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An \u2018Impromptu\u2019 Taylor Swift Rendition Led Dan + Shay to Release a \u2018Back to December\u2019 Cover<\/h3>\n
The duo called the ballad “one of our favorite songs of all time”<\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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Dan + Shay\u00a0are accepting their Swiftie fate, and dropping a cover of a\u00a0Speak Now\u00a0favorite! Over the weekend, the country duo released their rendition of\u00a0Taylor Swift\u2018s \u201cBack to December,\u201d<\/em> weeks after sharing a clip of them performing the song during a soundcheck.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat started as an impromptu soundcheck cover of one of our favorite @taylorswift songs turned into the quickest recording-to-release turnaround in our almost 13 year career,\u201d the band\u00a0wrote\u00a0in an Instagram post. \u201cHuge thanks to our fans who encouraged us to get in the studio and make a full version, and to everyone on our team who worked like crazy to help us make it happen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The pair asked fans for their help in \u201cspreading the word\u201d about the song, sharing that they didn\u2019t have time for a proper rollout, but were very excited to release the recording (which arrived just in time for Swift\u2019s\u00a0The Life of a Showgirl\u00a0buzz).<\/p>\n

\u201cBack To December + fall weather go together like 2026 + a @danandshay world tour,\u201d<\/em> joked Dan Smyers in an Instagram comment on Monday, teasing that they may perform the cover on the road.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, the duo shared a clip of the two of them playing a small snippet of the song, which immediately gained traction from fans. \u201cSuch a great song,\u201d<\/em> Smyers and Shay Mooney wrote on Instagram at the time.<\/p>\n

They later posted a video on their way to record the \u201cBack To December\u201d<\/em> cover, calling it \u201cone of our favorite songs of all time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new musical offering is the band\u2019s first release since their\u00a0It\u2019s Officially Christmas<\/em>\u00a0double album, which dropped last year. The duo\u2019s last non-holiday record arrived in 2023,\u00a0Bigger Houses<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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