"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]
Commercial performance
"Found" debuted at number 48 on the BillboardCanada 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]
Music video
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]
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