Diamonds (Morgan Evans song)

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"Diamonds"
Diamonds by Morgan Evans.png
Single by Morgan Evans
Released8 November 2019
Genre Country
Length2:52
Label Warner Music Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Chris DeStefano
Morgan Evans singles chronology
"Young Again"
(2019)
"Diamonds"
(2019)
"All I Want for Christmas Is you"
(2020)

"Diamonds" is a song by Australian singer songwriter Morgan Evans, released on 8 November 2019 [1] as the lead single from Evans' forthcoming third studio album. The week following its release, it was the most added song on Australian radio. [2] The song has peaked at number 94 on The Australian ARIA charts.

Contents

The song won Most Performed Country Work at the APRA Music Awards of 2021. [3] [4]

Background

Evans said the song is a love song written for wife Kelsea Ballerini. [5] Evans said "It's a fun love song, but deeper than that it celebrates that journey, from lost to found, you feel when you meet that person and everything changes, forever". Evans further said "I handpicked my dream band for the session and I can hear each of their personalities in the record. It just sounds really fresh to me, I'm really proud of that, I can't wait to start playing it live!". [6]

Music video

The music video was released on 12 November 2019. [7]

Track listing

Original/ International Versions
No.TitleLength
1."Diamonds"2:52
Acoustic
No.TitleLength
1."Diamonds"2:48
Cash Cash remix
No.TitleLength
1."Diamonds"2:59

Charts

Chart (2019–20)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts) [8] 94
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [9] 52

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)LabelVersion
Australia8 November 2019 [1] [10] Digital download, streaming, Contemporary Hit Radio Warner Australasia Original
Worldwide27 November 2019 [11] Digital download, streamingWarner NashvilleInternational mix
Worldwide3 April 2020 [12] Digital download, streamingWarner NashvilleAcoustic
Worldwide29 May 2020 [13] Digital download, streamingWarner NashvilleCash Cash Remix

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