From the Ground Up

Dan + Shay

About From the Ground Up

"From the Ground Up" is a song written and recorded by American country music duo Dan + Shay for their second studio album, Obsessed (2016). It was released to digital retailers on February 6, 2016, through Warner Bros. Nashville as the album's lead single and impacted American country radio on February 22, 2016. "From the Ground Up" was co-written by Chris DeStefano and was produced by group member Dan Smyers with Scott Hendricks. The song's accompanying music video, released concurrently on February 5, was directed by Shaun Silva. Prior to its official radio release, "From the Ground Up" debuted at number 37 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated February 20, 2016 as the week's hot shot debut and most-added single. It has since become their second consecutive single to top the chart. 


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Grandma and grandpa painted a picture of sixty-five years
And one little house
More than a memory
More than saying I do
Kiss you goodnight's and I love you's

Me and you baby, walk in the footsteps
Build our own family
One day at a time
Ten little toes, a painted pink room
Our beautiful baby looks just like you

And we'll build this love from the ground up
Now 'til forever it's all of me, all of you
Just take my hand
And I'll be the man your dad hoped that I'd be

And we'll build this love from the ground up
For worse or for better
And I will be all you need
Beside you I'll stand through the good and the bad
We'll give all that we have
And we'll build this love from the ground up

This life will go by
In the blink of an eye
But I wouldn't wanna spend it without you by my side
The cloud are gonna roll
The earth's gonna shake
But I'll be your shelter through the wind and the rain

And we'll build this love from the ground up
Now 'til forever it's all of me, all of you
Just take my hand
And I'll be the man your dad hoped that I'd be

And we'll build this love from the ground up
For worse or for better
And I will be all you need
Beside you I'll stand through the good and the bad
We'll give all that we have
And we'll build this love from the ground up

Someday we'll wake up
With thousands of pictures
Sixty-five years in this little house
I won't trade for nothing, the life that we built
I'll kiss you goodnight and say I love you still

And we'll build this love from the ground up
For worse or for better
And I will be all you need
Beside you I'll stand through the good and the bad
We'll give all that we have
And we'll build this love from the ground up
From the ground up

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Dan + Shay

Dan + Shay is an American country music duo composed of vocalists and songwriters Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney. They are signed to Warner Bros. Records Nashville and have released three albums, Where It All Began which produced three top 40 singles on Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay, Obsessed, and Dan + Shay. more »

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Written by: CHRIS DESTEFANO, DAN SMYERS, SHAY MOONEY

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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8 facts about this song

Release Date
"From the Ground Up" was released by country-pop duo Dan + Shay on 5th February 2016.
Album Inclusion
The song is from the duo's second studio album, "Obsessed", which was released later that year.
Song Inspiration
The song was written by Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, and Chris DeStefano, and was inspired by the respective grandfathers of Smyers and Mooney who had recently died. It's a sentimental song about building a lifelong love, inspired by the relationships of their grandparents.
Chart Performance
"From the Ground Up" reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it one of the duo's most successful songs.
LLifetime Video Performance
The music video, which was also directed by Dan Smyers, features an elderly couple and Dan + Shay performing the song in a rustic setting. The video was released in June 2016.
Certification
The song has been certified triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), indicating over 3 million units sold.
Awards and Nominations
"From the Ground Up" was nominated for the Choice Country Song at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards. It was also awarded the ASCAP Country Music Award for Most Performed Songs.
Song Length
The song has a duration of approximately 4 minutes and 12 seconds.

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