The Song Remembers When: “You Should Be Here” – Cole Swindell

We take you behind the scenes and explore the making of one of our favorite tunes with The Song Remembers When…

 

It was Labor Day of 2013 when Cole Swindell lost his father. And, shortly after, songwriter Ashley Gorley gave Cole an idea for a song title. While he was on tour, Cole was sitting outside Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, thinking about that title and his late father.  The song almost wrote itself, according to Cole, and it became the most personal of his career.

He released the tune last winter and it became his fourth #1, as well as the title track to his sophomore album…

So, this week, we remember “You Should Be Here” from Cole Swindell: