I distinctly remember hearing this song for the first time and not believing this was Lindsay Lohan!

More recently, I looked up who wrote it and found two superstars behind it, specifically Greg Wells and Kara DioGuardi.
BTW, if you don’t know these two, do yourself a favor, and look ‘em up!

I’ve always been convinced that there was something magical going on in the chord progression, specifically the key mod.

Here’s the magic: the verse is in the key of C# minor/E major while the chorus is in the key of G# minor/B major, a perfect 5th away! While Gary Allan (“watching airplanes”) went with the perfect 4th mod, the perfect 5th still gives a smooth transition from verse to chorus, while giving a huge emotional lift, or page turn.

And note the end of the chorus steps right back to C# minor/E major.

Nice work Greg and Kara! (I write that as though they’ll ever read this, or that they care!)

See you next time!

Jason