Making a hit record wasn't all harmony for Miranda Lambert and Ella Langley.
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The country superstar revealed that she and the "Choosin' Texas" singer butted heads while working together — and Lambert said the disagreements were actually a sign they were on the right track.
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"If we don't fight by the end of this, we probably didn't do it right," Lambert recalled telling Langley during an appearance on The New York Times' "Popcast."
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The candid admission came while Lambert discussed the emotional process of creating a record with the rising country star.
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Creating a record is not — I mean, it's a long journey, you know what I mean?
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And it's a lot of emotions," Lambert said.
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"We did a lot," she admitted when asked if she and Langley were "butting heads" during the process.
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"And I think that's important because we needed to."
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Lambert, who has built a career on songs about heartbreak, independence and life in the country, said she welcomed disagreements as long as they were constructive.
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When asked if she enjoys a good argument, the country star didn't hesitate.
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I wanted it to be right, you know what I mean?" she said.
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The country star was also asked if she ever let Langley win one of their disagreements.
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She laughed off the question.
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I mean … it's her name.
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But yeah, it was a good balance, I felt like, of bouncing songs off each other, saying like, 'That's too far one way,' or 'That doesn't fit the record,' whatever it was.
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And I love that she trusted me with that.
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I really do.
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"Choosin' Texas" has become a record-breaking hit for Langley.
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On that track, Lambert said, there wasn't much fighting to do.
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It's like there's this nostalgia to it, and it's like her love for country and my love for country."
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She continued, "That one, whether it was the writing of it just fell out or the production, it was just like, 'This is what it's supposed to be.
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Let's let it be.'
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Langley celebrated a Billboard record in September as "Choosin' Texas" reached its 23rd week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" for the longest reign at the top of the chart.
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I'm genuinely trying to find the words to explain what's going on in my brain today," Langley said in an Instagram video.
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I don't know.
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I feel like … I just don't even know what to say at this point.
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I'm running out of hyperboles to describe how I feel, so I will just let my dog in the background show you his excitement," she continued as her dog barked.
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The record-breaking run has continued.
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"Choosin' Texas" has now spent 24 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, extending its record as the longest-running No. 1 song in chart history.
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The song first entered the Hot 100 in November 2025, became Langley's first top 10 in January and reached No. 1 for the first time in February.
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"Choosin' Texas" has also spent 42 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, continuing its run atop both the all-genre and country charts.
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