Talk You Out of It

"Talk You Out of It" is a song recorded by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line. It is their sixteenth solo single release, and the second from their fourth studio album Can't Say I Ain't Country. The song was written by Michael Hardy, Hunter Phelps, Jameson Rodgers and Alysa Vanderheym.

"Talk You Out of It"
Single by Florida Georgia Line
from the album Can't Say I Ain't Country
Released	November 5, 2018 (2018-11-05)
Genre	Country
Length	3:22
Label	BLMG
Songwriter(s)	Michael Hardy Hunter Phelps Jameson Rodgers Alysa Vanderheym
Producer(s)	Joey Moi Florida Georgia Line
Florida Georgia Line singles chronology
"Simple" (2018) "Talk You Out of It" (2018) "Blessings" (2019)
Music videos
"Talk You Out Of It" on YouTube
"Talk You Out of It (Lyric Video)" on YouTube

Content

The song features elements of country music and contemporary R&B, with a banjo riff and drum machine, with lead vocals by Tyler Hubbard. Taste of Country writer Sterling Whitaker described it as a "slow, sexy ballad", and said of its lyrical content that "The narrator manages to talk his lady love into getting ready to hit the town, but once he sees her in the dress she chose, his intentions change"^[1] Hubbard referred to it as the "baby-making song".^[2]

Commercial performance

The song has sold 169,000 copies in the United States as of September 2019.^[3] On the Billboard Hot 100, the song managed to peak at number 57 on the week of August 17, 2019.^[4] Despite not reaching the top 50, the song also managed to appear on the year-end chart of the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019 at 94. By doing so, it became the lowest-peaking song to ever make a year-end Hot 100, passing "El Perdón" by Nicky Jam and Enrique Iglesias which peaked at 56.^[5]

Music video

The song's music video debuted in November 2018, and was directed by Justin Clough.^[2] It features intimate scenes of both members of Florida Georgia Line (Hubbard and Brian Kelley), along with their respective wives.^[6] Florida Georgia Line also released behind-the-scenes footage of the video a month later.^[2]

Live performance

Florida Georgia Line performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on February 14, 2019,^[7] and on The Ellen DeGeneres Show exactly one week later.^[8]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018–2019) Peak position Australia Country (TMN)[9] 12 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 97 Canada Country (Billboard)[11] 28 US Billboard Hot 100[12] 57 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[13] 11 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 11 US Rolling Stone Top 100[15] 94

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Billboard Hot 100[16] 94 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[17] 35 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[18] 12

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[19]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Sterling Whitaker (October 22, 2018). "Florida Georgia Line turn up the heat with sexy 'Talk You Out of It' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
2. Hannah Barnes (December 20, 2018). "Florida Georgia Line Go Behind the Scenes of 'Talk You Out of It' Video". popculture.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
3. Bjorke, Matt (September 4, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Downloads: September 4, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
4. "Florida Georgia Line Talk You Out Of It Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
5. "Hot 100 Songs - Year-End". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
6. Wendy Hermanson (November 17, 2018). "Florida Georgia Line show off their wives in sexy 'Talk You Out of It' video". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
7. Jon Freeman (February 15, 2019). "See Florida Georgia Line's Silky 'Talk You Out of It' on 'Fallon'". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
8. Jacklyn Krol (February 21, 2019). "Florida Georgia Line deliver alluring 'Talk You Out of It' on 'Ellen' [Watch]". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
9. "COUNTRY HOT 50: Issue 1236". The Music Network. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
10. "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
11. "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
12. "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
13. "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
14. "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
15. "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. July 19, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
16. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
17. "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
18. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
19. "American single certifications – Florida Georgia Line – Talk You Out of It". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 20, 2020.