As all of us Canadians know, we have had extended and multiple periods of restrictions and lock downs and I am so fortunate to have been locked down with my partner. We would look at each other and say, “I guess we’re gonna have to Hunker Down again”.

When I’d talk to friends on the phone, I heard about how their partners were helping them through. How they became closer as a couple. I felt the same but after an extended time inside, we were all going stir crazy. I knew so many people who had kids at home and were desperate to get away for a much-needed getaway. We all started planning at home date nights. That was the start of the idea for this song.

I asked Dan Washburn to write this song with me and as we were talking about it, we didn’t want to limit the song to the pandemic, even though it was the spark that started the idea. Before the pandemic, we have both had times in our lives when we either couldn’t afford to go out or couldn’t find daycare, so that became the inspiration for “Hunker Down”.