He subsequently cut a solo version of it while he was still an independent artist, and he recorded a duet version in which Morris sang the bridge, but they never released it.
Hurd happened to call Addington again on a day the song had gone off hold, and he scooped it up for himself that afternoon. Numerous acts placed holds on “Chasing” but never did anything with it. Hurd loved the track so much that he helped Addington get his second publishing deal mostly on the strength of that song. Hurd, meanwhile, heard it when Addington played it live the first time, and he frequently asked about its availability. Urban cut “Chasing” but never released it. Maren Morris Wants Country Music to Support Black Artists Who 'Don't Feel Like the Door Is Open for… It sounds more radio the way they did it.” “But I will say, though, what they did completely worked. “I’ve had to relearn the song,” notes Flowers. Hurd and Morris made the same alteration. Flowers had it beginning a half beat after the start of the measure, but Urban launched the riff one-and-a-half beats before the downbeat. Urban was also the first to change the placement of the riff. Instead, Urban put it on hold, then wrote a bridge with the thought of turning the song into a duet, perhaps with P!nk as a vocal partner. Flowers just wanted feedback on the song and his ultra-simple demo. “We didn’t want to over-songwrite the thing.” “I remember us talking about this,” says Addington. On the way there, the chorus brushed with other references to movement - “Till you walk back out of my life,” “Leave me standing,” “The love you were running from” - though it’s subtle enough that the casual listener won’t be overwhelmed by the wordplay as it advances to the chase. The “Chasing After You” title emerged only as they reached the final line in that chorus. The verses followed the same melodic contour as the signature riff, and the chorus changed the phrasing just enough to create separation between the stanzas. Maren Morris and John Mayer Perform 'The Bones' at 2021 Grammy AwardsĪddington offered the first line, “You come over when your wine’s all gone,” and the song flowed from there during the course of the next hour. Like, you know, ‘I just guess I love chasing after you.’ “ “We just could not figure it out, and that’s what that was about. “That moment in our relationship was kind of tumultuous,” recalls Flowers. The story mirrored the real-life place that Flowers found himself in with his then-girlfriend, who has since become his wife. Since they had never met before, the two writers took an hour or two to get acquainted, then buckled down on a song about two people who can’t quite commit to each other, but can’t quite let go, either. Whatever that is, we got to write that,’ ” remembers Addington. “I pretty much busted through like the Kool-Aid Man and said, ‘Hey, I’m Brinley. Addington heard it roll out as he climbed the stairs, and it provided an immediate focus to the appointment. Flowers, who plays bass in Keith Urban‘s band, eased into the riff just before his first co-write with Brinley Addington at Combustion Music on Music Row on Oct. 17, 2014. The guitar line itself is where “Chasing After You” started, though it was songwriter Jerry Flowers (“House Party,” “A Little More Summertime”) who originated it. That’s kind of where the tone scape began.”
“That was my attempt to create something that sounded kind of gritty and unpolished, but yet clean and professional. “Ryan likes kind of a rock’n’roll edge while hiding in the facade of clean, if that makes sense,” says guitarist Teddy Reimer, who played the part on the single. Tension, rather than comfort, is at the heart of “Chasing After You.” Much of it revolves around a haunting signature riff tipped with a hint of Eastern tonalities, delivered by a gritty guitar that sounds as if it’s being played in an empty Holiday Inn lounge just before opening. “We had a physical therapist on site trying to get me to feel comfortable.” “I threw out my back the night before for the first time in my entire life, so I was just trying to move,” recalls Hurd. It wasn’t quite as sexy to shoot as it is to watch. Director TK McKamy‘s video for Ryan Hurd‘s duet with Maren Morris, “Chasing After You,” is so romantic and steamy that it’s easy for a viewer to feel like a voyeur.