Tennessean Hails “Tequila” as One of “Nashville’s Best Songs of 2018 So Far”
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (July 16, 2018) – Country music’s hottest duo is set to perform this summer’s biggest hit song and more when Dan + Shay (Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney) take over the famed outdoor stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Hollywood on July 31. The award-winning duo will perform their multi-week No. 1 single “Tequila” from their brand new self-titled album, which recently debuted atop the Billboard Country Album chart. Their set will also include new songs and fan favorites from previous albums.
“We’re so excited for our return to Jimmy Kimmel Live! later this month,” said Smyers. “We love that we get to perform a mini-concert outdoors for our fans, and can’t wait to play a bunch of songs from our new album!”
Dan + Shay haven already taken “Tequila” to Ellen, the 53rd Annual ACM Awards and the 2018 CMT Music Awards and the Citi Summer Concert Series on TODAY week of release. The Tennessean recently named the global smash to its “Nashville’s Best Songs of 2018 So Far” list, calling it “a contemporary spin on an old-fashioned country heartbreak song.” It has earned more than 168 million on-demand streams and currently sits as the fifth most-streamed country song of the year.
Now clocking in more than 226,000 album equivalents and nearly 250 million cumulative streams, Dan + Shay accumulated 29 million cumulative streams during release-week alone, making it the highest debut-week stream-total of any new country release in 2018. Co-produced by Smyers alongside the award-winning Scott Hendricks, it is the only country album released this year to have every song hit Nielsen’s Country On-Demand Streaming chart, with all 11 tracks featuring a writing credit from the duo.
The album has drawn the attention of fans and fellow artists spanning multiple genres, including Keith Urban, Demi Lovato, Luke Combs, Kelly Clarkson, Brett Eldredge and Shawn Mendes. An array of national media outlets have tendered their praise, with Rolling Stone applauding Mooney for “a voice that is both lithe and brawny, yet steeped in contemporary vernacular” and noting, “Dan + Shay are at their most collectively potent on the soulful cuts ‘What Keeps You Up at Night’ and ‘Speechless,’ their groove-oriented production giving Mooney plenty of space to proclaim his love in soaring fashion.” People featured the album as a “People’s Picks,” citing music laden with “plenty of soul.”
The duo is sharing their music out on the road with Rascal Flatts for their “Back To Us” Tour through the summer and will join Chris Young for the fall leg of his “Losing Sleep” Tour in October. They’ll take their collection of No. 1 hits and brand new tunes across the globe with their recently announced six-date UK tour kicking off January 17, 2019.
DAN + SHAY TRACK LIST:
1. “Alone Together” (Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Jesse Frasure, Hillary Lindsey)
2. “Tequila” (Dan Smyers, Jordan Reynolds, Nicolle Galyon)
3. “What Keeps You Up At Night” (Jordan Reynolds, Jordan Minton, Chase Foster)
4. “All To Myself” (Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Nicolle Galyon)
5. “Keeping Score” feat. Kelly Clarkson (Dan Smyers, Jordan Reynolds, Laura Veltz)
6. “Make or Break” (Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Emily Weisband, Jordan Reynolds)
7. “Speechless” (Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Laura Veltz)
8. “Stupid Love” (Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Jon Nite, David Hodges)
9. “No Such Thing” (Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Matt Dragstrem, David Lee Murphy)
10. “My Side of the Fence” (Shay Mooney, Benjy Davis)
11. “Island Time” (Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Andy Albert, Jimmy Robbins)
DAN + SHAY 2018 TOUR DATES
July 20* – Tampa, FL – MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 21* – West Palm Beach, FL – Coral Sky Amphitheatre at the South Florida Fairgrounds
July 26* – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
July 27* – Burgettstown, PA – Keybank Pavilion
August 2 – Detroit Lakes, MN – WE Fest 2018
August 4* – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 5* – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
August 9* – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Mortgage Music Center
August 10* – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 11 – Arcadia, WI – Memorial Park
August 16* – Toronto, ON, Canada – Budweiser Stage
August 17* – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
August 18* – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 19 – Erie, PA / Downtown Erie
August 25* – Dallas, TX – Starplex Pavilion
August 30 – Thornville, Ohio / Legend Valley
September 2 – Buena Vista, CO – Seven Peaks Festival 2018
September 8 – Hutchinson, KS / Kansas State Fair
September 11 – Salt Lake City, UT / Utah State Fairpark
September 12 – Albuquerque, NM / Expo New Mexico
September 13* – Phoenix, AZ / AK-Chin Pavillon
September 14* – Chula Vista, CA / Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
September 15* – Irvine, CA / Toyota Amphitheatre
September 20* – Wheatland, CA
September 21 – Yakima, WA / Yakima Valley Sundome
October 25^ - Evansville, IN – Ford Center
October 26^ - Milwaukee, WI –Wisconsin Entertainment & Sports Center
October 27^ Champaign, IL – State Farm Center
November 1^ London, ON – Budweiser Gardens
November 3^ Dayton, OH – Wright State University Nutter Center
November 9^ - Hershey, PA – Giant Center
November 10^ - Syracuse, NY – The Onecenter War Memorial Arena
November 29^ - Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling Arena
November 30 - Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena
December 1^ - Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
December 7^ - Long Island, NY – NYCB LIVE
December 8^ - Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena
* - Rascal Flatts Back To Us Tour
^ - Chris Young Losing Sleep Tour
