Bigger Houses

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Bigger Houses
Dan and Shay - Bigger Houses.png
Studio album by
Dan + Shay
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2023 (2023-09-15)
Length37:47
Label Warner Nashville
Producer
Dan + Shay chronology
Good Things
(2021)		Bigger Houses
(2023)
Singles from Bigger Houses
  1. "Save Me the Trouble"
    Released: July 14, 2023
  2. "Bigger Houses"
    Released: February 5, 2024

Bigger Houses is the fifth studio album by American country pop duo Dan + Shay. It was released through Warner Bros. Nashville on September 15, 2023. All tracks on the album were produced by duo member Dan Smyers and Scott Hendricks. It serves as the follow-up to their previous album, Good Things (2021). The album was supported by one single, "Save Me the Trouble", and four promotional singles: "Heartbreak on the Map", "Always Gonna Be", the title track, and "We Should Get Married".

Contents

Background and promotion

In a press release for promoting the album, duo member Dan Smyers said: "Some of our records have been more pop- or hip-hop/R&B-infused. But on this record, I wanted to make tracks that we could hop up at any bar anywhere with our live band and play the songs as they were recorded. Ultimately, this music, this whole album, is something that I'll be able to look back on in a decade or two and be really proud of the way it turned out". [1] Dan + Shay announced the album and its release date on July 14, 2023, along with the lead single, "Save Me the Trouble", and three promotional singles: "Heartbreak on the Map", "Always Gonna Be", and the title track; all songs were released alongside official music videos. [2] [3] The fourth and final promotional single, "We Should Get Married", was released on August 25, 2023. [4]

Track listing

Bigger Houses track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Breakin' Up with a Broken Heart"
2:59
2."Save Me the Trouble"
  • Smyers
  • Mooney
  • Gorley
  • Jordan Minton
  • Jordan Reynolds
3:20
3."Heartbreak on the Map"
3:16
4."Always Gonna Be"
  • Smyers
  • Mooney
  • Gorley
  • Minton
  • Reynolds
2:52
5."For the Both of Us"
2:45
6."Then Again"
2:50
7."Heaven + Back"
3:08
8."What Took You So Long"
  • Smyers
  • Minton
  • Reynolds
  • Robbins
3:04
9."Missing Someone"
3:05
10."We Should Get Married"
  • Smyers
  • Mooney
  • Albert
3:41
11."Neon Cowgirl"
3:30
12."Bigger Houses"
  • Smyers
  • Albert
  • Minton
  • Reynolds
3:17
Total length:37:47

Personnel

Dan + Shay

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Bigger Houses
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA) [5] 16
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [6] 43
UK Country Albums (OCC) [7] 10
US Billboard 200 [8] 34
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [9] 9

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  3. ↑ O'Connell, Madeleine (July 14, 2023). "Dan + Shay Drop Three New Songs In Preparation For Forthcoming 'Bigger Houses' Album". CountryNow. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ O'Connell, Madeleine (August 25, 2023). "Dan + Shay Break the Mold of Conventional Wedding Songs With 'We Should Get Married'". CountryNow. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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