Dan + Shay Delight Fans By Releasing Unreleased Song "Sway" On "Obsessed" Album

In my first couple of years of being a Dan + Shay fan, the duo performed a few unreleased songs at the concerts I attended. They also sang them at some VIP meet + greet sessions that I watched on social media and YouTube. These songs were "Messed Up", "Out Here", "Partner In Crime", and "Sway". I have always loved hearing this collection of four songs and hoped that the duo would release them on their forthcoming albums. When Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney announced their second album Obsessed in April, 2016, I was elated to find "Sway" on the track list. The duo has not released a studio version of the other three songs yet, but I am still holding out hope that one day, they will because each one is unique.

"Sway" is a breezy summer love song. The lyrics remind me of "Can't Say No" from Smyers' and Mooney's debut album that I profiled on June 9, 2025. The duo has a knack for painting a picture with many of their tunes and this one is no exception. In fact, I could see an artist sitting at their canvas listening to this song and painting each of the scenes (verses) as well as one of the refrain. The lyrics are very vivid.

Shay Mooney leads the vocals throughout the song while Dan Smyers sings background vocals and harmonies. The track starts with the songwriters telling the female character that he wants her to come outside at dusk when the sun to hang out with him. The lyrics already start to paint a vivid picture with "There's a summertime southern breeze blowin' in the air tonight." Once they are outside, he requests to put some music on, and then sings about what he wants to do with her outside, including the lyric, "Let's watch the moon and the fireflies glow in the sky." Mooney continues singing about letting everything go with the girl so they can enjoy their time together.

Smyers joins in on the refrain with his beautiful harmonies and the duo continue to tell the story of the couple making their own music with their bodies and dancing slowly. Dan + Shay paint the picture with their voices singing, "And just sway put your head on my shoulder, let the music come and take us over/Let me pull you in a little bit closer, baby close your eyes why don't we just/Stay right here in the moment, I wanna feel ya movin' nice and slow yeah/When there's nothin' words can say, let's dance the night away and just sway."

The duo go into the shorter second verse that says the most important thing is that the male and female character are together enjoying one another's company with no distractions. With the lyrics "We don't need a DJ or a dance floor/So leave your high heels there by the back door/'tween you and me we got all that we need/So let me hold ya tight from left to right baby," Smyers and Mooney paint this picture with their voices and the rhythm moving the song along.

Next the duo sing the refrain with their beautiful voices for the second time.

That is followed by the bridge, which really paints a vivid and sensual picture of the couple dancing with Smyers and Mooney singing the lyrics, "My hands on your hips, your lips on my lips, kissin' all the worries away." They go on to sing, "Losin' ourselves, ain't nobody else around here to get in the way/Sway."

The duo repeat the refrain one last time.

The songs ends with the lyrics, "Come on outside I got somethin' to show ya/The sun is sinkin' and I'm dyin' to hold ya/Sway/Yeah" and then fades out.

I think this is such a fun song to "sway" back and forth to. I love the story that it tells and as always, Mooney nailed his lead vocals while Smyers nailed his background vocals and harmonies. I also love the simple production that moves the story along. According to the Obsessed album booklet, some of the instruments used on this song include electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and drums.

Stay tuned for a future post breaking down the acoustic performance of "Sway" at one of the duo's meet + greets.

                                            Audio video of "Sway" courtesy of Dan + Shay's YouTube channel