Ryan Hurd admits to "Chasing After..." his first top ten, and making one important change

Nicki Fletcher

Ryan Hurd's enjoying his first top-ten song as an artist right now, duetting with his wife Maren Morris on "Chasing After You."

Of course, Ryan's already been to the top of the chart as a writer, having co-written "What If I Never Get Over You" for Lady ALuke Bryan's "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset," and Blake Shelton's "Lonely Tonight." 

Ironically, his first major success comes with a tune he didn't write -- one that's been a hot property for some time.

"This song has been around a long time," Ryan explains. "And it was held by a handful of artists before us, and for whatever reason didn't make those albums. And when it became available, I remember asking around if it would be something that I could kind of claim."

"And I remember [Maren and I] were on our first trip together, which was a while ago, and we were on a beach," he recalls. "We went to the Caymans, I think. I think that's the night that Maren said she wanted to be a part of this song."

"And so it's gone through a few versions of recordings, and we settled on this one," Ryan adds.

It turns out "Chasing After You" wasn't even envisioned as a collaboration at first.

"It was originally not a duet," Ryan reveals. "But I think picturing it and being able to do that, I think once we saw that it could be, it just became much more powerful."

You'll find "Chasing After You" on Ryan's debut album, Pelago, which comes out October 15. 

Friday, October 1, 2021 at 10:27AM by Stephen Hubbard Permalink