"Sky Stays This Blue" is a song written by
Ross Copperman
Ross Copperman (born October 1, 1982) is a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter and producer with 29 number one radio hits. After his experience as an artist in the UK, Copperman discovered his talent for writing and producing country mus ...
,
Ashley Gorley
Ashley Glenn Gorley (born April 29, 1977) is an American songwriter, publisher, and producer from Danville, Kentucky, who is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Gorley has written 60 number 1 songs and has over 300 songs recorded by artists including ...
, and
Josh Osborne
Josh Osborne (born c. 1980) is an American songwriter with several number-one singles to his credit.
Early life
Josh Osborne was born in Pike County, Kentucky, and raised in Virgie, Kentucky. Osborne grew up on US 23, renamed Country Music High ...
and recorded by Canadian
country
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singer
Dallas Smith
Dallas Hendry Smith (born December 4, 1977) is a Canadian singer and songwriter, who performs both as a solo country music artist and as lead singer for the hard rock band Default. He is currently signed to Big Loud Records. Smith is the curre ...
for his third studio album, ''
Side Effects
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'' (2016). It was released to Canadian country radio May 16, 2017 through
604 Records
604 Records (stylized as VIOIV Records) is a music production company. It is named after area code 604 of the Lower Mainland, where the company's offices are located.
History
The company was co-founded by Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger and ...
as the album's fifth single. An accompanying video featuring Smith's daughter premiered on
Father's Day
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2017.
Commercial performance
"Sky Stays This Blue" debuted at number 41 on the
Canada Country
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chart dated June 3, 2017.
It earned Smith his record-extending sixteenth consecutive top ten single in its sixth week. The song has since peaked at number one on the chart dated August 26, 2017.
This ascension made Smith the first Canadian male artist to earn four number one country singles, the first Canadian male artist to generate three number one country singles from one album (following "
Autograph
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" and "
Side Effects
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"), and the first Canadian country artist to post three consecutive number one country singles.
Music video
The music video for "Sky Stays This Blue" was directed by
Stephano Barberis
Stephano Barberis (born Stephen Barberis in Kitimat, British Columbia) is a Canadian music video director. By Autumn of 2022, Barberis has received 45 'Director Of The Year' and 'Video Of The Year' Awards, including a Leo Award, 21 consecutive BC ...
and stars Smith's three-year-old daughter Vayda. It was released June 18, 2017 as a
Father's Day
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dedication to his children.
Smith chose Barberis to direct the video as, in addition to having collaborated on nine of his previous videos, Barberis is Vayda's godfather.
The video was promoted the week before its release via Smith's social media.
Charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2016 songs
2017 singles
Dallas Smith songs
604 Records singles
Songs written by Ross Copperman
Songs written by Ashley Gorley
Songs written by Josh Osborne
Song recordings produced by Joey Moi
Music videos directed by Stephano Barberis