ACM Nominees Release Live, Acoustic Version As Single Exceeds One Half Million Spotify Streams Per Day
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (April 4, 2018) – As their viral single climbs to over 500K Spotify streams per day and seven million total on-demand streams per week, Dan + Shay continue to be “sky high in Colorado” with the release of an acoustic rendition of “Tequila” last night. Filmed in a Breckenridge, CO lodge and directed by Patrick Tracy – the same location and director as the official video – the “Tequila” live and acoustic video features the platinum-selling duo accompanied by a single guitar. Watch here: https://wmna.sh/tequilalive.
With the official video for “Tequila” tallying over 8.4 million views, the ACM-nominated Dan + Shay are seeing what Taste of Country calls a “mid-tempo, polished, pop-country heartbreaker” reach new heights as it scores coveted spots on 18 international Spotify Viral 50 playlists and remains prominent on their Today’s Top Hits playlist. The single further rises on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and rapidly approaches the Top 30 on the country airplay charts. Smyers penned “Tequila” alongside Nicholle Gaylon and Jordan Reynolds and the song stands at the 16th most streamed country song of 2018.
“Tequila” arrives as the flagship single from Dan + Shay’s third studio album, due out later this year. The forthcoming LP follows Gold-certified debut album Where It All Began which features Gold-certified No. 1 “Nothin’ Like You” and Platinum-certified “19 You + Me” in addition to sophomore album Obsessed that included Platinum-certified No. 1 “From the Ground Up” and Gold-certified No. 1 “How Not To.” This summer, Dan + Shay will hit the road with Rascal Flatts on their Back To Us Tour.
