Industry heavy hitters gathered in BMI's Music Row lobby on March 16, 2009 to recognize a cluster of substantial milestones for superstar Keith Urban. In addition to celebrating the release of his new CD, Defying Gravity, BMI also toasted his 10th chart-topper "Sweet Thing," and his 11 song-deep list of BMI Million-Air award-winning compositions, which he either wrote or co-wrote. In addition to witnessing the awards presentation, guests enjoyed an intimate performance by Keith and his band. Pictured (l-r): Capitol Records Nashville President/CEO Mike Dungan; Keith's frequent collaborator Monty Powell, and Keith share the stage. Photo by John Russell, courtesy of BMI.
April 16, 2009 — In comparison to pop and rock music, country is fairly organic, which makes Keith Urban's approach to his recent No. 1 single "Sweet Thing" a bit unusual.
The song was built around a drum loop, more akin to a Phil Collins '80s song than, say, a Waylon Jennings record. Its slightly offbeat genesis is part of what made it such an intriguing song for Keith.
"I w as looking forward to recording that song 'cause I wrote it with Monty Powell," Keith told Suzanne Alexander on the national radio show GAC Nights: Live From Nashville. "We record on these little shoebox recorders, you know, those little cassette tapes? I've got a whole bunch of those. I've always written with those. Finding cassette tape is tricky these days, but I've got a box and tons of 'em. So there's just sort of this drum machine loop and us playing and singing on it, and just from there, I felt like we had a song that would be a potential single."
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