5 Foot 9

"5 Foot 9"
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Single by Tyler Hubbard
from the EP Dancin' in the Country
Released	May 23, 2022 (2022-05-23)
Genre	Country
Length	3:09
Label	EMI Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Tyler Hubbard Chase McGill Jaren Johnston
Producer(s)	Tyler Hubbard Jordan Schmidt
singles chronology
"Undivided" (2021) "5 Foot 9" (2022)

"5 Foot 9" is a song by American country music singer Tyler Hubbard, best known as one-half of the duo Florida Georgia Line. The song is Hubbard's first release as a solo artist. It is the lead single to his EP Dancin' in the Country.

Content

Tyler Hubbard, one-half of Florida Georgia Line, wrote the song in 2021 with Chase McGill and The Cadillac Three member Jaren Johnston. At the time, Hubbard had not told the other two he was planning to release solo material outside Florida Georgia Line. According to him, the three writers originally did not have any concepts in mind until Johnston began playing a guitar riff. The three then decided to make a list of things they considered "good", such as "dry wood makes good fires". They then added the line "God makes 5 foot 9, brown eyes in a sundress", which was inspired by Hubbard's wife, Hayley. Johnston and Hubbard then recorded a demo, which they took to producer Jordan Schmidt. Among the musicians on the final recording was Ilya Toshinsky, who played acoustic guitar, banjo, and Dobro on the song. Schmidt compared the final recording to a Nickel Creek song.

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "5 Foot 9"

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	28
Canada Country (Billboard)	2
140
US Billboard Hot 100	22
US Country Airplay (Billboard)	4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	5