Some of them. Across 126 tracks, 36 credit a member as a writer. Gary LeVox is on 20, Jay DeMarcus on 16 and Joe Don Rooney on 12. Most of the catalogue comes from professional Nashville writers, chief among them Neil Thrasher, who is credited on 28 tracks.
By the Numbers
11
Studio Albums
126
Tracks Credited
29%
Self-Written
27 million albums
Records Sold
27
Years Active
147
Collaborators
Authorship Breakdown 36 / 126 self-written
Who wrote the songs?
Across all 126 tracks: how many Rascal Flatts 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.
Rascal Flatts has a writing credit29%
2%
26%
71%
Sole author3tracks2%
Co-written33tracks26%
Outside writers90tracks71%
Role Fingerprint how they contribute
Rascal Flatts's roles across the catalogue
Share of all 126 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Lyricist (words)29%
Composer (music)29%
Producer87%
Performer100%
Member Credit Breakdown share of tracks each member is credited on
Percentage of all 126 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.
Member
Period
Lyrics
Music
Production
Performance
Gary LeVox
1999-2021; 2024-present
16%
16%
0%
0%
Jay DeMarcus
1999-2021; 2024-present
13%
13%
8%
0%
Joe Don Rooney
1999-2021; 2024-present
10%
10%
0%
0%
Authorship Over Time writing credit per album
Rascal Flatts's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
avg 29%
18%
36%
33%
23%
38%
36%
36%
36%
0%
40%
20%
2000Rascal Flatts
2002Melt
2004Feels Like Today
2006Me and My Gang
2007Still Feels Good
2009Unstoppable
2010Nothing Like This
2012Changed
2014Rewind
2017Back to Us
2025Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets
Early · 28% written
Mid · 37% written
Late · 18% written
Authorship by Decade track-weighted
31%
2000s
Rascal Flatts, Melt +4 more
27%
2010s
Nothing Like This, Changed +2 more
20%
2020s
Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets
Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author
Where Rascal Flatts 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.
Rascal Flatts
Other artists on the site
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. DH Dann Huff · MB Mark Bright · MW Marty Williams · NT Neil Thrasher · WM Wendell Mobley · B busbee
The Authorship Story
Data Insight
This is a Nashville catalogue in the traditional sense: the trio sings other people's songs. Of 126 tracks, 36 credit a member as a writer, and the busiest name on the records is not in the band at all. Neil Thrasher is on 28 tracks, more than Gary LeVox's 20, with Wendell Mobley on 17 and Jeffrey Steele on 12. LeVox writes the most of the three, DeMarcus is on 16 and Rooney on 12. Rewind in 2014 has no member credit anywhere on it.
Quick Facts
FromNashville, Tennessee, formed in 1999
Self-written36 of 126 tracks credit a member of the trio as a writer
Outside writerNeil Thrasher is credited on 28 tracks, more than any member
Best sellerFeels Like Today has sold 5.274 million in the United States
Biggest song"What Hurts the Most" reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100
Career salesOver 27 million albums and 33.7 million digital downloads
Creative Fingerprint
A vocal group that mostly interprets: professional Nashville writers supply the songs and the trio adds its name to about a quarter of them.
The Story
Rascal Flatts are Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney, a Nashville trio who sold more country records in the 2000s than anyone else in their format. "Bless the Broken Road", "What Hurts the Most" and "Life Is a Highway" are the songs that got everywhere. Eleven studio albums, a farewell in 2021 and a return in 2024.
Awards & Recognition
Grammy Award, Best Country Song for "Bless the Broken Road" (2006)
Country Music Association, Vocal Group of the Year, every year from 2003 to 2008
Academy of Country Music, Top Vocal Group, every year from 2003 to 2009
Academy of Country Music, Cliffie Stone Icon Award (2021)
Frequently Asked Questions Rascal Flatts
Did Rascal Flatts write their own songs?
Some of them. Across 126 tracks, 36 credit a member as a writer. Gary LeVox is on 20, Jay DeMarcus on 16 and Joe Don Rooney on 12. Most of the catalogue comes from professional Nashville writers, chief among them Neil Thrasher, who is credited on 28 tracks.
Who wrote "Bless the Broken Road"?
Marcus Hummon, Bobby Boyd and Jeff Hanna, none of them in the band. Rascal Flatts recorded it for Feels Like Today and it won the Grammy for Best Country Song in 2006.
Who wrote "What Hurts the Most"?
Jeffrey Steele and Steve Robson. It is a cover, and it reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100, the trio's highest-charting single.
Which member writes the most?
Gary LeVox, credited on 20 tracks, ahead of Jay DeMarcus on 16 and Joe Don Rooney on 12.
Feels Like Today, with 5.274 million sold in the United States and a 5x platinum certification. Me and My Gang is close behind at 4.918 million.
How many records have they sold?
Over 27 million albums and 33.7 million digital downloads since 2000.
Did Rascal Flatts break up?
They announced a farewell tour and stopped in 2021, then returned in 2024. The duets album Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets followed in 2025.
What awards have they won?
A Grammy for Best Country Song for "Bless the Broken Road", Vocal Group of the Year from the Country Music Association every year from 2003 to 2008, Top Vocal Group from the Academy of Country Music from 2003 to 2009, and the ACM's Cliffie Stone Icon Award in 2021.
Who is Neil Thrasher?
A Nashville songwriter credited on 28 Rascal Flatts tracks, more than any member of the band. He often writes with Wendell Mobley, who is on 17.
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