Pray for You (The Swon Brothers song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Pray for You
| cover = PrayforYou.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Swon Brothers
| album = The Swon Brothers
| released = {{start date|2014|11|3}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=54}}
| label = Arista Nashville
| writer = Jessi Alexander
Tommy Lee James
Eric Paslay
| producer = Mark Bright
The Swon Brothers
| prev_title = Later On
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Don't Call Me
| next_year = 2017
}}
"Pray for You" is a song recorded by American country music duo The Swon Brothers for their self-titled debut album (2014). The song was written by Jessi Alexander, Tommy Lee James, and Eric Paslay, and was produced by Mark Bright and The Swon Brothers. It was first released to digital retailers September 23, 2014 as the first promotional single off the album, and was subsequently serviced to American country radio on November 3, 2014, as the album's second official single.{{cite web|title=Amazon.com: Pray for You: The Swon Brothers: MP3 Downloads|url=https://www.amazon.com/Pray-for-You/dp/B00NHQE5H8|accessdate=3 January 2015}}{{cite web|title=Future Releases for Country Radio Stations|url=http://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases|publisher=All Access Media Group|accessdate=February 22, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007231535/http://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases|url-status=live|archivedate=October 7, 2014}}
Critical reception
Carrie Horton at Taste of Country praised the song for being a "solid, if not ground-breaking" follow-up to "Later On". In particular, Horton complimented the balancing of the lyrics' mature message with the more upbeat production, writing: "The drums are heavy, the guitars are swaggering and the vocal performances from Zach and Colton Swon are layered and just edgy enough to add complexity and a bit of good fun to a somewhat serious song."{{cite web|last1=Horton|first1=Carrie|title=The Swon Brothers, 'Pray for You' [Listen]|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/the-swon-brothers-pray-for-you/|website=Taste of Country|publisher=Townsquare Media|accessdate=3 January 2015|date=December 15, 2014}}
Music video
The music video was directed by David Poag and premiered in February 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/the-swon-brothers/1167869/pray-for-you.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220125750/http://www.cmt.com/videos/the-swon-brothers/1167869/pray-for-you.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 20, 2015|title=CMT : Videos : The Swon Brothers : Pray for You|publisher=Country Music Television|accessdate=February 20, 2015}}
Chart performance
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! Chart (2014–15) ! Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|43|artist=The Swon Brothers|accessdate=3 January 2015}} |
Release history
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! scope="col"| Country ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"| United Kingdom
| rowspan="2"| September 23, 2014 | rowspan="2"| Digital download | rowspan="3"| Arista Nashville | {{cite web|title=Pray for You: The Swon Brothers: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pray-for-You/dp/B00NIHFGT2|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|accessdate=3 January 2015}} |
|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States |
| November 3, 2014
| Country radio |