The highly anticipated new single was written by Langley, Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick & Joybeth Taylor
Multi-platinum, chart-topping country sensation Ella Langley has released her highly anticipated new single “Choosin’ Texas” via SAWGOD/Columbia Records. The song was co-written and produced by Langley with Miranda Lambert, alongside producer Ben West and co-writers Luke Dick and Joybeth Taylor. Lambert also performs background vocals on the track.
“I had the amazing opportunity to sit down in a room with Miranda, Luke, and Joybeth on a writing retreat about a year ago,” Langley shares about the song. “We wrote a bunch of songs together, but the second one really stuck with me. Miranda, being from Texas, started telling us one of her wild stories about drinkin’ and doing something ridiculous, and I said, ‘Well, she’s from Texas, I can tell.’ As soon as I said that, we all just looked at each other like —yep, that’s it! That’s the next song. She’s from Texas, the girl he went with. And I thought well…you know I love a song like that.”
“Ella may have grown up in Alabama, but she has a rowdy, fiery side that us Texas women recognize and respect,” Lambert adds. “She’s an artist through and through, and it was important to me to let her artistry shine through at every stage of the process, from co-writing to co-producing. I’m so proud of how “Choosin’ Texas” does that, and can’t wait to see the world continue to get to know Ella through this song.”
Langley first teased “Choosin’ Texas” in February at her show in Nacogdoches, TX, and brought it back to the stage last night in Houston as she began her special run of Texas dates this weekend. She’s currently on the tail-end of her sold-out Still Hungover Tour, with remaining stops in Helotes, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Athens, GA; Chattanooga, TN; Starkville, MS; and a two-night finale at Nashville’s iconic Ryman Auditorium on November 6th and 7th. On the touring front for 2026, Langley was recently announced as a supporting artist on Eric Church’s Free The Machine Tour before she makes her exciting Stagecoach Festival debut.
Langley is redefining the next wave of country music with her powerhouse voice, fearless songwriting, and a sound that blends unfiltered storytelling with rock ‘n’ roll grit and pop appeal. Her debut album Hungover, released in August 2024, on which Langley co-wrote all 13 songs. The project features her double platinum-certified hit “You Look Like You Love Me,” which hit No. 1 on country radio and won the 2024 CMA Award for Musical Event of the Year. Her follow-up platinum-certified single, “Weren’t for the Wind,” also hit No. 1 at country radio, cementing her place among an elite group of female artists to go back-to-back with their first two singles. She emerged as a breakout star at the 2025 ACM Awards, leading with eight nominations and winning five, and also recently earned six nominations for the 2025 CMA Awards.
