God Gave Me You - wikipedia God Gave Me You This article is about the 2010 Dave Barnes song. For the 1964 song, see Ike and Tina Turner. For the 1969 song, see Frijid Pink. For the 1999 song, see God Gave Me You ( Bryan White song ). `` God Gave Me You '' Single by Dave Barnes from the album What We Want, What We Get Released January 26, 2010 Format CD single Genre CCM Length 3 : 48 Label Razor & Tie Songwriter ( s ) Dave Barnes Producer ( s ) Dave Barnes Ed Cash Dave Barnes singles chronology `` Loving You, Loving Me '' ( 2009 ) `` God Gave Me You '' ( 2010 ) `` Little Lies '' ( 2010 ) `` Loving You, Loving Me '' ( 2009 ) `` God Gave Me You '' ( 2010 ) `` Little Lies '' ( 2010 ) `` God Gave Me You '' is a song written and originally recorded by American contemporary Christian music singer Dave Barnes. It was released in January 2010 as the lead single from the album, What We Want, What We Get. Contents 1 History 2 Music video 3 Chart positions 4 Blake Shelton version 4.1 Critical reception 4.2 Music video 4.3 Chart performance 4.4 Year - end charts 4.5 Certifications 5 References 6 External links History Barnes wrote the song after the title came to him while he was walking through London, England. He told Country Weekly that `` the lyrics just flowed together with the melody '' when he wrote it. Barnes also said that he was inspired by his wife, Annie, who supported him `` through all the ups and downs of an artist 's career. '' After releasing it, he said that he received mail from fans who said that the song 's message `` saved marriages or became a theme for a couple 's relationship. '' Music video Barnes ' version features a music video directed by Joey Boukadakis. Chart positions Chart ( 2010 ) Peak position US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 21 US Christian Songs ( Billboard ) 13 Blake Shelton version `` God Gave Me You '' Single by Blake Shelton from the album Red River Blue Released July 25, 2011 Format CD single digital download Genre Country Length 3 : 49 Label Warner Bros. Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Dave Barnes Producer ( s ) Scott Hendricks Blake Shelton singles chronology `` Honey Bee '' ( 2011 ) `` God Gave Me You '' ( 2011 ) `` Drink on It '' ( 2012 ) `` Honey Bee '' ( 2011 ) `` God Gave Me You '' ( 2011 ) `` Drink on It '' ( 2012 ) In 2011, country music singer Blake Shelton covered the song for his album Red River Blue. It was released in July 2011 as the second single from this album. Shelton heard Barnes ' version of the song on a contemporary Christian station, and said that it inspired him to propose to then - girlfriend Miranda Lambert ( now ex-wife ) ; the music video included footage from Lambert the night before their wedding. On November 30, the song received a nomination in 54th Grammy Awards for Best Country Song. Critical reception Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly called the song `` the romantic zenith of the album ''. Rolling Stone reviewer Will Hermes said that it was a `` spirited cover '' that `` makes the most of its big, sculpted hooks ''. Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine was less favorable, saying in his review of the album, `` His weakness for overwrought, schmaltzy pop ballads rears its head on second single ' God Gave Me You, ' which sounds like something Bryan Adams or Foreigner would have recorded 20 years ago. '' Similarly, Melissa Mairz of Entertainment Weekly thought that it was a `` schmaltzy power ballad ''. Engine 145 writer Karlie Justus gave it a thumbs - down, with her review saying that Shelton 's `` honest, vibrant vocal performance is nearly canceled out by a tinny instrumental mix of anonymous background vocals and a looping drum beat ''. Music video The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered in September 2011. It features Blake and his band performing the song in a dark tunnel, with a video screen playing in the background. It also shows 3 different scenarios that end in happiness and joy : a waitress returning home to her daughter after a tough and rainy work day, a student on his first day of high school meeting a female classmate in class for the first time, and an ambulance driver saving a woman 's life after an accident. Before the song begins and at the end of the video, footage of Blake 's then - fiance Miranda Lambert is shown, and she goes on to say how proud she is to be his wife and best friend. Blake said at the time, `` That footage made the video. If that footage was n't there, there would be no video. '' Due to Blake & Miranda 's 2015 divorce, CMT took the video out of rotation ( which it also did with his `` Doin ' What She Likes '' video, which features a phone conversation between Blake & Miranda ), and GAC starts the video when the song starts, and ends it right before Miranda 's final words to Blake. Chart performance `` God Gave Me You '' debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of July 23, 2011, and it debuted at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of July 11, 2011. On the chart dated October 29, 2011, `` God Gave Me You '' became Shelton 's fifth consecutive Number One single and his tenth overall. It has sold 2,514,000 copies in the United States as of November 2014. Chart ( 2011 -- 12 ) Peak position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 38 US Billboard Hot 100 22 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 29 Year - end charts Chart ( 2011 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 18 US Billboard Hot 100 94 Chart ( 2012 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 92 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) 3 × Platinum 2,514,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Preceded by `` Long Hot Summer '' by Keith Urban Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one single October 29 -- November 12, 2011 Succeeded by `` Crazy Girl '' by Eli Young Band References Jump up ^ Leahey, Andrew. `` What We Want, What We Get ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 31 July 2011. ^ Jump up to : Dunham, Nancy ( 31 October 2011 ). `` Behind the Song : London Calling ''. Country Weekly. 18 ( 45 ) : 16 -- 17. ISSN 1074 - 3235. Jump up ^ `` Fresh New Music : May 2010 ''. VH1.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2011. Jump up ^ `` Dave Barnes -- Chart history '' Billboard Adult Contemporary for Dave Barnes. Jump up ^ `` Dave Barnes Album & Song Chart History ''. Billboard Christian Songs for Dave Barnes. Prometheus Global Media. Jump up ^ Phillips, Jessica. `` Red River Blue by Blake Shelton ''. Country Weekly. Retrieved July 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Red River Blue review ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 19, 2011. Jump up ^ Keefe, Jonathan ( July 11, 2011 ), `` Blake Shelton : Red River Blue '', Slant Magazine, retrieved July 12, 2011 Jump up ^ `` Red River Blue review ''. Entertainment Weekly. July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011. Jump up ^ Justus, Karlie ( 8 August 2011 ). `` Blake Shelton -- `` God Gave Me You '' ``. Engine 145. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011. ^ Jump up to : Matt Bjorke ( December 10, 2014 ). `` Country Music 's Top 30 Digital Singles : December 3, 2014 ''. Roughstock. Sales figures given here Jump up ^ `` Blake Shelton -- Chart history '' Canadian Hot 100 for Blake Shelton. Retrieved August 18, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Blake Shelton -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Blake Shelton. Retrieved April 14, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Blake Shelton -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Blake Shelton. Retrieved April 14, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Blake Shelton -- Chart history '' Billboard Adult Contemporary for Blake Shelton. Retrieved March 5, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2011 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2011 : Hot 100 Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved 2011 - 12 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2012 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Blake Shelton -- God Gave Me You ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 11, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Blake Shelton Studio albums Blake Shelton ( 2001 ) The Dreamer ( 2003 ) Blake Shelton 's Barn & Grill ( 2004 ) Pure BS ( 2007 ) Startin ' Fires ( 2008 ) Red River Blue ( 2011 ) Based on a True Story... ( 2013 ) Bringing Back the Sunshine ( 2014 ) If I 'm Honest ( 2016 ) Christmas albums Cheers, It 's Christmas ( 2012 ) Extended plays Hillbilly Bone ( 2010 ) All About Tonight ( 2010 ) Compilations Loaded : The Best of Blake Shelton ( 2010 ) Reloaded : 20 # 1 Hits ( 2015 ) Notable singles `` Austin '' `` All Over Me '' `` Ol ' Red '' `` The Baby '' `` Heavy Liftin ' '' `` Playboys of the Southwestern World '' `` Some Beach '' `` Goodbye Time '' `` Nobody but Me '' `` Do n't Make Me '' `` The More I Drink '' `` Home '' `` She Would n't Be Gone '' `` I 'll Just Hold On '' `` Hillbilly Bone '' ( with Trace Adkins ) `` All About Tonight '' `` Who Are You When I 'm Not Looking '' `` Honey Bee '' `` God Gave Me You '' `` Drink on It '' `` Over '' `` Sure Be Cool If You Did '' `` Boys ' Round Here '' ( with Pistol Annies and Friends ) `` Mine Would Be You '' `` Doin ' What She Likes '' `` My Eyes '' ( with Gwen Sebastian ) `` Neon Light '' `` Lonely Tonight '' ( with Ashley Monroe ) `` Sangria '' `` Gonna '' `` Came Here to Forget '' `` Savior 's Shadow '' `` She 's Got a Way with Words '' `` A Guy with a Girl '' `` Every Time I Hear That Song '' `` I 'll Name the Dogs '' Guest singles `` The Truth About Men '' ( with Tracy Byrd, Andy Griggs and Montgomery Gentry ) `` Just a Fool '' ( with Christina Aguilera ) `` Medicine '' ( with Shakira ) Related topics Discography `` Friends '' Ten Times Crazier Tour Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=God_Gave_Me_You&oldid=806195864 '' Categories : 2010 singles 2011 singles 2010 songs Dave Barnes songs Blake Shelton songs Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks Music videos directed by Trey Fanjoy Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Country ballads Warner Bros. 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Question: who is the original singer of god gave me you
Answer: American contemporary Christian music singer Dave Barnes