![]() So I was like, ‘Who is Maren Morris?’ ” “She sounds really good.” “The rhythm is so interesting. And it’s just, like, so grateful that he didn’t give up.” “I didn’t really know about all the drama of finding a vocalist.” “I had never heard her music until I heard her demo. ![]() But I’m looking for somebody to do it better.” “There’s been months where, like, we almost gave up because nobody could sing it properly.” “He kept cutting vocals and comping and flying to go see the artists. Which is something that ended up taking, as you know, quite a long time.” “It’s not very often that that many high-level artists cut a song.” “I’m looking for somebody to sing it with the same intention as Sarah sang it. So we start working on it together, and everybody started loving it. But you never hear it in songs.” “We had something that we like, but it wasn’t, like, absolutely perfect.” “So they played it for me and were like, ‘What do you think?’ I felt, if done right, this could be huge smash. We were instantly, like, ‘We’re definitely going to try a version of this.’ ” “We are, like, obsessed with these, like, cinematic sound samples that we have.” “Yeah, that’s like a medieval ax whipping noise.” “Everyone watches ‘Game of Thrones,’ or whatever. But there’s a few writers where we really love basically everything they do. Let me know what you guys think.’ That was literally the first thing we heard.” “All three of us literally just screamed with excitement.” And when you heard that, I mean, it sounds crass, but, like, do you see dollar signs? “I mean, it’s hard sometimes in the room, you write songs so much, but it definitely felt special.” “So we get sent a lot of demos. She actually is.” “I only really put the voice memo on if I think I’m getting something good.” “She just wrote for 10 minutes and she’s like: ‘I’m going to go in the booth and let me sing it. I sit in the back and I’m like, ‘Cool.’ ” “Is she on Instagram? Is she on Twitter? Or is she writing? But she’s writing. Let’s save it for tomorrow with Sarah.” “I’m this guy. And there was this sound.” “We were kind of like, you know, this feels really special. I’m so bad at singing in front of people.” So do you remember the first session that you guys had where you worked on “The Middle”? “The day before the session, we were kind of just going through ideas. I feel like that’s my quota of singing for the day. How’s it going?” “I know we meant all good intentions. “It’s shocking how much time into one song was put from so many different people.” “A year of work, 15 different vocalists, everyone getting the song to sound as good as everyone knew it could be.” “Hey.” “Hey.” “Hey. * Sean and Sue break up a bunch of times, but eventually get married in an outdoor ceremony officiated by - who else? - Reverend Tim Tom.Transcript Watch How a Pop Hit Is Made Using voice memos, demos, texts and interviews, we reconstruct the wild ride of how Zedd, Maren Morris and a 23-year-old songwriter turned a few chords into an enormous hit, “The Middle.” (I’d like to think he winds up with Cindy.) Not only does Brick sport a magnificent beard, but he’s also wearing a wedding ring. * Brick grows up to become a successful author, penning a series of novels about a quirky young man who gets sucked into his magical microfiche machine and travels through time with his trusty backpack. * Axl eventually moves back to Orson, where he and Lexie settle down and have three children: all boys who are just like Axl. We’re then treated to a series of flash-forwards, revealing where all the Heck kids wind up: Afterwards, they return to the car and continue towards Denver, but forget the blue snack bag on the side of the road. It’s the end of an era, and it’s never gonna be the same again.” As she tries (and fails) to fight back tears, Mike smiles and says, “That’s the way it’s supposed to be.” They all go in for a group hug, then promise Frankie that they’ll always remain on the same data plan. Axl’s leaving, Sue’s gonna take some hotel job, Brick will be sealed up in his room reading, and Dad will blow up and I’ll find out from some grief counselor. The five of us are never going to be together like this again. “I tried to be cool so that you’d come back and visit… but you know what? I’m not cool. She tells Mike to pull over and gets out of the car. Axl suggests that his folks take him off the family plan to lower the cost of their bill, which winds up being the thing that makes Frankie snap. The kids are in the backseat, burning through phone data, and the ‘rents remind them that they can’t afford to go over their limits. Afterwards, the Hecks get back on the road.
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