Once upon a time,Blake SheltonandMiranda Lambertwere the sweetheart couple of country music.
The two met all the way back in 2005 when CMT paired them for the 100 Greatest Duets Concert.
They sang “You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma” for the special (viaPop Culture).
Shelton was still married at the time, but there was definite chemistry between them.
“I was a married guy, you know?
Looking back on that, I was falling in love with her, right there on stage.”
They wouldn’t cross paths again until after his divorce in 2006.
The two, who weren’t just spouses but musical collaborators, divorced in 2015 (viaE!
By the time the news went public, it was already a done deal.
“Even if we knew of rumblings and rumors starting to come out, they would just be that.
By the time anybody knew anything, it was over.
It was done.”
Lambert recently appeared onEssentials Radioon Apple Music, where she discussed the stories behind some of her biggest hits.
When the song came up, she looked back at that process with Shelton.
And I was like, ‘Have you ever written about it?'"
You just get used to it,'" she continued.
“And I was like, ‘Well, could we write it?
Do you want to try, or is that invasive?’
You don’t know how to … “Later he said, ‘I think it’s better if you record it.
Lambert told the magazine.
In 2021, the song reached a new milestone.
