"Found" | ||||
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Single by Dan Davidson | ||||
from the album Songs for Georgia | ||||
Released | March 7, 2016 | |||
Recorded | December 2015 (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:14 | |||
Label | Independent (via Sharp 9 Music) | |||
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Producer(s) | Jeff Dalziel | |||
Dan Davidson singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Found" on YouTube |
"Found" is a song recorded by Canadian country singer and songwriter Dan Davidson for his debut solo extended play, Songs for Georgia (2017). [1] Davidson co-wrote the song with fellow musician Clayton Bellamy, while Jeff Dalziel produced the track. [2] It was released independently on March 7, 2016 as Davidson's second solo single. [3] "Found" was a radio hit, reaching number 16 on the Canada Country chart, making it the highest-charting independent single on Canadian country radio. [1]
"Found" is an up-tempo country song with elements of bluegrass, including a fiddle solo. [4] It was written by Dan Davidson and Clayton Bellamy over a couple of days in December 2015 at Bellamy's Nashville, Tennessee home. [1] Davidson refers to the song as "fun, drunken proposal song;" [5] in the chorus, he asks a love interest, "Would you marry me in the back forty?" while assuring her that they "could have that beautiful life." [4]
"Found" debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Canada Country chart dated May 7, 2016. [6] It was the 2nd most added song at Canadian country radio, according to Mediabase, and tied for 8th most added at all formats for the week of June 14, 2016. [7] On the next published chart, dated June 25, 2016, "Found" reached the top 30 of the Billboard chart. [6] In doing so, it became the #1 independently-released and distributed country single in Canada. [7] [1] It reached a peak position of 16 on the chart dated July 16, 2016. [6] "Found" was the best-selling Canadian country single for multiple weeks in July and August 2016, according to figures reported by Nielsen Soundscan. [2] [8] The song was certified Gold by Music Canada in August 2017, and later reached Platinum status in September 2022. [9]
The music video for "Found" was directed by Travis Nesbitt and filmed in Davidon's hometown of Edmonton, Alberta on a budget of $500. [5] Described by Davidson as "sort of a hilarious experiment," the video features Davidson and his bandmates dressed in animal mascot costumes and dancing around a barn. [5] It premiered on Davidson's official YouTube channel on May 9, 2016. [10]
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Canada Country ( Billboard ) [11] | 16 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [9] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Canada | May 7, 2016 | Digital download | Independent (via Sharp 9 Music) | [3] |
United States | [12] | |||
May 25, 2016 | Country radio | [13] | ||
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