Raise 'Em Up

"Raise 'Em Up"
"Raise 'Em Up"
Single by Keith Urban featuring Eric Church
from the album Fuse
Released	26 January 2015
Recorded	2013
Genre	Country
Length	3:04
Label	Hit Red; Capitol Nashville;
Songwriter(s)	Tom Douglas; Jaren Johnston; Jeffrey Steele;
Producer(s)	Keith Urban; Nathan Chapman;
Keith Urban singles chronology
Eric Church singles chronology

"Raise 'Em Up" is a song written by Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston and Jeffrey Steele and recorded by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban as a duet with American country music singer Eric Church. It was released in January 2015 as the fifth international single, sixth overall and final single from Urban's 2013 album Fuse.

Background

According to Urban, when he sent a demo to Church with the intent of having him serve as a duet partner on it, Church asked, "How do you write a song as good as that?" and Urban replied that he did not write the song. Regarding his own reaction to hearing the demo, Urban said that "I was floored" and added, "There’s so much imagery in the song and it’s written in such a way that you can fill in all the blanks. I love that kind of style of songwriting".^[1]

Content

The song is a mid-tempo country song speaking about various objects being "raise[d]" up, such as lighters at a concert, "raising one's voice", and raising children.^[1]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country reviewed the single favorably, saying that "In barely three minutes, Urban’s new single from ‘Fuse’ goes from a wild weekend to raising kids, all while hinting at the preciousness of time. Rarely is so much said in so little time with so much efficiency and emotion."^[2]

The song was nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

Chart performance

As of June 2015, the song had sold 250,000 copies in the US.^[3] On August 16, 2019, the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming data of over 500,000 units in the United States.^[4]

Music video

The music video is in black-and-white, and was directed by Chris Hicky and premiered in April 2015.^[5]

Personnel

From Fuse liner notes.^[6]

Nathan Chapman — programming, bass guitar, keyboards, background vocals
Eric Church — lead vocals
Keith Urban — all vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[7]	47
Canada Country (Billboard)^[8]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	56
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[10]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[11]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[12]	44
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[13]	55

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Newman, Melinda (29 January 2015). "Behind the Song: Keith Urban's "Raise 'Em Up" With Eric Church". Country Weekly. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
^ Dukes, Billy (15 January 2015). "Keith Urban (Feat. Eric Church), 'Raise 'Em Up' – ToC Critic's Pick Read More: Keith Urban (Feat. Eric Church), 'Raise 'Em Up'". Taste of Country. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
^ Matt Bjorke (June 3, 2015). "Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of June 3, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
^ "RIAA Certifications - Keith Urban". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ "Keith Urban | Raise 'Em Up | VEVO – Yahoo Screen". Yahoo! Screen. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
^ Fuse (Deluxe Edition) (CD booklet). Keith Urban. Capitol Records Nashville/Hit Red Records. 2013. B0019113-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Best of 2015: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
^ "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
^ "American single certifications – Keith Urban – Raise Em Up". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

[weekly-1] Newman, Melinda (29 January 2015). "Behind the Song: Keith Urban's "Raise 'Em Up" With Eric Church". Country Weekly. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

[2] Dukes, Billy (15 January 2015). "Keith Urban (Feat. Eric Church), 'Raise 'Em Up' – ToC Critic's Pick Read More: Keith Urban (Feat. Eric Church), 'Raise 'Em Up'". Taste of Country. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

[sales-3] Matt Bjorke (June 3, 2015). "Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of June 3, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here

[4] "RIAA Certifications - Keith Urban". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

[5] "Keith Urban | Raise 'Em Up | VEVO – Yahoo Screen". Yahoo! Screen. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.

[liner-6] Fuse (Deluxe Edition) (CD booklet). Keith Urban. Capitol Records Nashville/Hit Red Records. 2013. B0019113-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[sc_Canada_Keith_Urban-7] "Keith Urban Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcanadacountry_Keith_Urban-8] "Keith Urban Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Keith_Urban-9] "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcountryairplay_Keith_Urban-10] "Keith Urban Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Keith_Urban-11] "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[12] "Best of 2015: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.

[13] "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.

[United_StatesKeith_UrbanRaise_Em_UpsingleCertRef-14] "American single certifications – Keith Urban – Raise Em Up". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

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Discography
Keith Urban	"It's a Love Thing" "Your Everything" "But for the Grace of God" "Where the Blacktop Ends"
Golden Road	"Somebody Like You" "Raining on Sunday" "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" "You'll Think of Me"
Be Here	"Days Go By" "You're My Better Half" "Making Memories of Us" "Better Life" "Tonight I Wanna Cry"
Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing	"Once in a Lifetime" "Stupid Boy" "I Told You So" "Everybody"
Greatest Hits: 19 Kids	"You Look Good in My Shirt"
Defying Gravity	"Sweet Thing" "Kiss a Girl" "Only You Can Love Me This Way" "'Til Summer Comes Around" "I'm In"
Get Closer	"Put You in a Song" "Without You" "Long Hot Summer" "You Gonna Fly"
Fuse	"Little Bit of Everything" "Shame" "We Were Us" "Cop Car" "Somewhere in My Car" "Raise 'Em Up"
Ripcord	"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" "Break on Me" "Wasted Time" "Blue Ain't Your Color" "The Fighter"
Graffiti U	"Female" "Parallel Line" "Coming Home" "Never Comin Down"
The Speed of Now Part 1	"We Were" "God Whispered Your Name" "Polaroid" "Superman" "Change Your Mind" "One Too Many"
High	"Straight Line" "Messed Up as Me" "Go Home W U"
Collaborative songs	"America the Beautiful" "The Twelfth of Never" "Funky Tonight" "In God's Hands" "Start a Band" "Lean on Me" "Highway Don't Care" "Be a Light" "Forever Country" "Love Songs Ain't for Us" "Throw It Back" "That's When"
Other songs	"Arms of Mary" "For You" "Wild Hearts" "Nightfalls" "Brown Eyes Baby" "Street Called Main"

v t e Eric Church
Discography
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Singles	"How 'Bout You" "Two Pink Lines" "Guys Like Me" "Love Your Love the Most" "Hell on the Heart" "Smoke a Little Smoke" "Homeboy" "Drink in My Hand" "Springsteen" "Creepin'" "Like Jesus Does" "The Outsiders" "Give Me Back My Hometown" "Cold One" "Talladega" "Like a Wrecking Ball" "Mr. Misunderstood" "Record Year" "Kill a Word" "Round Here Buzz" "Desperate Man" "Some of It" "Monsters" "Stick That in Your Country Song" "Hell of a View" "Heart on Fire"
Guest singles	"The Only Way I Know" "Raise 'Em Up" "Are You Ready for the Country" "Does to Me" "Man Made a Bar"
Concert tours	No Shoes Nation Tour Holdin' My Own Tour

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