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Florida Georgia Line Almost Gave Away ‘I Love My Country’

Florida Georgia Line’s new song “I Love My Country” almost didn’t happen for the duo. As Tyler Hubbard told us, they loved it when they first heard the demo, but…

Florida Georgia Line Almost Gave Away 'I Love My Country'
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Florida Georgia Line's new song "I Love My Country" almost didn't happen for the duo. As Tyler Hubbard told us, they loved it when they first heard the demo, but didn’t know right away that it was meant to be an FGL song.

Tyler said, “Funny enough, I don’t think we ever thought about it at first. I think we just listened to it as a demo from (Cory) Crowder, and we get demos every week and we listen to ‘em, and that one just kind of kept sticking around.”

He adds, “That one was so catchy, so fun, We even pitched it to a couple of buddies, and everybody loved it but it never ended up getting’ recorded.”

Hubbard said he then realized, “’This is a jam!’ You know, let’s put some FGL sauce on it and let’s see what (Cory) Crowder can do on this thing, and let’s get it out. So, this song kinda came to life and it turned into one of our favorites, and it was so much fun to create and bring to life.”

“I Love My Country” is off of FGL’s new 6-Pack EP, which is available now.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.