‘It was really a special moment’: Miranda Lambert reveals she wrote Over You with ex-husband Blake Shelton to help him grieve his late brother
Miranda Lambert has revealed the inspiration behind her award-winning song Over You.
The song reached number one when it was released in 2012 and won the CMA Award and the ACM Award for Song of the Year.
Now, on the latest episode of Essentials Radio on Apple Music, Miranda, 37, revealed she wrote Over You with her ex-husband Blake Shelton, 44, in memory of his late brother.
Tribute: Miranda Lambert revealed she co-wrote her award-winning song Over You with her ex-husband Blake Shelton in memory of his late brother Richie (pictured in 2015)
Blake’s brother, Richie, tragically died in 1990 following a car crash when Blake was just 14-years-old. He was 24 at the time.
Explaining the story behind Over You, Miranda said: ‘My ex-husband, Blake, had lost a brother and it’s one of those moments where even if you’re married to someone, sometimes you find something new about them.
‘Dudes don’t open up about things but he started telling me about the experience of it all. And I was like, “Have you ever written about it?”
Heartbreaking: The singer said she encouraged her husband at the time to use the song as an outlet of grief (pictured earlier this month)
The songstress explained how Blake’s father used to say: “you don’t get over it, you just get used to it’.
She continued: ‘And I was like, “Well, could we write it? Do you want to try or is that invasive?”.’
Miranda went on to say she told Blake: ‘I would never try to write your story because I didn’t live it, but maybe I could help because I’m an outside perspective but I feel your pain talking to me right now.’
She added: ‘It was really a special moment and I’m so glad we shared that song and that it helped his family heal, to have that together.’
Lyrics for the song include: ‘But you went away/ How dare you?/ I’ll miss you/ They say I’ll be okay/ But I’m not going to ever get over you.’
Loved-up: Miranda went on to marry NYPD Officer Brendan McLoughlin in 2019
The couple announced they were divorcing in July 2015, after four years of marriage.
Miranda went on to marry NYPD Officer Brendan McLoughlin in 2019, while Blake found love with Gwen Stefani.
The couple announced their engagement last October, after five years of dating.
Sweet: Meanwhile Blake has found love with Gwen Stefani and last year popped the question after five years of dating (pictured in 2016)