoustic remix. The song was released as a limited-edition

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with a cover of

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" as its

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Music video

The one-shot video was released on August 6, 2019, and was shot in

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Chart performance

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Eric Church 2019 songs 2019 singles Keith Urban songs Eric Church songs Capitol Records Nashville singles Male vocal duets Songs written by Eric Church Songs written by Jeff Hyde Songs written by Ryan Tyndell Song recordings produced by Dann Huff