Ella Langley’s massive hit “Choosin’ Texas” took less than an hour to write, but the song has spent months making history.
The country star revealed that she wrote the song with Miranda Lambert, Joybeth Taylor and Luke Dick after an unexpected conversation led to its title.
Langley and Lambert finished the song’s lyrics in about 30 minutes, while Langley has also described the writing session as taking roughly 45 minutes.
Now, “Choosin’ Texas” has become one of the biggest country crossover songs of 2026. The song has spent a staggering 18 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and counting. The hit has also helped push Langley’s career to a new level following the release of her second album, Dandelion.
Ella Langley performs onstage at Nissan Stadium during CMA Fest 2026 day one on June 04, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee.Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images
The story behind the song became even more interesting because its title was inspired by a real-life Miranda Lambert story involving an unexpected passenger: a kangaroo.
During an interview with SiriusXM’s The Highway host Cody Alan, Langley explained that she and Lambert were talking about the country star once having a pet kangaroo. Lambert had Texas license plates when she was reportedly pulled over with the animal in her car.
Langley recalled how that story led to the idea for the title.
“We were talking about her having a kangaroo at one point, and then she said she had Texas plates on when she got pulled over with the kangaroo in her car,” Langley said.
She then made a joke about what the police officer may have thought.
“And I said, ‘Well, the cop was probably like, ‘She’s from Texas, I can tell.’’”
Langley said the title came together almost instantly. During the writing session, she began singing a line while heading to the restroom.
“And literally that’s how we got that title,” Langley explained. “And I was going to the restroom in between writes and I was singing, ‘She’s from Texas I can tell by the way she’s two-stepping ’round the room’ and right when I said that, immediately Miranda was like, ‘Like the girl he went with.’”
Langley also remembered another major moment when the group found one of the song’s key lines.
“I’ll never forget us getting, ‘He always loved Amarillo by morning. I should have taken …’ I remember Miranda like getting up and like jumping up and down, you know, like this, she’s from Texas,” Langley said.
When the writing session ended, Langley already believed she had found the song that should lead her next album.
“Choosin’ Texas” was released ahead of Langley’s album, Dandelion, which arrived on April 10. The song quickly became a country radio favorite.
The hit made history earlier this year by reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts at the same time. Langley became the first female artist to achieve that feat.
Moreover, Dandelion debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 169,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. during its opening week, according to Billboard. The album became Langley’s first No. 1 on the chart and marked a major milestone in her career.
Months before the album’s release, Langley had already shared her excitement about the new music with fans during a live performance.
View this post on Instagram“I’ve never been more excited to show a collection of songs to people. I’m so proud of it. Man, I’m so excited. We can’t tell you all of it. But we’re gonna release a couple of singles. We already have done one,” she said, referring to “Choosin’ Texas.”
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