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Duo Country
US composé de Tyler Hubbard (de Monroe, Georgie) et de Brian Kelley (de Ormand
Beach, Floride).
Florida
Georgia Line came out of nowhere in 2012 to become the biggest country group of
the new decade. The vehicle of their success was "Cruise," a slick, shimmering
ode to the wide-open road that became an unkillable crossover hit in 2013 and,
eventually, the biggest country single of all time. They'd lose that record to Sam
Hunt, whose "Body Like a Back Road" took the country crown in 2017, but they
regained it the next year when "Meant to Be," their duet with pop singer Bebe
Rexha, stayed at the top of Billboard's Hot Country Songs charts for 35 weeks. "Meant
to Be" wasn't Florida Georgia Line's first genre-bending crossover hit. After "Cruise"
broke through on its own merits, reaching 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, its life
was extended thanks to a remix featuring rapper Nelly. This unexpected
collaboration pushed the single all the way to number four on the Hot 100, but
at that point it was clear that the appeal of "Cruise" lay in Florida Georgia
Line's unabashedly polished pop perspective. Unlike some fellow contemporary
country bros, the duo of Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard didn't swagger; they
were bright, sunny, and friendly, qualities showcased on subsequent hits "Get
Your Shine On" and "Round Here." Where some of their peers -- tagged as "bro-country"
due to their macho swagger and frat-friendly sensibility -- stumbled on their
second or third albums, Florida Georgia Line's willingness to incorporate pop
and hip-hop styles into their sound meant that they stayed on the top of the
charts throughout the 2010s.
Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard -- the former hails from Ormond Beach, Florida,
the latter Monroe, Georgia, hence their band name -- met as students at
Nashville's Belmont University, and began writing songs together between
classes. Soon, they were playing local clubs, quickly building a fan following
on the Southeast club circuit and developing a sharp contemporary country sound.
After self-releasing an EP of originals called Anything Like Me in December
2010, the duo signed a publishing and management deal with Big Loud Mountain,
then entered the studio with producer Joey Moi to track an EP, It'z Just What We
Do.
It'z Just What We Do appeared in May of 2012, preceded by the single "Cruise."
Within two months, the single debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart,
where it would reside for months on end. On December 15, 2012, it wound up
topping the country charts for the first time. It would stay at the top for 24
weeks, shattering the previous long-held record of 21 weeks at the top, a record
held jointly by Webb Pierce's
1955 hit "In the Jailhouse Now," Hank Snow's
1950 "I'm Movin' On," and Eddy Arnold's
1947 "I'll Hold You in My Heart ('Til I Can Hold You in My Arms)." As "Cruise"
ruled the country charts, a pop-oriented remix featuring rapper Nelly appeared
as a separate single, turning the song into a pop hit; it climbed all the way to
four on the Hot 100. "Cruise" kept many other hits away from the number one
position, and that included two subsequent singles by Florida Georgia Line: the
January 2013 single "Get Your Shine On" and its sequel, "Round Here." Both of
these were huge hits, topping the Country Airplay chart on their way to platinum
certification, but they were dwarfed by "Cruise," which wound up selling over
6,500,000 units on its way to becoming the biggest country single of all time. "Cruise"
also won the 2013 CMA for Single of the Year, the same year Florida Georgia
Line snagged Vocal Duo of the Year.
Naturally, the accompanying Here's to the Good Times album -- which was produced
by Joey Moi, a producer who made the transition from Nickelback to Jake
Owen in 2011 -- also became a hit, reaching number one on the Country Albums
chart in the summer of 2013 on its way to double-platinum certification from the
RIAA. Once "Get Your Shine On," "Round Here," and "Stay" finished their stays at
number one on Billboard's Country Airplay chart, the album was reissued as an
expanded edition called Here's to the Good Times...This Is How We Roll for the
holiday season of 2013, with their number one duet with Luke Bryan called
"This Is How We Roll" added to the album (which also reached number one on the
country chart).
Florida Georgia Line reunited with Joey Moi for their second album, Anything
Goes. Preceded by the July single "Dirt" -- which would become their fifth
number one hit -- Anything Goes debuted at number one upon its release in
October 2014. Over the next year, the album spawned four additional Billboard
country hits: "Sun Daze," "Sippin' on Fire," and "Confession," which all hit
number one, plus "Anything Goes." Anything Goes kept Florida Georgia Line rolling
into 2016, when they geared up to release their third album, Dig
Your Roots. Produced like its predecessors by Joey
Moi, Dig
Your Roots produced three successive number one Country Airplay singles over
the course of 2016 and 2017: the first single "H.O.L.Y.," the Tim
McGraw duet "May We All," and the Backstreet
Boys collaboration "God, Your Mama, and Me."
In October 2017, Florida
Georgia Line duetted on "Meant to Be," a single from Bebe
Rexha, a pop singer on the rise. "Meant to Be" rocketed to number one on
Billboard's Country Airplay chart, eventually crossing over to number two on the
Hot 100 in 2018, all on its way toward snatching back the title for most weeks
at number one on the Hot Country Songs chart from Sam
Hunt. With that honor once again bestowed upon Florida
Georgia Line, the band started to roll out singles from a fourth album in
the guise of a digital EP. First up was "Simple," which appeared in June 2018
and peaked at nine on the Country Airplay chart; it was accompanied by the
digital-only "Colorado." Another song, "Talk You Out of It," was added to the
ever-evolving untitled EP in July, followed by "Sittin' Pretty" in August.
All these songs were featured on Can't Say I Ain't Country, the full-length
album FGL delivered in February 2019.
Can't Say I Ain't Country debuted at number four on Billboard's Top 200 and
number one on their Country charts. After its release, "Talk You Out of It" was
worked at country radio, making it to number 11 on the Country Airplay charts.
In October, FGL issued Acoustic Sessions, which offered new acoustic versions of
17 of their biggest songs. "I Love My Country," the first new song Florida
Georgia Line released since Can't
Say I Ain't Country, appeared in March 2020. The single wound up anchoring
the EP 6-Pack,
which arrived that May. The following year saw the release of the full-length
effort Life
Rolls On.
http://www.floridageorgialine.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Georgia_Line
Talents : Tyler Hubbard : Vocals, Guitar - Brian Kelley : Vocals, Guitar
Style musical : Contemporary Country, Country Pop
Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
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DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 05/2012 | CD Republic 223438455 (US) |
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It'z Just What We Do - Cruise / Get Your Shine On / Tip It Back / Tell Me How You Like It / It'z Just What We Do |
| 2013 | CD Republic FGLCD01 (UK) (promo) |
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Cruise (featuring NELLY) (remix) |
| 2014 | CD Republic B0021314-32 (US) |
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Dirt (album version) / Dirt (radio edit) |
| 2015 | CD BIG MACHINE ? (UK) (promo) |
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Dirt |
Albums
| 12/2012 | CD REPUBLIC B 001777302 (US) |
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HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES - Cruise / Round Here / Get Your Shine On / Here's To The Good Times / It'z Just What We Do / Stay / Hell Raisin' Heat Of The Summer / Tell Me How You Like It / Tip It Back / Dayum, Baby / Party People | ||
| 2013 | CD + DVD REPUBLIC B0019606-10 (US) (deluxe edition) |
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Here's To The Good Times / This Is How We Roll :
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| 11/2013 | D + DVD REPUBLIC B0019607-10 (US) (deluxe edition) |
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Here's To The Good Times / This Is How We Roll :
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| 10/2014 | CD REPUBLIC B 002159400 (US) |
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Anything Goes - Anything Goes / Sun Daze / Good Good / Dirt / Smile / Sippin' On Fire / Smoke / Bumpin' The Night / Angel / Confession / Like You Ain't Even Gone / Every Night | ||
| 10/2014 | CD REPUBLIC B0021720-02 (US) (deluxe edition) |
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Anything Goes - Anything Goes / Sun Daze / Good Good / Dirt / Smile / Sippin' On Fire / Smoke / Bumpin' The Night / Angel / Confession / Like You Ain't Even Gone / Every Night / Deluxe Tracks : Girl On The Radio / Dance For Me / That's What's Up | ||
| 08/2016 | CD BMX 0300 (US) |
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Dig Your Roots - Smooth / Dig Your Roots / Life Is A Honeymoon / H.O.L.Y. / Island / May We All / Summerland / Lifer / Good Girl, Bad Boy / Wish You Were On It / God, Your Mama, And Me / Music Is Healing / While He's Still Around / Grow Old / Heatwave | ||
| 02/2019 | CD BMX 3003826 (US) |
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Can't Say I Ain't Country - Tyler Got Him A Tesla / Can't Say I Ain't Country / Simple / Talk You Out Of It / All Gas No Breaks / Speed If Love / Women / People Are Different / Told You / Sack'A Puppies / Y'all Boys / Small Town / Sittin' Pretty / Catfish Nuggets / Can't Hide Red / Colorado / Like You Never Had It / Swerve / Blessings |
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| 10/2019 | LP 12" BMX 0420 (US) |
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The Acoustic Sessions - Cruise / Round Here / Stay / Get Your Shine On / This Is How We Roll (feat. Luke Bryan) / Sippin’ On Fire / Sun Daze / Dirt / Anything Goes / Confession / Smooth / H.O.L.Y. / May We All (feat. Tim McGraw) / God, Your Mama, And Me (feat. Backstreet Boys) / Simple / Talk You Out Of It / Meant to Be (feat. Bebe Rexha) |
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| 02/2021 | CD Big Machine 3006015 (US) |
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Life Rolls On - Long Live / Life Looks Good / Countryside / Always Gonna Love You / I Love My Country / Hard To Get To Heaven / Long Time Comin' / Interlude / Ain’t Worried Bout It / Beer:30 / New Truck / Eyes Closed / Second Guessing / Good To Me / U.S. Stronger / Life Rolls On |
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