"Found"
Single by Dan Davidson
from the album Songs for Georgia
ReleasedMarch 7, 2016 (2016-03-07)
RecordedDecember 2015
(Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length3:14
LabelIndependent (via Sharp 9 Music)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jeff Dalziel
Dan Davidson singles chronology
"Unkiss Her"
(2015)		 "Found"
(2016)		 "Barn Burner"
(2016)
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]

Content

"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 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]

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]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[11] 16

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Platinum 80,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Canada May 7, 2016 Digital download Independent (via Sharp 9 Music) [3]
United States [12]
May 25, 2016 Country radio [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Young, Kevin (July 12, 2016). "Dan Davidson: Former rocker now "Found" in country music". Words & Music. SOCAN. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Dan Davidson | CMT.ca | Country Music Television Canada". CMT Canada. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Found - Single by Dan Davidson". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Lindsay, Terra (April 1, 2016). "Today's Hot Country 93.7 JRfm :: New Music Blog". CJJR-FM. Jim Pattison Group. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 Mahood, Beverly (September 28, 2016). "Dan Davidson Releases Heartwarming Music Video For #1 Selling Canadian Country Music Single "Found" On A $500 Budget". Soundwave Brigade. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "Chart history for "Found" on Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  7. 1 2 Doole, Kerry (June 21, 2016). "Dan Davidson: Found". FYI Music News. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ Sales charts where "Found" was #1:
  9. 1 2 "Canadian single certifications – Dan Davidson – Found". Music Canada. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  10. ↑ Dan Davidson (May 9, 2016). "Found - Dan Davidson (Official Video)" (video). YouTube. Google. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Dan Davidson Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Amazon.com: Found: Dan Davidson: MP3 Downloads". Amazon Music. Amazon.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Dan Davidson – FOUND". Daily Play MPE. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
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