Florida Georgia Line

Band

Photo: Morgan Williams · CC BY 2.0
Active 2010-2022; 2026-present
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Albums 5
Tracks 73
Most frequent collaborator Joey Moi · 57 tracks
Genres CountryCountry PopCountry Rock
Songwriter
63%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 46 of 73 tracks

Did Florida Georgia Line write their own songs?

About half of them. Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley are both credited on 42 of the duo's 73 tracks, and always as a pair: neither has a writing credit the other does not. The other 31 tracks come from Nashville songwriters, chief among them Rodney Clawson.

By the Numbers

5
Studio Albums
73
Tracks Credited
63%
Self-Written
16
Years Active
99
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 46 / 73 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 73 tracks: how many Florida Georgia Line wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Florida Georgia Line has a writing credit63%
1%
62%
37%
Sole author1tracks1%
Co-written45tracks62%
Outside writers27tracks37%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Florida Georgia Line's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 73 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)63%
Composer (music)58%
Producer48%
Performer100%

Member Credit Breakdown share of tracks each member is credited on

Percentage of all 73 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.

MemberPeriodLyricsMusicProductionPerformance
Tyler Hubbard 2010-2022; 2026-present
58%
58%
22%
0%
Brian Kelley 2010-2022; 2026-present
58%
58%
22%
0%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Florida Georgia Line's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 63%
55%
42%
53%
74%
81%
2012Here's to the Good Times
2014Anything Goes
2016Dig Your Roots
2019Can't Say I Ain't Country
2021Life Rolls On
Early · 50% written
Late · 77% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

58%
2010s
Here's to the Good Times, Anything Goes +2 more
81%
2020s
Life Rolls On

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Florida Georgia Line sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Florida Georgia Line
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Tim McGraw2%
Blake Shelton14%
Josh Groban29%
Billy Ray Cyrus47%
Miranda Lambert76%
Chris Stapleton87%
Zac Brown Band96%
63%Florida Georgia Line
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Cruise
Here's to the Good Times
Written by Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Joey Moi, Chase Rice, Jesse Rice, Tyler Reed Hubbard, Brian Edward Kelley
Co-wrote
Get Your Shine On
Here's to the Good Times
Written by Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins, Tyler Reed Hubbard, Brian Edward Kelley
Co-wrote
Round Here
Here's to the Good Times
Written by Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins, Thomas Rhett
Outside writers
Stay
Here's to the Good Times
Written by Joey Moi, John Fred Young, Chris Robertson, Jon Lawhon, Ben Wells
Outside writers
Dirt
Anything Goes
Written by Chris Tompkins, Rodney Clawson
Outside writers
Sippin' on Fire
Anything Goes
Written by Rodney Clawson, Matt Dragstrem, Cole Taylor
Outside writers
Sun Daze
Anything Goes
Written by Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Cary Barlowe, Jesse Frasure, Sarah Buxton, Tyler Reed Hubbard, Brian Edward Kelley
Co-wrote
Anything Goes
Anything Goes
Written by Felix McTeigue, Chris Tompkins, Craig Wiseman
Outside writers
H.O.L.Y.
Dig Your Roots
Written by busbee, Nate Cyphert, William Wiik Larsen
Outside writers
May We All
Dig Your Roots
Written by Rodney Clawson, Jamie Moore
Outside writers
God, Your Mama, and Me
Dig Your Roots
Written by Josh Kear, Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson
Outside writers
Smooth
Dig Your Roots
Written by Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Schmidt, Tyler Reed Hubbard, Brian Edward Kelley
Co-wrote
Simple
Can't Say I Ain't Country
Written by Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Hardy, Mark Holman, Tyler Reed Hubbard, Brian Edward Kelley, Michael Hardy
Co-wrote
Talk You Out of It
Can't Say I Ain't Country
Written by Hardy, Hunter Phelps, Jameson Rodgers, Alysa Vanderheym, Michael Hardy
Outside writers
I Love My Country
Life Rolls On
Written by Corey Crowder, Ernest, Charlie Handsome, Kane Brown, Chase McGill, Will Weatherly, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak
Outside writers
Long Live
Life Rolls On
Written by Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Corey Crowder, David Garcia, Josh Miller, Tyler Reed Hubbard, Brian Edward Kelley
Co-wrote

Discography 5 albums

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Florida Georgia Line73 tracks
JM57Joey Moi, 57 tracks 26Jordan Schmidt, 26 tracks DG20David Garcia, 20 tracks MH19Mark Holman (track 3, 19 tracks CC17Corey Crowder, 17 tracks JG16Jeff Gitelman, 16 tracks PR16Priscilla Renea, 16 tracks AD16Andrew DeRoberts, 16 tracks RC15Rodney Clawson, 15 tracks CT11Chris Tompkins, 11 tracks H10Hardy, 10 tracks MH10Michael Hardy, 10 tracks JF5Jesse Frasure, 5 tracks E5Ernest, 5 tracks EK5Ernest Keith Smith, 5 tracks CW4Craig Wiseman, 4 tracks RC4Ross Copperman, 4 tracks BJ4Brother Jervel, 4 tracks SB3Sarah Buxton, 3 tracks CB3Cary Barlowe, 3 tracks DD3Dallas Davidson, 3 tracks AG3Ashley Gorley, 3 tracks WW3Will Weatherly, 3 tracks HP3Hunter Phelps, 3 tracks MH3Mark Holman, 3 tracks JM3Josh Miller, 3 tracks CR2Chase Rice, 2 tracks JR2Jesse Rice, 2 tracks SM2Shane McAnally, 2 tracks JJ2Jaren Johnston, 2 tracks CD2Chris DeStefano, 2 tracks JK2Josh Kear, 2 tracks MJ2Matt Jenkins, 2 tracks JR2Jameson Rodgers, 2 tracks HL2Hillary Lindsey, 2 tracks CS2Canaan Smith, 2 tracks BR2Blake Redferrin, 2 tracks TR1Thomas Rhett, 1 track LH1Lynn Hutton, 1 track JF1John Fred Young, 1 track CR1Chris Robertson, 1 track JL1Jon Lawhon, 1 track BW1Ben Wells, 1 track DL1David Lee Murphy, 1 track LL1Luke Laird, 1 track JT1J. T. Harding, 1 track FM1Felix McTeigue, 1 track MD1Matt Dragstrem, 1 track CT1Cole Taylor, 1 track BA1Bart Allmand, 1 track NG1Nicolle Galyon, 1 track JF1Jerry Flowers, 1 track BJ1Brett James, 1 track ZM1Ziggy Marley, 1 track DM1David Marley, 1 track B1busbee, 1 track NC1Nate Cyphert, 1 track WW1William Wiik Larsen, 1 track RH1Ryan Hurd, 1 track MM1Matt McGinn, 1 track JM1Jamie Moore, 1 track TM1Tim McGraw, 1 track ZC1Zach Crowell, 1 track SA1Smith Ahnquist, 1 track GS1Gordie Sampson, 1 track BB1Backstreet Boys, 1 track ZK1Zachary Kale, 1 track KF1Kyle Fishman, 1 track BW1Brad Warren, 1 track BW1Brett Warren, 1 track AV1Alysa Vanderheym, 1 track JD1Jason Derulo, 1 track BT1Brett Tyler, 1 track ND1Nick Donley, 1 track JM1Jake Mitchell, 1 track RH1Rob Hatch, 1 track JM1James McNair, 1 track BS1Ben Stennis, 1 track JA1Jason Aldean, 1 track DG1Drew Green, 1 track MW1Morgan Wallen, 1 track TD1Tom Douglas, 1 track JR1Jake Rose, 1 track MW1Michael Whitworth, 1 track CH1Charlie Handsome, 1 track KB1Kane Brown, 1 track CM1Chase McGill, 1 track RV1Ryan Vojtesak, 1 track JT1Josh Thompson, 1 track BH1Ben Hayslip, 1 track RH1Raysean Harrison, 1 track BS1Benjamin Simonetti, 1 track ED1Ester Dean, 1 track GW1Geoff Warburton, 1 track GP1Griffen Palmer, 1 track RT1Ryan Tedder, 1 track on OneRepublic's page BB1Ben Burgess, 1 track AV1Alysa Vanderhym, 1 track EW1Emily Weisband, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. JM Joey Moi · DG David Garcia · MH Mark Holman (track 3 · CC Corey Crowder · JG Jeff Gitelman

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley are always credited together or not at all: both appear on exactly 42 of the 73 tracks, and neither has a credit the other lacks. The remaining 31 come from Nashville professionals, with Rodney Clawson on fifteen and Chris Tompkins on eleven. Their share rises steadily across the career, from six of eleven on the debut to thirteen of sixteen on the last album.

Quick Facts

  • FromNashville, Tennessee, formed in 2010
  • Self-writtenHubbard and Kelley are both credited on 42 of 73 tracks, always together
  • Outside writersRodney Clawson on fifteen tracks, Chris Tompkins and Jordan Schmidt on eleven each
  • Best sellerHere's to the Good Times has sold 2,367,400 in the United States
  • Biggest song"Cruise" reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100
  • RecordThe first country act to earn the RIAA's Digital Diamond Award

Creative Fingerprint

A duo who write as a single unit, on a little over half the catalogue, with the share climbing from album to album.

The Story

Florida Georgia Line met at Belmont University in Nashville and released "Cruise" in 2012, the first country song to be certified diamond. Five studio albums followed before the duo stopped in 2022. They announced a return in 2026.

Awards & Recognition

RIAA Digital Diamond Award for "Cruise", the first and only country act to receive it
Breakout Artist of the Decade (2019)

Frequently Asked Questions Florida Georgia Line

Did Florida Georgia Line write their own songs?
About half of them. Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley are both credited on 42 of the duo's 73 tracks, and always as a pair: neither has a writing credit the other does not. The other 31 tracks come from Nashville songwriters, chief among them Rodney Clawson.
Who wrote "Cruise"?
Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley with Joey Moi, Chase Rice and Jesse Rice. It reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the first country song certified diamond.
Who wrote "H.O.L.Y."?
Outside writers, not the duo. It reached number 14 on the Hot 100 and number one on the country chart.
How many albums did they release?
Five: Here's to the Good Times in 2012, Anything Goes in 2014, Dig Your Roots in 2016, Can't Say I Ain't Country in 2019 and Life Rolls On in 2021.
What is their best-selling album?
Here's to the Good Times, with 2,367,400 copies sold in the United States as of April 2017 and a double platinum certification.
Did their share of the writing change?
Yes, upward. They are on six of eleven tracks on the debut and thirteen of sixteen on Life Rolls On.
Are Florida Georgia Line still together?
They stopped in 2022 and announced a return in 2026. Both released solo records in between.
Who produced their records?
Joey Moi produced the first four albums. Life Rolls On is spread across Corey Crowder, the duo themselves, Jeff Gitelman and others.
What is the Digital Diamond Award?
An RIAA certification for a single crossing ten times platinum in digital sales. "Cruise" earned it in 2016, and Florida Georgia Line are the first and only country act to receive it.
Who writes with them most?
Rodney Clawson on fifteen tracks, then Corey Crowder on thirteen and Chris Tompkins and Jordan Schmidt on eleven each.

Sources

Wikipedia: Florida Georgia Line Wikipedia: Florida Georgia Line discography Wikipedia: Tyler Hubbard Wikipedia: Brian Kelley File:Florida Georgia Line Night Train Tour 2014 - Wikimedia Commons