Released 16 April 2012 Genre Country rock | Format Music download Label Capitol Nashville | |
Length 4:50 (album version)
3:43 (single version) Writer(s) Keith Urban
Monty Powell | ||
"For You" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It is included on Act of Valor: The Album, and plays over the closing credits to the film Act of Valor. It was released as a single in April 2012. The song was nominated at the 70th Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Song.
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History
The song is about the sacrifices made by soldiers. The single was certified Gold in the USA in early February 2013. Urban said in a statement (reported by The Boot) that he and Monty Powell were inspired to write the song after seeing Act of Valor, and that he "wanted to capture the essence of not only what these men and women do so extraordinarily, but how that relates to all of us." All proceeds from the single are donated to the Navy SEAL Foundation.
Critical reception
In his review of the album, Billy Dukes of Taste of Country wrote that the song "sets the tone and is especially powerful."
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B-, saying that Urban's voice was "typically sincere", although he called the production "overblown" and criticized the lyrics by saying "the opening reference to his wife and unborn child feel tacked on."
Music video
The video features Urban singing the song in a desert, with active soldiers around him. It was directed by Scott Waugh.