Flo Rida and Walker Hayes team up for irresistible new collaboration, “High Heels,” out today.
Listen to “High Heels” HERE.
No strangers to chart topping success, both artists know what it feels like to create a song that millions can relate to, dance to and sing along to. “High Heels” is no different, except it brings the genius of the award-winning singer/songwriters together for the first time for a musical event that is equal parts unexpected and undeniable.
When Flo Rida first heard “High Heels,” he knew he was diving into deep territory with the honest and revealing lyrics. In the first line of the track, he sings, “I take my whiskey neat to hide my mixed emotions, and they don’t have a clue” – a glimpse into the struggle a lot of artists go through when smiling through the often lonely and tumultuous career. Furthering that point, the struggle in the lyrics are coupled with a happy, up-tempo beat that is frustratingly catchy.
While recording the song, Flo Rida realized something was missing, and he tapped Hayes to add a verse with his own take on how he has handled the last year of his life. One that saw his smash-hit “Fancy Like,” an ode to the simple things in life, like a date night at Applebee’s, sit atop the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart for over six months and garner Hayes his first GRAMMY-nomination.
A pro at pairing deeper topics with catchy beats (“AA,” “Craig,” “Don’t Let Her”), Hayes jumped at the opportunity to collaborate with the multi-Platinum artist and share a bit of what he’s experienced this last year. On the track, he sings “I almost got that GRAMMY, but I guess they don’t do fancy like me,” capping off the verse the ultimate mic drop….he ends with, “but it’s ok, I got low miles on my Prius, rollin’ down the road with Jesus, and my food at Applebee’s is for free.”
Written by Hayes with Daniel Majic, Meron Mengist, Fraser Churchill, Sean Davidson, Dre Davidson, and Breyan Isaac and produced by The Monarch and Majic, “High Heels” is a club-ready anthem about doing the best we can and enjoying life as it is.
Also out today is a lyric video Hayes and Flo Rida created to accompany the track. Both artists have added the song to their set lists while out on the road, and the video shows the excitement the arenas are already feeling for the track.
Watch the “High Heels” lyric video below.
ABOUT WALKER HAYES:
Monument Records recording artist Walker Hayes is a singer/songwriter originally from Mobile, Alabama. Last year, his smash hit “Fancy Like” topped every country music sales and streaming chart, spent more than six months at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart, hit the top 5 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Songs, hit No. 1 at country radio, and gave Hayes his first GRAMMY Award nomination as an artist for Best Country Song. The song was also featured in a nationwide Applebee’s commercial. That track, as well as follow up single “AA,” and new song “ Y’all Life,” have made Hayes one of the top selling and streamed artists in country music.
Hayes has performed his music, including the Double-Platinum RIAA certified hit “You Broke Up With Me,” to national audiences on Good Morning America, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and TODAY, and he was profiled for CBS Sunday Morning. This fall, he sets out on his headlining arena tour, the Glad You’re Here tour, which is the same title as the book he released with his best friend, Craig Allen Cooper, detailing his journey to finding Christ.
ABOUT FLO RIDA:
Tramar Lacel Dillard better known by his stage name Flo Rida is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Carol City, Florida. His 2007 breakout single "Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital download sales at the time of its release. “Low” is now certified Diamond.
Flo Rida's debut studio album, 2008's Mail on Sunday, reached number four in the US. The album was succeeded by R.O.O.T.S., the next year which featured the smash hit "Right Round ft Ke$ha" which broke his previous record for most digital sales in one week he set with “Low." His subsequent albums, 2010's Only One Flo (Part 1) and 2012's Wild Ones, also charted on the US Billboard 200 chart. Flo Rida has sold over 84 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists.
His catalog includes the international hit singles "Right Round" (7x Platinum), "Club Can't Handle Me" (3x Platinum), "Good Feeling" (5x Platinum), "Wild Ones" (5x Platinum), "Whistle" (5x Platinum), "I Cry"(2x Platinum), "G.D.F.R." (4x Platinum) and "My House" (6x Platinum) and many other certifications. His 2021 release “Summer’s Not Ready” is quickly gaining traction with a national CBS Television sync driving over 13M+ global streams to the single.