History Trivia / KeithUrban

* GenreAdultery: "The Fighter" is full-blown SynthPop.

* ProductPlacement: "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" not only mentions the titular tractor, but also Pepsi, which Urban promoted in a series of Pepsi-sponsored concerts between 2013 and 2015 (the song was released in 2016). [[note]] Texaco, Chevrolet, and ''Series/Superman'' are mentioned, too. [[/note]]

* ProductPlacement: "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" not only mentions the titular tractor, but also Pepsi, which Urban promoted in a series of Pepsi-sponsored concerts between 2013 and 2015 (the song was released in 2016).

* NamesTheSame: He recorded two different songs both titled "Without You" one on his obscure 1991 Australian debut, and the other from his 2011 album ''Get Closer''.

* UnderminedByReality: "Coming Home" was criticized for this-its message about escaping hectic city life for the simplicity of the countryside clashes heavily with its hip-hop-esque drum machine-driven sound.

* QuoteSource: SexyShirtSwitch

* CreatorBreakdown / CreatorRecovery: Having just come out of rehab before ''Golden Road'', Urban shows a great deal of optimism on that album, especially in the upbeat lead single "Somebody Like You" which contains such optimistic lyrics as "It sure feels good to finally feel the way I do." ''Be Here'' and ''Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing'' continue with the optimsm, but also show the demons creeping back in on tracks like "Tonight I Wanna Cry". After another trip to rehab and his marriage to Creator/NicoleKidman, he has taken refuge mostly in uptempos about how happy he is to be in love, with the second recovery taking place around ''Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing''.

* ThrowItIn: "Little Bit of Everything" is a double example. The "stuttering" ukulele part was thrown in by Nathan Chapman due to the demo track also using a ukulele, and it was chopped up at Urban's request to mix it up a little. Also, the bass line is played on a synth because the first two bassists that they contacted were unavailable, and even though Urban can also play bass, Chapman suggested using a synth instead. The latter doubles as a SerendipityWritesThePlot.

* UnderminedByReality: "Coming Home" was criticized for this-its message about escaping hectic city life for the simplicity of the countryside clashes heavily with its hip-hop-esque drum-machine-driven sound.

* CreatorBreakdown: Having just come out of rehab before ''Golden Road'', Urban shows a great deal of optimism on that album. ''Be Here'' and ''Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing'' continue with the optimsm, but also show the demons creeping back in on tracks like "Tonight I Wanna Cry". After another trip to rehab and his marriage to Creator/NicoleKidman, he has taken refuge mostly in uptempos about how happy he is to be in love.

** Conversely, his longest-lasting #1 hit at country is not "Somebody Like You" or "Making Memories of Us", but rather the far less-remembered "Better Life". This is because the latter benefited greatly from a very weak chart -- lots of bigger hits had cleared out behind it, and no immediate competition was behind it to dethrone it.

* ChartDisplacement: On the country charts, "Stupid Boy" and "Cop Car" remain among his most popular despite reaching only #3 and #8 respectively. On the Hot 100, his highest peak is "Kiss a Girl", a long-forgotten single whose high ranking was due entirely to a one-week sales spike after he performed it on a season finale of ''Series/AmericanIdol''; it got no crossover whatsoever and would have only peaked in the 50s otherwise.

* DorkAge: Downplayed; ''Defying Gravity'' and ''Get Closer'' were seen as slightly weaker than his previous albums due to an overabundance of SillyLoveSongs and the latter having only eight tracks.

* CreatorBreakdown: Having just come out of rehab before ''Golden Road'', Urban shows a great deal of optimism on that album. ''Be Here'' and ''Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing'' continue with the optimsm, but also show the demons creeping back in on tracks like "Tonight I Wanna Cry". After another trip to rehab and his marriage to NicoleKidman, he has taken refuge mostly in uptempos about how happy he is to be in love.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: For some reason, ''Greatest Hits: 19 Kids'' isn't on iTunes, so this is the only way to get the single version of "You Look Good in My Shirt".

* ThrowItIn: "Little Bit of Everything" is a double example. The "stuttering" ukulele part was thrown in by Nathan Chapman due to the demo track also using a ukulele, and it was chopped up at Urban's request to mix it up a little. Also, the bass line is played on a synth because the first two bassists that they contacted were unavailable, and even though Urban can also play bass, Chapman suggested using a synth instead.

* ThrowItIn: "Little Bit of Everything" is a double example. The "stuttering" ukulele part was thrown in by Nathan Chapman due to the demo track also using a ukulele, and the bass line is played on a synth because the first two bassists that they contacted were unavailable.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: For some reason, ''Greatest Hits: 19 Kids'' isn't on iTunes, so this is the only way to get the single version of "You Look Good in My Shirt".

* CreatorBreakdown: Having just come out of rehab before ''Golden Road'', Urban shows a great deal of optimism on that album. ''Be Here'' and ''Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing'' continue with the optimsm, but also show the demons creeping back in on tracks like "Tonight I Wanna Cry". After another trip to rehab and his marriage to NicoleKidman, he has taken refuge mostly in uptempos about how happy he is to be in love.