Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton Carry On Country Tradition Of Timeless Partnerships With Groovy New Duet, “A Song To Sing”

Courtesy of Boot Barn/ David McClister

1975 called, and they certainly answered

Today, Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton released their very first duet “A Song To Sing,” which is super groovy and fun, and finds them reflecting on a timeless love that only gets better with time.

“A Song To Sing”:

Chris and Miranda have worked together before, specifically on the song “What Am I Gonna Do,” which was the opening track to Chris’ 2023 Higher album and finds him lamenting the end of a relationship and can’t stop thinking about what he’s going to do if he ever moves on from this girl. They also teased a tune called “Somebody Winds Up Pregnant” before, which I’m still holding out for, but I was so excited they finally teamed up for a duet I really didn’t even care what it was…

“A Song To Sing” was written by Chris and Miranda along with Jesse Frasure and Jenee Fleenor, and calls back to the classic country duets we all know in love in terms of its classic sound and timeless sentiment. It has a cool, throwback sound to it, and certainly has flavors of the Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers classic “Islands in the Stream,” which I appreciate very much.

The lyrics are relatively simple, and it’s obviously inspired by classic country duets we all know and love like the aforementioned Dolly/Kenny hit, as well as duets from Loretta and Conway, George and Tammy and so many others:

“I love the way it goes
When I hear the melody
I’ma find my way back home to you
I know with every note
You and I are meant to be
Sounds so good to me

You are a part of me
Baby, you’re the heart of me
Together we can write a song to sing
And in that melody
Baby, you’re the harmony
That you just can’t find anywhere”

The melody is so catchy, and seeing as “A Song To Sing” is headed to country radio as an official single on July 14th, I have no doubt that it will be a huge hit with two powerhouses like Chris and Miranda on such a great song.

The two longtime friends and songwriting partners have a combined 14 GRAMMYs, 33 Country Music Association and 59 Academy of Country Music awards, and have been two of the biggest and most influential acts in the genre for the last 10-15 years. It’s well past time they put out duet, and the fact that this song was produced by the great Dave Cobb makes it that much better.

I think fans have been waiting for a collab like this for a long time, and they certainly delivered, as they always do… if there’s two people in mainstream country you can always count on to stay true to themselves, as well as the roots of what makes country so great, it’s these two and I never doubted they would put out something truly enjoyable. It’s actually pretty difficult to make that 70’s sound feel fresh and relevant today, and equally as challenging to match it with lyrics that feel timeless yet relevant simultaneously, but they’re two fo the absolute best so of course, they delivered on all fronts and I can’t get enough.