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David Brent Nail (born May 18, 1979) is an American singer/songwriter and country music artist. In 2002, he debuted the single "Memphis" from an unreleased album for Mercury Records Nashville. Five years later, he signed with MCA Nashville, for which he has released four studio albums: I'm About to Come Alive, The Sound of a Million Dreams, I'm a Fire, and Fighter plus two extended plays, 1979 and Uncovered. The albums have produced seven chart entries on Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay, including two that have reached No. 1: "Let It Rain" (featuring Sarah Buxton) and "Whatever She's Got", plus the top 10 hit "Red Light".
The first single was "I'm About to Come Alive", originally recorded by Train on their 2003 album My Private Nation. Nail's version peaked at number 47 on the country chart. The second single, "Red Light," entered Top 40 in May 2009 and peaked at number 7. "Turning Home", which Chesney co-wrote with Scooter Carusoe, was the album's third single, reaching a peak of number 20. In February 2011, Nail released his fifth single, "Let It Rain", which featured Sarah Buxton on guest vocals. It served as the lead-off single to his second studio album, The Sound of a Million Dreams, which was released on November 15, 2011. In January 2012, "Let It Rain" became Nail's first No. 1 hit. The title track was released as the album's second and final single, and reached a peak of number 38 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
Nail released a three-track digital EP titled 1979 on July 17, 2012. The EP includes a cover of Adele's "Someone like You".
On July 20, 2015, David Nail released a new single entitled "Night's on Fire." The song peaked at No. 14 on Country Airplay in July 2016, and served as the lead-off single to his fourth studio album Fighter.
In May 2016 he released an EP of covers titled "Uncovered." It included "In the Ghetto", "Can't Feel My Face", "In the Air Tonight", and "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)".
In September 2016, the album's second single, "Good at Tonight" featuring Brothers Osborne, was released to country radio. It failed to reach the Top 50 of the country charts and it was announced in early 2017 that David Nail had parted ways with MCA Nashville after 10 years with the label.
Since the release of Only This And Nothing More, Nail has independently released five EPs and three stand-alone singles. He has consistently toured North America playing for tens of thousands of fans. In March 2025, he joined Vanity Fair to premiere their film Take No Prisoners which he recorded a cover of Bruce Cockburn's "Pacing The Cage" especially for. He announced in late 2025 that he is working with Anderson East who will produce his first full-length album since 2016, Fighter.
Nail participated in the 2010 Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game, hitting a home run past the right-field fence in Angel Stadium.
He attended Arkansas State University where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha.[1]
| 2002 ! scope="row" | "Memphis" | 52 | — | — | — | David Nail (unreleased) | ||
| 2008 ! scope="row" | "I'm About to Come Alive" | 47 | — | — | — | I'm About to Come Alive | ||
| 2009 ! scope="row" | "Red Light" | 7 | 54 | 38 | — |
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| 2010 ! scope="row" | "Turning Home" | 20 | —A | — | — | |||
| 2011 ! scope="row" | "Let It Rain" | 1 | 51 | 13 | — |
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| 2012 ! scope="row" | "The Sound of a Million Dreams" | 38 | — | — | — | |||
| 2013 ! scope="row" | "Whatever She's Got" | 2 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 34 |
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| 2014 ! scope="row" | "Kiss You Tonight" | 25 | 17 | —B | — | — | ||
| 2015 ! scope="row" | "Night's on Fire" | 17 | 14 | 81 | 32 | — |
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| 2016 ! scope="row" | "Good at Tonight" | — | 52 | — | — | — | ||
| 2012 ! scope="row" | "Someone like You" | 52 | 49 | 1979 |
| 2015 ! scope="row" | "Broke My Heart" | 46 | — | I'm a Fire |
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| 2008 ! scope="row" | "I'm About to Come Alive" | Roman White |
| 2009 ! scope="row" | "Red Light" | |
| 2010 ! scope="row" | "Turning Home" | Stephen Shepherd |
| 2011 ! scope="row" | "Let It Rain" | Stephen Shepherd/David Nail |
| 2012 ! scope="row" | "The Sound of a Million Dreams" (acoustic version) | Stephen Shepherd |
| 2013 ! scope="row" | "Whatever She's Got" | Chris Hicky |
| 2014 ! scope="row" | "Kiss You Tonight" | |
| 2015 ! scope="row" | "Night's on Fire" | Justin Key |
| 2018 ! scope="row" | "Heavy" | |
| 2023 ! scope="row" | "Best of Me" | Wales Toney |
| 2024 ! scope="row" | "If I Could Call" | Wales Toney |
| 2010 | Academy of Country Music | Single Record of the Year — "Red Light" | |
| 2011 | Grammy Awards | Male Country Vocal Performance — "Turning Home" | |
| 2013 | Academy of Country Music | Vocal Event of the Year — "Let It Rain" (with Sarah Buxton) |
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