Ella Langley says 'Choosin' Texas' success is 'changing my life' after her song breaks Mariah Carey's record

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Fox News · collected 2026-09-23 · by Danielle Minnetian, Janelle Ash

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Ella Langley celebrated her song "Choosin' Texas" breaking Mariah Carey's record for longest reign at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 23 weeks, surpassing "All I Want for Christmas Is You." In an Instagram video, she expressed disbelief and gratitude, noting the impact it has had on her life and career. Langley wrote the song during a songwriting retreat with Miranda Lambert in November 2025, alongside Luke Dick and Joybeth Taylor, where the inspiration came from a story about a kangaroo.
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Ella Langley's country hit "Choosin' Texas" broke Mariah Carey's long-standing record by spending 23 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing the previous record of 22 weeks held by "All I Want for Christmas Is You." The song, released in October last year as part of Langley’s album Dandelion and co-written with Miranda Lambert among others, gained widespread popularity. Langley expressed her surprise at the track's success, noting it has transformed her career beyond what she ever imagined possible. She celebrated on social media, acknowledging that fans have played a crucial role in propelling the song to historic heights, while also expressing disbelief about the milestone achievement feeling surreal and almost unbelievable.

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The Guardian · 0.89 cosine similarity
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“Both articles report on Ella Langley's song 'Choosin' Texas' breaking Mariah Carey's record for the longest-running No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, describing the same specific achievement.”
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“Both articles describe Ella Langley's reaction to her song 'Choosin' Texas' breaking Mariah Carey's record for longest reign at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with similar quotes and timing.”

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On Tuesday night, Langley took to Instagram to celebrate making Billboard Hot 100 history this week when "Choosin' Texas" logged its 23rd week at No. 1, 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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🔮 Even she couldn't have predicted just how far it would go.

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Ella Langley knew "Choosin' Texas" was special. asserted
Choosin → know → ?
Even she couldn't have predicted just how far it would go. asserted
it → predict → ?
On Tuesday night, Langley took to Instagram to celebrate making Billboard Hot 100 history this week when "Choosin' Texas" logged its 23rd week at No. 1, surpassing Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" for the longest reign at the top of the chart. asserted
I → take → chart
"I'm genuinely trying to find the words to explain what's going on in my brain today," Langley began her video. asserted
Langley → try → video
I don't know. asserted
I → know → ?
I feel like… I just don't even know what to say at this point. asserted
I → feel → point
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. asserted
dog → run → excitement
It's changing my life. asserted
It → change → life
It's changing the lives of the writers of this song. asserted
It → change → song
It's changing the lives of my family and it is truly growing an atmosphere for something I'm gonna be able to do the rest of my life and I just… today doesn't feel like a real thing asserted
today → change → thing
," Langley said. asserted
Langley → say → ?
"It feels fake and somebody's going to come in and be like 'haha we're kidding the whole time just kidding.' asserted
we → feel → ?
" "I'm really excited to just experience a moment like this in my life," she said. asserted
she → experience → life
The country music star told her fans that she was going to celebrate tonight before ending with, "Choosin' T… that's the one huh?" asserted
that → tell → T
In a resurfaced interview with Billboard from March, when the song was still climbing, Langley admitted its success had already surpassed anything she imagined when she wrote it. asserted
she → resurface → it
"When we wrote it, I knew it was going on the record. asserted
it → write → record
I honestly knew it was going to be the lead single," Langley told Billboard. asserted
Langley → know → Billboard
"And we love that song, but I don't think I could have ever imagined what's happening with it right now," she continued. uncertain
she → love → it
"Like I said, every day I wake up and it's doing something that I didn't even know was a goal that I could have had." uncertain
I → say → that
"It's just nuts," Langley added. asserted
Langley → add → ?
"It's crazy to see the ownership that the fans have taken over it. asserted
fans → see → it
And the different demographics of people listening to the song is so cool." asserted
demographics → listen → song
What seemed unimaginable to Langley in March has since become historic. asserted
seemed → seem → March
"Choosin' Texas" 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. asserted
Choosin → enter → February
The song has also spent 41 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. asserted
song → spend → chart
Long before it became a record breaker, however, "Choosin' Texas" began with a story about a kangaroo. asserted
Choosin → become → kangaroo
Langley recalled writing the song during her first songwriting retreat with country superstar Miranda Lambert and two other writers. asserted
Langley → recall → Lambert
"So, I was on a writer's retreat with Miranda," Langley explained in the resurfaced Billboard interview. asserted
Langley → explain → interview
"This is our first time that we had written together and obviously we were there with two others." asserted
we → write → others
Billboard credits Langley, Lambert, Luke Dick and Joybeth Taylor as the four co-writers of "Choosin' Texas." asserted
Billboard → credit → Texas
Langley said Lambert began telling her a story about a pet kangaroo. asserted
Lambert → say → kangaroo
"I learned at a young age she had a pet kangaroo and I wanted to ask her about it," Langley recalled. asserted
Langley → learn → it
"So, I was like, 'Tell me about this kangaroo that you had. asserted
you → tell → that
I need to know.'" Lambert told the group about once being pulled over with the kangaroo riding in the passenger seat and a dog in the back. asserted
Lambert → need → back
Advertisment "She said she got pulled over and the kangaroo ended up getting her out of a ticket, but she's like, 'Of course, I had Texas plates on, too,'" Langley recalled. asserted
Langley → say → plates
That was enough to spark the song. asserted
That → spark → song
"And I went, 'Well, she's from Texas, I can tell,'" Langley said. asserted
Langley → go → Texas
"And just from that phrase, it kind of all hit us." asserted
it → hit → us
According to Langley, the melody came almost immediately, with Lambert helping develop the story behind it. uncertain
Lambert → accord → it
"And 45 minutes later, we had that song written," Langley said. asserted
Langley → have → ?
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