The song peaked at number 31 on the Hot 100 for chart dated April 16, 2016. The song topped both the Hot Country Songs, and the Country Airplay charts in March 2016. 10 on Hot Country Songs charts on the song release. You Should Be Here debuted at number 69 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and No. More than a tribute, it's a soundtrack for those moments that are perfect except for one vacant parking spot." In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin placed "You Should Be Here" at number one on his top 10 list of Swindell's best songs. The piano-driven ballad about the death of his father isn't so specific that those who haven’t lost a parent feel left out. Website Taste of Country reviewed the single favorably, saying that "Cole Swindell's 'You Should Be Here' is personal and accessible. Īccording to CMT News, Swindell's father, William Swindell, died unexpectedly "when a truck he was working on fell on him." The song was written as a tribute to his father, who died unexpectedly while Swindell was out on his radio tour in September 2013, shortly after Swindell had signed a record deal with Warner Music Nashville. The song is the title track of Swindell's second album You Should Be Here. It achieved similar chart success in Canada, peaking at number three on the Country chart and number 67 on the Canadian Hot 100.Īn accompanying music video for the song was directed by Michael Monaco. The song was certified 2X platinum by the RIAA, and has sold 706,000 copies in the United States as of July 2016. It also gave him his second top 40 hit on the Hot 100, peaking at number 31. "You Should Be Here" reached number one on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts respectively, giving Swindell his fourth number-one country hit overall.
The song, written by Swindell and Ashley Gorley, is a tribute to Swindell's father who died unexpectedly while Swindell was out on tour after signing his record deal. Nashville as the lead single to his second studio album of the same name (2016).
The song was released to radio on Decemby Warner Bros. In partnership with Nashville Songwriters Association International, we will release a video interview with a songwriter about his or her work each week." You Should Be Here" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Cole Swindell. I’ve got to think his dad knows about it. Every time I’ve seen him perform it, you can feel the emotion. It was not necessarily the (kind of) song that he was becoming known for, but I think it was important to show another side of Cole. We both agreed it should just be about him, and people can apply it however they want. We even toyed with the idea of going fully personal with it, or try to do different vignettes. So he takes his idea to honor his dad.ĪG: Yes. Even though it came from, like you said, a happy really impacted him on the situation with his dad.īecause Cole lost his father in a tragic accident right on the cusp of his success. We kind of immediately knew what it should be about. Later on that next afternoon, I brought that idea up. This was one of the later ones so I took it back to the bus. We had written two or three songs already over the last two or three days. Like any songwriter would, I had a little double take and thought “Oh, that sounds like it could be a title, could be an idea.” So I just text her what was going on: a picture of (the stadium) and just said, “You should be here,” in the text. She loves it, and she loves going to shows. My daughter is a great country music fan. I like to walk up to the nosebleeds and back, just kind of take it in, and take a little panoramic shot. Out of one of those moments, I was just walking around (the stadium) by myself.
We were working on what would be his next record, "You Should Be Here." You write every second he’s not playing or having to do an interview. We were on one of those bus trips where you write three, four, five songs. They were all out there at 6, or whenever he was playing it was packed. If you haven’t seen a country show at one of the NFL stadiums, it’s a crazy amount of people.Īnd by the way, if people don’t know, Cole’s fans are fanatics!ĪG: Yes, and at this point, he had a hit-and-a-half, probably. Luke Bryan has sold it out, Cole Swindell is one of the openers. So you’re at an event, take the story from there.ĪG: Yeah, we’re at Gillette Stadium, which is very cool, in Boston. A happy, sharing moment for you, and a bittersweet, poignant moment that ended up being a very fulfilling one for Cole. There’s two family moments in the genesis of this song. Watch Video: Story Behind the Song - 'You Should Be Here'
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