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God Gave Me You

"God Gave Me You"
Dave Barnes - God Gave Me You single.jpg
Single by Dave Barnes
from the album What We Want, What We Get
Released January 26, 2010
Format CD single
Genre CCM
Length 3:48
Label Razor & Tie
Writer(s) Dave Barnes
Producer(s)
  • Dave Barnes
  • Ed Cash
Dave Barnes singles chronology
"Loving You, Loving Me"
(2009)
"God Gave Me You"
(2010)
"Little Lies"
(2010)
"God Gave Me You"
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Single by Blake Shelton
from the album Red River Blue
Released July 25, 2011
Format
Genre Country
Length 3:48
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Writer(s) Dave Barnes
Producer(s) Scott Hendricks
Blake Shelton singles chronology
"Honey Bee"
(2011)
"God Gave Me You"
(2011)
"Drink on It"
(2012)

"God Gave Me You" is a song written and originally recorded by American contemporary Christian music singer Dave Barnes. It was released in January 2010 as the lead single from the album, What We Want, What We Get.

Barnes wrote the song after the title came to him while he was walking through London, England. He told Country Weekly that "the lyrics just flowed together with the melody" when he wrote it. Barnes also said that he was inspired by his wife, Annie, who supported him "through all the ups and downs of an artist's career." After releasing it, he said that he received mail from fans who said that the song's message "saved marriages or became a theme for a couple's relationship."


Barnes' version features a music video directed by Joey Boukadakis.

In 2011, country music singer Blake Shelton covered the song for his album Red River Blue. It was released in July 2011 as the second single from this album. Shelton heard Barnes' version of the song on a contemporary Christian station, and said that it inspired him to propose to then-girlfriend Miranda Lambert (now ex-wife); the music video included footage from Lambert the night before their wedding. on November 30, the song received a nomination in 54th Grammy Awards for Best Country Song.

Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly called the song "the romantic zenith of the album".Rolling Stone reviewer Will Hermes said that it was a "spirited cover" that "makes the most of its big, sculpted hooks". Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine was less favorable, saying in his review of the album, "His weakness for overwrought, schmaltzy pop ballads rears its head on second single 'God Gave Me You,' which sounds like something Bryan Adams or Foreigner would have recorded 20 years ago." Similarly, Melissa Mairz of Entertainment Weekly thought that it was a "schmaltzy power ballad". Engine 145 writer Karlie Justus gave it a thumbs-down, with her review saying that Shelton's "honest, vibrant vocal performance is nearly canceled out by a tinny instrumental mix of anonymous background vocals and a looping drum beat".


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