Their single, “Remind Me,” is Top 5 and climbing the charts, and Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood have clearly struck a chord with the song, which has already been certified Gold! Carrie and Brad shared some thoughts with us about the song, which Brad says found its inspiration in the way that some artists create lyrics in which they’re portraying characters…and Brad accidentally created a character of his own, with a nod to the great Conway Twitty, as he told this story about “Remind Me.” (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• “Remind Me” is the newest blockbuster from Brad’s album, This Is Country Music, featuring the hit title track, as well as the chart-topping “Old Alabama,” featuring Alabama.
• Have you seen the music video for “Remind Me”? In addition to CMT and GAC, as well as Brad and Carrie’s websites, you can also see it on VEVO, right here. And you can get your own copy of the video — available online now, .
• You can also see some behind-the-scenes footage from the “Remind Me” video by following this link on YouTube!
• Catch Brad on the road now with his H2O 2: Wetter & Wilder World Tour! Look for upcoming dates at BradPaisley.com! And in the “WOW!” category…Brad’s tour played to more than 100,000 fans at three shows this past weekend as the tour rolled through Detroit Lakes, Minnesota; Chicago, Illinois; and Columbus, Ohio! The tour is online at Facebook.com/BradPaisleysWaterWorld, as well at on Twitter @BPWaterWorld with day-of-show updates, as well as cool contests — check it out!

  Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood talk about how Brad came around to the concept of their smash single, “Remind Me.” (:55)
Brad: “We got the idea from this based on I’m kind of jealous of the way that Kanye or Eminem or…they can take somebody and say, ‘Here’s what I want you to say.’ And they’re a character…”
Carrie: “Mm-hmm.”
Brad: “…in the song. And we don’t…I don’t think we do enough of that kind of creativity in country music, so…but they used to. I mean, Conway and Loretta, their songs were like this.”
Carrie: “Mm-hmm.”
Brad: “‘You’re the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly’ is a fantastic example of two people kind of…or ‘Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man,’ which we’ve sung. It’s like (singing), ‘Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da’ — Kanye: ‘too bad alligator.’ Kanye! Kanye…Twitty!”
Carrie: “I don’t think he ever sang that!”
Brad: (laughs) “Kanye Twitty…”
Carrie: “That’s awesome.”
Brad: “…says at that point, ‘too bad alligator, you swim too slow,’ and then they tune it. They use that tune…”
Carrie: “We’ll have to remember that for CMAs.”
Brad: “Kanye Twitty.”
Carrie: “Kanye Twitty.”
Brad: “Absolutely.”

  Brad Paisley sings Carrie Underwood’s praises over their hit song, “Remind Me.” (:38)
Carrie: “It’s not a typical duet either. It’s not like…”
Brad: “No…”
Carrie: “…he sings a verse, and then I come in and sing a verse. And then…”
Brad: “Right…”
Carrie: “…I kind of interject in the middle of the chorus, which is nice. It’s refreshing.”
Brad: “It is. Yeah.”
Carrie: “It’s not your formula duet.”
Brad: “You don’t expect your voice. You’re not expecting to hear this awesome departure from the mediocre singer you’ve gotten used to for a verse and part of a chorus. You hear this person who is the best…”
Carrie: “He doesn’t give himself enough credit.”
Brad: “I’m not kidding. You hear this person who is the best we have come in and lift this song to a height that you didn’t think it was about to reach, and it’s great.”