I was so distracted by Ella Langley’s history-making success with ‘Choosin’ Texas’ that I didn’t realize she had another hit hot on its heels.
Langley shows up at #4 on the latest Hot 100 with ‘Be Her,’ the second single from her latest album, Dandelion. ‘Be Her’ entered the Hot 100 at #18 nine weeks ago and has steadily climbed to its current peak. Could it go even higher, and maybe even give the new country star her second chart-topper?
After doing some digging, I’m pretty sure this marks the first time a female country artist has had two songs in the top five of the Hot 100 simultaneously. Taylor Swift has done it, of course, but only in her pop era. That’s a hell of an accomplishment.
Langley has a bit of a Shania Twain vibe, to namecheck one of music’s biggest crossover successes, but with a much more traditional country sound. I wonder what exactly accounts for this unprecedented strong performance.
She drinks wine by the glass, not by the bottle
She ain’t stuck on the past, ain’t worried about tomorrow
She’s a lover, a mother, a sister, and wife
She rolls over in the morning to the love of her life
Only smokes one on vacation, says just what she thinks
She don’t need validation or much of anything
[Chorus]
I just wanna be her so bad, it hurts so bad, it hurts so
I just wanna be her, I just wanna be her
I just wanna be her so bad, it hurts so bad, it hurts so
I just wanna be her, I just wanna be her so bad
It hurts so bad
[Verse 2]
She knows being rich is just a state of mind
She stays talkin’ to Jesus, calls her mama all the time
She don’t over-embellish, if she says it, then it’s true
I don’t mean to sound jealous, but what could I do ’cause
[Chorus]
I just wanna be her so bad, it hurts so bad, it hurts so
I just wanna be her, I just wanna be her
I just wanna be her so bad, it hurts so bad, it hurts so
I just wanna be her, I just wanna be her
[Post-Chorus]
Don’t want all this drama, give me something real
Trade a mile high to walk one in her heels
Take all my money, everything I have
I just wanna be her, I just wanna be her so bad
It hurts so bad
[Chorus]
I just wanna be her so bad, it hurts so bad, it hurts so
I just wanna be her, I just wanna be her
I just wanna be her so bad, it hurts so bad, it hurts so
I just wanna be her, I just wanna be her
[Post-Chorus]
Don’t want all this drama, give me something real
Trade a mile high to walk one in her heels
Take all my money, everything I have
I just wanna be her, I just wanna be her so bad
It hurts so bad
[Outro]
I just wanna be her, I just wanna be her so bad
Yeah, it hurts so bad
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