Keith Urban’s newest music video for his single "Wild Hearts" recreates his journey to the top of the country music industry.
At the beginning of the clip, Urban presses play on a tape in a boom box, an image that he says is a throwback to his early days as a musician.
MORE: Keith Urban recalls life-changing moment involving his dad and Johnny Cash"It represents the beginning, when I had no band, and I just played to a couple of people," the singer explained in a press release, adding, "I wanted to create the feeling of the journey I’ve been on from day one -- hoping that one day I’d be playing live in front of as many people as can be jammed into a concert hall.
As the video continues, the singer's career starts to ascend -- literally. "The building I’m playing on starts rising higher, as the audience grows," he said. "All of this leading to a starry sky becoming a sea of camera phones in the air -- a phenomenal sight to see from any stage.”
MORE: Keith Urban reveals how he knew Nicole Kidman was 'the one'"Wild Hearts" arrived in 2021, the first taste of new music from Urban since the release of his "The Speed of Now Part 1" album in 2020.
This spring, Urban will head out on his The Speed of Now World Tour, which kicks off in late April with seven shows in the U.K.