Out now, this track finds the beloved country music duo, made up of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, stepping into new territory. Known best for their romantic ballads, the emotional single has the Grammy-winning act digging into a more serious subject matter, touching on the topic of mental health.
Inspired by the 2025 death of their mutual friend and mentor, Ben Vaughn, the head of Warner Chappell Music Publishing, Dan + Shay discussed their process behind penning the song alongside Jimmy Robbins and David Hodges.
The Song Brought Out New Emotions for the Country Duo
Smyers added that while the band’s love songs about their wife and kids are the duo’s “bread and butter,” this particular release helped them work through their own traumas.
Mooney added, “We were going back and forth asking, ‘Man, is this song too heavy for Dan + Shay?’ But I think people can look at us just as they see some of their friends and think, ‘There’s no way that they’re going through something. They look like they’re doing great.’ That’s just a sad reality of mental health, that no matter what it looks like on the outside, you never know what somebody’s battling with on the inside.”
Before releasing “Say So,” Dan + Shay had experienced a short hiatus, but they addressed their brief absence on social media, sharing a lengthy letter to their fans.
A Message to the Fans
“Over the past year, we have gotten to spend more time in the studio together than we have since we made the Where It All Began album in 2013, and that has been so life-giving,” they continued. “Even though we've missed seeing everyone on the road (that changes soon - stay tuned), and keeping up with you on socials, we've had what we feel is the most inspired burst of creativity in our entire career, and we wanted to capture every bit of it.”
View this post on Instagram“Say So” serves as the first single from Dan + Shay’s forthcoming album. A specific release date for the project has not yet been announced.
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