Dolly Parton joins King & Country for "Only God knows"

Dolly Parton lends her voice to a powerful song. The country legend has teamed up with the Christian duo For King & Country for a collaboration on their hit song, "God Only Knows".

Released on the radio in January 2019, the song reached the top spot Display panel Christian Airplay and Christian AC reached the highest ranks Display panel Table of Christian songs. In the collaborative video, Parton and the duo each act like guardian angels, singing troubled versions of themselves.

Joel Smallbone plays an addict with a blind rage, while Luke Smallbone is confined to a hospital room due to a debilitating illness. Parton's alter ego is a prostitute, the singer watches over her as she sits solemnly on a motel bed.

"God only knows what you have lived / only God knows what they say about you / only God knows how it kills you / But there is a kind of love that only God knows, "the three sing in harmony, Parton's voice adding even more power and grace to the meaningful words." The video culminates as the three singers clasp their hands and sing as the camera revolves around them with a single bright projector above.

In an interview with the Tennessean, the duo are interested in collaborating with the icon after watching his movie Netflix, Dumplin & # 39; Their decision to reach out to Parton with the idea of ​​collaboration was fortuitous, Parton having recently expressed the wish to work on more "confessional" projects.

"It was as if God had spoken. I thought a lot of people had all their problems … I just felt like this song was about everything people were struggling with, "says Parton. There is so much peace, love and sweetness about it, and I really think this song says hear now.

"When you hear him sing the song, few people are able to do it, which is important to him," says Luke Smallbone about the Parton show.

It was recently announced that Parton will partner with Carrie Underwood and Reba McEntire to co-host the 2019 CMA Awards, broadcast live from Nashville on November 13th.