"Pride" is a song by American country music singer Sara Evans. It was released on March 21, 2024, as the lead single to her eleventh studio album, Unbroke. Evans co-wrote the track with Madi Diaz and Sean McConnell, and co-produced it with Jeff Trott.
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| Single by Sara Evans | ||||
| from the album Unbroke | ||||
| Released | March 21, 2024 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
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Content
editSara Evans wrote "Pride" with Madi Diaz and Sean McConnell. It marked her first release via a partnership with Melody Place Records and the singer's own Born to Fly imprint.[1] Evans describes the song as the "centerpiece" for Unbroke, an album that chronicles recent events in her personal life from the beginning of spousal abuse to the reconciliation of her marriage and the couple restarting their lives together, as it "details the early days of the couple's relationship turmoil".[2][3] It was written shortly after a January 2022 altercation with her husband Jay Barker, whom she had been separated from since April 2021 and had filed for divorce from in August 2021.[4][5]
In a March 2024 interview, Evans stated that the couple had reconciled and are now living together again.[6] As a result, Evans contemplated changing the perspective of "Pride" from first-person to third-person following the couple's reconciliation, but Barker encouraged her to keep the song as is because it was her story to tell.[7]
Music video
editThe music video for "Pride" premiered on March 27, 2024, and stars Evans' daughter Audrey Evans.[8]
Chart performance
edit"Pride" debuted at number 60 on the Billboard Canada Country chart dated April 13, 2024, becoming Evans' first single to chart there since "Slow Me Down".
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country (Billboard)[9] | 60 |
References
edit- ^ Lorie Hollabaugh (June 29, 2023). "Sara Evans Signs With Melody Place Records". Music Row. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Cindy Watts (March 22, 2024). "Sara Evans Reconciles with Husband, hares Story of Abuse, Recovery on New Podcast and Through New Music". CMT. Archived from the original on March 23, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Jessica Nicholson (March 21, 2024). "Sara Evans Discusses Reuniting with Husband Jay Barker, Writing an Album About Their Troubled Relationship: 'The Story Is Mine to Tell'". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Dukes, Billy (January 16, 2022). "Sara Evans' Husband Jay Barker Arrested After Reportedly Trying to Hit Her With His Vehicle". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Steen, Jason (January 16, 2022). "Sara Evans Filed for Divorce Prior to Jay Barker's Arrest for Attempting to Run Over Her with a Vehicle". Scoop Nashville. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ DeSantis, Rachel (March 22, 2024). "Why Sara Evans Is Asking for 'Benefit of the Doubt' After Reconciling with Husband: 'People Are Going to Be Mad' (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Rachel DeSantis (March 22, 2024). "Why Sara Evans Is Asking for 'Benefit of the Doubt' After Reconciling with Husband: 'People Are Going to Be Mad' (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Rachel DeSantis (March 27, 2024). "Sara Evans Recruits Daughter Audrey for Powerful New 'Pride' Music Video — Watch Now! (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "Sara Evans Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2014.