Home Free Combines Keith Urbanโs โFemaleโ & Dierks Bentleyโs โWoman Amenโ In Mashup
on Jul 30, 2018 โข Updated Mar 25, 2020
In November 2017, Keith Urban released a new single that struck a powerful chord with all who listened. Titled โFemale,โ the song served as an anthem of empowerment for women while also dismissing sexism.
โFemaleโ emerged in the wake of the #MeToo movement in the entertainment industry, as celebrities started to speak up about the harassment they had faced throughout their careers.
Thanks to a high-profile performance of the song at the CMA Awards the same day as its release, โFemaleโ enjoyed great chart success. It reached the 11th spot on the Hot Country Songs chart and the 12th on the Country Airplay chart, while also claiming the 69th spot on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.
Months later, another country star also experienced chart success with his own song that celebrates women. That country star is Dierks Bentley, and that song is โWoman, Amen,โ which he released in January 2018.
Co-written by Bentley, the song was inspired by his wife, Cassidy Black. That personal element allowed Bentley to deliver one of his most passionate performances ever, which fans seemed to appreciate.
โWoman, Amenโ shot to the top sot on the Country Airplay chart and experienced even greater crossover success than Urbanโs โFemale.โ It took the 53rd spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and is one of the hottest hits of the summer.
After watching Bentley perform โWoman, Amenโ at the ACM Awards in April, country a cappella group Home Free felt inspired to put together their own arrangement of the song. But The Sing-Off champions didnโt end there. They decided to blend โWoman, Amenโ with Urbanโs โFemaleโ to create a female empowerment mashup:
โWe were inspired to do a mash-up after we saw Dierks perform โWoman, Amenโ at the ACM Awards,โ bass singer Tim Foust told Sounds Like Nashville. โโFemaleโ was so striking to us when Keith debuted it at the CMAs, and we couldnโt resist blending these two songs that celebrate not only the incredible women in our life, but around the world.โ
The majority of Home Freeโs arrangement is taken up by โWomen, Amen,โ while lead tenor Austin Brown weaves the chorus of โFemaleโ in at a couple of moments toward the end. The two songs blend perfectly, which youโll be able to hear once you watch Home Freeโs music video for the mashup below.
Everyone in Home Free deserves a round of applause for this performance, because itโs pretty awe-inspiring!