Polaroid (Keith Urban song)

Although Urban did not write the song himself, he felt connected to the concept of it after co-producer Joey Moi sent him the song to listen to it.[5] He stated that when he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, he and his band lived in a "rundown" house, and someone had given them a Polaroid camera which they used to take many pictures that were hung up on their wall. Urban said "the idea that this couple in this photograph who were at a party that they didn't really want to be at ... And then, all these years later, they're still together," was a "great lyric".[6]

Urban released a snippet of "Polaroid" on social media on the morning of Thursday, 23 April 2020, before officially releasing the full track at midnight the next day.[6]

Lars Brandle of Billboard described the song as a "rollicking guitar-driven pop number".[7] Joseph Hudak of Rolling Stone called the track a "breezy, evocative jam," also adding that it is one Urban's "more electronic-focused musical adventures".[2]

The official music video for "Polaroid" premiered on 24 April 2020, and was directed by Dano Cerny.[5] The video was filmed largely using motion control technology,[8] and is centred around a pool party that includes couples, a barbecue, and Urban himself with a guitar.[2] He remarked that he did not initially realize most of the couples in the video were real-life couples, and joked that he thought to himself "Man, they're really committed to this role".[9]

"Polaroid" peaked at number 2 on the TMN Country Hot 50 in Australia.[10] It also reached a peak of number 33 on the Hot Canadian Digital Songs chart.[11]

Digital download – single[12]

1. "Polaroid" – 2:30
2. "God Whispered Your Name" – 3:52

Adapted from The Speed of Now Part 1 liner notes.[13]

• Nathan Chapman – bass guitar
• Dave Cohen – keyboards
• Joey Moi – mixing, production, programming
• Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
• Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar
• Mark Trussell – programming
• Keith Urban – banjo, electric guitar, production, all vocals