Rolling Stone Dan + Shay Give Thanks in New Song ‘Glad You Exist’
Country-pop duo return with latest offering from follow-up to self-titled third album
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Dan + Shay deliver a heartfelt show of gratitude with their new song “Glad You Exist,” which was released on Friday. It’s the follow-up to their chart-topping hit “I Should Probably Goes to Bed” and latest from an upcoming project.
Built around a percussive acoustic guitar part that could have easily powered an early John Mayer hit, the breezy tune was written by Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney with Ryan Lewis, Jordan Reynolds, and Tayla Parx (whose songwriting credits include Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next” and Khalid and Normani’s “Love Lies”). It doubles as both a Valentine’s message to someone whose devotion has weathered many bad decisions and a love letter to the fans who have stuck around through an entire season of no live performances.
Dan + Shay s Glad You Exist is a song of love and gratitude. The country duo dropped the new track on Friday (Feb. 5), another from a yet-to-be-announced album. There s a couple billion people in the world / And a million other places we could be, but you re here with me, goes the chorus, Shay Mooney singing over a light, poppy melody.
Take a moment just to take it in / Cause every high and every low led to this / I m just so glad you exist.
Mooney and musical partner Dan Smyers co-wrote Glad You Exist with Ryan Lewis, Tayla Parx and Jordan Reynolds, per a press release.
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