Chris Stapleton did not turn the ACM stage into a duet moment. He turned it into a love story hiding in plain sight.
At the 59th ACM Awards in Texas, he stepped out with “Think I’m In Love With You,” a slow burning track from his album Higher. The crowd thought they were getting a strong solo moment. Instead, the night flipped when Dua Lipa walked on stage and slid into the song without a word.
Her voice dropped into a lower, smoky tone that hardly anyone expected. His rasp pushed back with even more power. A full string section wrapped around them. For a few minutes, it did not feel like country or pop. It felt like something bigger pressing through the speakers.
Then came the part that changed everything.
Near the emotional peak, Dua Lipa quietly stepped back. She did not try to share that final spotlight. She moved so Chris had a clear line of sight to his wife, Morgane, standing at her usual mic by his side.
He locked in on her and sang every “I think I am in love with you” like the room had disappeared.
Think I’m In Love With You (Live From The 59th Academy Of Country Music Awards)
If that ACM performance felt like a once in a lifetime moment, the studio version shows why the song was strong enough to carry all that emotion in the first place. Away from lights and surprise guests, “Think I’m In Love With You” lives in its own world of groove. The official video follows actor Andre Royo, dancing through everyday life like the song has rewired his mood.
Chris Stapleton – Think I’m In Love With You (Official Music Video)
Right after they walked off stage, Chris Stapleton and Dua Lipa sat down with Bobby Bones and revealed that the entire duet was pulled together in just two days. Dua was the one who reached out to him, asked to sing this exact song, and then stepped into his world like it was nothing.