Florida Georgia Line caught a lot of people off guard when they released their latest hit, “H.O.L.Y.,” because it was such a departure from some of the music they’d released in the past. Interestingly, Tyler Hubbard admits it’s a song they almost passed on recording. He says, “It’s the song that came in kinda last minute. I would say we were already half way into recording the album and the song came in, me and B.K. gave it half a listen, probably not even to the chorus and said, ‘Naw, that’s not really us, we’re gonna pass.’”
As it turns out, neither Tyler nor Brian could get the song out of their head, and when they both realized it had stuck with them, weeks after the first time they heard it, they knew they had to record it. Tyler says, “We both kind of fell in love with it over those few weeks of livin’ with it and realized the power. Sometimes a song doesn’t hit you right away. Sometimes it takes a few seconds to actually get deep enough into the song to realize the power of that song.”
Ironically, Tyler says “H.O.L.Y.” is probably one of the songs they’re most proud of from their forthcoming album.
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Florida Georgia Line – H.O.L.Y. passed at first :56
Tyler Hubbard – “Man, this song, it’s the song that came in kinda last minute. I would say we were already half way into recording the album and the song came in, me and B.K. gave it half a listen, probably not even to the chorus and said, ‘Naw, that’s not really us, we’re gonna pass.’ Then, I remember we kind a, a couple weeks later, we just were both kind a like, have you been listenin’ to that song? And sure enough, we were both like, man, we gotta cut this, man this is a special song. We both kind of fell in love with it over those few weeks of livin’ with it and realized the power. Sometimes a song doesn’t hit you right away. Sometimes it takes a few seconds to actually get deep enough into the song to realize the power of that song. So anyways, yeah we went in the studio, recorded it, Joey really brought it to life as well, me and B.K. poured our heart, you know, tried to give the best vocal take that we could possibly give and worked and worked on it, re-wrote a few things, added some things and made it our own. It’s probably, I think for both of us, one of the songs we’re most proud of.”
WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – MAY 30, 2016 – MONDAY
- Florida Georgia Line’s new single “H.O.L.Y” already sits in the top 15 on Mediabase this week at number 15.
- The duo announced that their upcoming new album will be called Dig Your Roots, just like their upcoming 2016 tour name.
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE – THE FACTS
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://floridageorgialine.com
FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/floridageorgialine
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/FLAGALine
INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/flagaline/
MEMBERS: Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard
BIRTH DATES: Tyler – January 31, 1987 (He’s 29) – Brian – August 26, 1985 (He’s 30)
HOMETOWNS: Ormond Beach, Florida (Brian) Monroe, Georgia (Tyler)
WIVES: Brian’s wife’s name is Brittney. They were married in December of 2013. Tyler’s wife’s name is Hayley and they were married July 1, 2015.
- DEBUT SINGLE: 2012′s “Cruise”
- CURRENT SINGLE: Brand new single – “H.O.L.Y”
NUMBER ONE SONGS – BILLBOARD’S COUNTRY AIRPLAY CHART
Confession – Florida Georgia Line – Anything Goes – May 2016
Sippin’ On Fire – Florida Georgia Line – Anything Goes – June 2015
Sun Daze – Florida Georgia Line – February 2015
Dirt – Florida Georgia Line – Anything Goes – July 2014
This Is How We Roll – Florida Georgia Line Featuring Luke Bryan – Here’s to the Good Times – March 2014
Stay – Florida Georgia Line – Here’s to the Good Times – January 2014
Round Here – Florida Georgia Line – Here’s to the Good Times…This Is How We Roll
September 2013
Get Your Shine On – Florida Georgia Line – Here’s to the Good Times…This Is How We Roll – May 2013
Cruise – Florida Georgia Line – Here’s to the Good Times – December 2012
- DEBUT ALBUM: Here’s To The Good Times – RELEASED: December 4, 2012
- CURRENT ALBUM: Anything Goes– RELEASED: October 14, 2014
THE STUDIO ALBUMS
Anything Goes – October 2014
Here’s To The Good Times – December 2012
- GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: August 17, 2012
- LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2015 – “Confession” See the video
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE – AWARD WINS
2012 – Academy of Country Music Awards – New Artist of the Year
2012 – Academy of Country Music Awards – New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year
2012 – Academy of Country Music Awards – Vocal Duo of the Year
2012 – CMT Music Awards – Duo Video of the Year “Cruise”
2012 – CMT Music Awards – Breakthrough Video of the Year “Cruise”
2013 – Country Music Association Awards – Vocal Duo of the Year
2013 – Country Music Association Awards – Single of the Year “Cruise”
2013 – American Music Awards – Single of the Year “Cruise (Remix) (feat. Nelly)”
2014 – Billboard Music Awards – Top Country Song “Cruise”
2014 – CMT Music Awards – Duo Video of the Year “Round Here”
2014 – CMT Music Awards – Collaborative Video of the Year “This Is How We Roll (feat. Luke Bryan)”
2014 – Country Music Association Awards – Vocal Duo Of The Year
2014 – American Music Awards – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
2014 – American Country Countdown Awards – Group/Duo Of The Year
2014 – American Country Countdown Awards – Collaboration Of The Year – “This Is How We Roll” – Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan
2014 – American Country Countdown Awards – Digital Song Of The Year – “This Is How We Roll” – Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan
2015 – Academy of Country Music Awards – Vocal Duo of the Year
2015 – Academy of Country Music Awards – Vocal Event of the Year – Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan, “This Is How We Roll”
2015 – Billboard Music Awards – Top Country Artist – Florida Georgia Line
2015 – CMT Music Awards – Duo Video Of The Year – Florida Georgia Line for “Dirt”
2015 – 49th Annual CMA Awards – Vocal Duo of the Year – Florida Georgia Line
2015 – American Music Awards – Favorite Group or Duo – Florida Georgia Line
2015 – American Music Awards – Favorite Album – Country – Anything Goes – Florida Georgia Line
2016 – Academy of Country Music – Vocal Duo of the Year – Florida Georgia Line
2016 – American Country Countdown Awards – Florida Georgia Line – Group / Duo of the Year