Keith Urban’s ‘God Whispered Your Name’ Had To ‘Fit’

Keith Urban writes a lot of his own songs, so he is selective about recording songs by other songwriters. That is the case with his latest single, "God Whispers Your Name," which is nearing the top 10 on the charts this week.

Keith discussed the song, which was written by James Slater, Shy Carter, Micah Carter and Chris August. “The song is everything, and it either feels like something that works for me or doesn’t. Because a lot of times I can love a song and go into the studio and cut it and work and work on it, and I can’t get it to fit, you know?"

He continues, "It’s so frustrating sometimes. It’s like seeing a great jacket in a store and you put it on and you go, ‘Is it me?’ And your friends are like, ‘Not really.' You’re like, ‘But maybe I can make it me?’ And they’re like, ‘Not really.’ (laughs) Then you buy it anyway and then you never wear it. But for me, loving the song is number one."

Urban adds, "I think Eric (Church) said it, when we did ‘Raise ‘Em Up,’ he said, he goes, ‘Keith and I didn’t write this, but it feels like something we would’ve written.’ I thought that’s the perfect way to describe it. I think if you’re a writer and you want to cut a song you didn’t write, it’d be one you’d wished you’d written.”