Blake Shelton Admits To Being 'Nervous' Before Filming 'God's Country' Music Video

Blake Shelton has released a video showing the making of “God’s Country” music video. The singer got candid about making the video and the challenges he faced. He admitted that he was “nervous” about working with a talented director that he was keen on bringing in.

Shelton invited Sophie Muller to make the music video of his new song “God’s Country.” In the behind-the-scenes video the singer said that he was nervous about this move because Muller is a very well known name in the industry, and a highly sought after director, but he wasn’t sure if she would understand his country song.

The first thing Muller thought of when she heard the song was the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. She sent Shelton shots of these events and they later used some of that footage in the official music video, suggesting that in the end everything worked out.

Shelton did some of the heavy-lifting for the music video himself. The behind-the-scenes video shows him pouring gas on a tractor to burn it. The country singer almost caught fire himself while doing this, but fortunately there seem to have been no accidents while making the video.

There were some challenges that Shelton and his team faced. The burning of the tractor for instance was harder than what they had initially thought. The country singer pointed out that it was harder to burn iron. “Do not do this at home,” Shelton said before throwing another cup of gas on the tractor to help burn it quickly.

While “God’s Country” is a beautiful song, Muller gave Shelton another perspective that he hadn’t considered before. The director shared her idea of displaying the wrath of God in the video, and the country singer accepted that that aspect should be included. The end result is a song that has images of the picturesque landscape of Oklahoma, along with shots of fire and scenes of the Dust Bowl.

Meanwhile, Shelton ran into some trouble related to “God’s Country” on social media. “ Do you realize the whole world belongs to God? Not just America,” a fan wrote on Twitter. Replying to the comment, the singer told the fan that America is a part of the world.

It took another fan to explain to Shelton that the first fan was simply trying to defend him for not having a U.S. flag in his video. Realizing his mistake, the country singer apologized and joked about not knowing how to use social media.