On June 19, 1971, Jerry Reed topped the country chart with his single, âWhen Youâre Hot, Youâre Hot.â
46 years later, Dan + Shay are encompassing the sentiment of Jerryâs tune as their third consecutive single, âHow Not To,â has topped both the Mediabase chart and Billboard Country Airplay chart. âHow Not To,â which was penned by Adam Hambrick, Paul DiGiovanni and Kevin Bard, follows Dan + Shayâs previous No. 1 singles âNothinâ Like Youâ and âFrom the Ground Up.â
âWhatâs going on everybody, we are so pumped,â said Dan Smyers in a video clip posted on Twitter. ââHow Not Toâ is officially number one at country radio. Huge shout-out to our friends at country radio for playing the heck out of this song, for believing in us, for completely changing our lives. That is three number ones in a row, baby. It is so amazing. Thank you, guys.â
âThis feels like a dream, manâ added Shay Mooney. âThank you country radio. Thank you to our fans. We love you guys so much from the bottom of our heart. Thank you for calling and requesting this song. And also to the songwriters of this song, âHow Not ToââPaul, Adam, Kevinâthank you for making a beautiful song and letting us record it.â
Once again, thank you.
3 #1s in a row. What a dream. pic.twitter.com/TjLtgxY3of
â Dan + Shay (@DanAndShay) June 19, 2017
Following a vote by their fans, Dan + Shay announced their new single will be âRoad Trippinâ.â
âFans would always make posts saying, âRoad tripping to the Dan + Shay show!ââand we thought that was fantastic,â says Shay. âWe knew we had to make it into a song. We had a blast writing âRoad Trippinâ, and I think that comes across.â
Photo by Jason Simanek