“Give the Chainsmokers credit for changing FGL lead singer Tyler Hubbard’s country twang enough to fit the flavor of the song, but the vocal effects also make the lyrics sound like they’re being sung by a computer.
“Did the Chainsmokers transform Florida Georgia Line into robots for this song?” Thiel asked. Writing on , Mike Thiel called “Last Day Alive” one of the five worst country/pop collaborations ever. They’re super-creative, and they’re on fire.” “For Tyler and me, I think it stretched our vocals and stretched us creatively. “They sent us a song this time last year, and we immediately thought it was a big old hit,” Kelley said. The duo connected with FGL through their managers, who were friends. Then there was the collaboration with Chainsmokers, the New York DJ/producer duo that has enlisted singers such as Coldpay’s Chris Martin and newcomer Daya for dance and pop hits. It’s fun to see that song take on a different life than anybody ever expected.” We just got in the room that night and started to write and hit it off. “We were on the way there and said if it’s meant to be, it’ll be,” Hubbard said. Hubbard and Kelley were supposed to get together with one writer, but that fell through, so they met with Rexha at the last minute. Like with Rexha, who has partnered on records with everyone from rapper G-Eazy and EDM god David Guetta to Louis Tomlinson from One Direction.įGL was in Los Angeles for a week meeting with songwriters. Sometimes these hookups are serendipitous. “It’s really fun to bring the worlds together even if the influences are outside our genre,” he said. It’s all good.”įGL grew up listening to all kinds of music, said Tyler Hubbard, 30, the Georgia half of the duo. They’ve had a ton of influences, but they’ve got country lyrics. “I don’t think they’ll ever win awards for their singing, but these two guys hear and write hits.
Unexpected partnerships have become FGL’s M.O., said influential country radio programmer Gregg Swedberg, senior vice president of iHeartMedia Twin Cities. It’s about putting out quality music and quality songs, especially when you get with artists that you have a creative bond with.”
“We’ve always been down about pushing the envelope and getting outside the box but not overdoing it. When the song’s right and the vibe’s right with the other artist, then it’s a no-brainer,” said Brian Kelley, 32, the Floridian in FGL. “We’re eager to do it only when it’s right. How did FGL became the kings of mismatched collaborations? And - boom! - their duet, “Meant to Be,” went to No. Florida Georgia Line, the hitmaking country music duo, recording with passé rapper Nelly had something of a novelty flair to it, especially since it was a remix of the successful country hit “Cruise.”įlorida Georgia Line touring with Backstreet Boys, a passé boy band, sounded incongruous at first blush, but it somehow worked and filled Target Field and other stadiums.įlorida Georgia Line recently hooked up with Bebe Rexha, a hot pop/dance collaboration specialist who has her own reality show on MTV.
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