{"id":2200782,"date":"2025-12-16T04:03:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T04:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2200782"},"modified":"2025-12-16T04:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T04:03:12","slug":"riley-green-talks-historic-no-1-hit-and-hints-at-his-next-radio-single-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/riley-green-talks-historic-no-1-hit-and-hints-at-his-next-radio-single-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Green Talks Historic No. 1 Hit and Hints at His Next Radio Single [Exclusive]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading60775_341cc1-a3\">The country superstar reflects on his latest No. 1 and hints at the song he\u2019s eyeing as his next radio single.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/tag\/riley-green\/\">Riley Green<\/a> is closing out the year on a high note with his sixth career No. 1 single, his third chart-topper of the year, and a history-making milestone as the first artist since <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/tag\/taylor-swift\">Taylor Swift<\/a> to score back-to-back self-written No. 1 hits on the country radio charts.<\/p>\n<p>His latest solo-written single, \u201cDon\u2019t Mind If I Do,\u201d featuring <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/tag\/ella-langley\">Ella Langley<\/a>, has reached the top spot on both the Billboard and Mediabase Country Airplay charts. The achievement follows Green\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/riley-green-joins-elite-list-with-self-written-no-1-worst-way\/\">self-penned<\/a> \u201cWorst Way,\u201d as well as \u201cYou Look Like You Love Me,\u201d which he co-wrote with Langley and Aaron Raitiere.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Courtesy Riley Green<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-green-feels-pretty-lucky-to-have-achieved-three-no-1-singles-this-year\">Green Feels \u201cPretty Lucky\u201d to Have Achieved Three No. 1 Singles This Year<\/h2>\n<p>These accomplishments are something the Alabama native doesn\u2019t take lightly, admitting, \u201cIt\u2019s crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re [No. 1 singles] not easy to come by. I\u2019ve spent enough time with songs on the radio to know that you\u2019ve got to get pretty lucky, and things really have to work out,\u201d Green told us during a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/riley-green-reflects-on-a-breakout-year-and-heads-into-2026-more-motivated-than-ever-exclusive\/\">recent conversation<\/a>, reflecting on his year and partnership with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heydude.com\/\">HEYDUDE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd to have three songs that I was a writer on, and two songs with Ella, even is just such a cool thing,\u201d he continued. \u201cTo see the moment she\u2019s having in country music, and to see the music really, really resonating with people, it just feels like they\u2019re really fired up about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"perfmatters-lazy-youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iiC3TZ32c2g\" data-id=\"iiC3TZ32c2g\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" onclick=\"perfmattersLazyLoadYouTube(this);\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/iiC3TZ32c2g\/hqdefault.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/iiC3TZ32c2g\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Riley Green - Don&#039;t Mind If I Do (The Voice Finale) ft. Ella Langley\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iiC3TZ32c2g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-change-my-mind-heading-to-country-radio\">Is \u201cChange My Mind\u201d Heading To Country Radio? <\/h2>\n<p>Looking ahead, Green is already thinking about what song to send to country radio next. When we suggested \u201cChange My Mind\u201d from his latest album <em>Don\u2019t Mind If I Do<\/em>, he smiled and seemed to confirm our thinking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat sounds like a good idea,\u201d he teased.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always kind of crazy when you have songs like this where \u2018Worst Way\u2019 just blew up and became this huge song, and then \u2018Don\u2019t Mind If I Do\u2019 did the same thing. \u2018Change My Mind\u2019 is one that really did, too,\u201d Green explained. \u201cSo I\u2019m excited about a song that\u2019s already had a life of its own getting a chance to be heard by people on country radio who maybe haven\u2019t heard it yet, or haven\u2019t heard of me. Radio is still the biggest way to get songs out there, and I\u2019d love for that to be the next single. It\u2019s definitely a front-runner for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Riley Green; Photo by David Higgs\" class=\"wp-image-101281 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-8-1024x683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-8-757x505.jpg 757w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-8.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-8-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Riley Green; Photo by David Higgs\" class=\"wp-image-101281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-8-757x505.jpg 757w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Riley Green; Photo by David Higgs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With six chart-topping singles under his belt, Green has developed a strong instinct for choosing songs that resonate with fans. For him, the key is letting listeners lead the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always been a big fan of playing songs live, teasing them on socials, or putting them out before radio just to get a feel for them,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s no better judge of whether a song\u2019s a hit than the fans. They\u2019ll let you know, if you play it at a show, they\u2019ll sing it a little louder if it\u2019s a big one.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2026-is-shaping-up-to-be-another-big-year-for-green\">2026 Is Shaping Up To Be Another Big Year For Green <\/h2>\n<p>Green recently wrapped a major year of touring with a stop in Las Vegas. Now, he\u2019s enjoying some well-earned downtime before kicking off the new year in Mexico at Luke Bryan\u2019s Crash My Playa and launching his Cowboy As It Gets Tour, which will bring his live show to fans around the world in 2026.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"perfmatters-lazy-youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DQf6VOhA1c0\" data-id=\"DQf6VOhA1c0\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" onclick=\"perfmattersLazyLoadYouTube(this);\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/DQf6VOhA1c0\/hqdefault.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/DQf6VOhA1c0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Riley Green - Change My Mind (Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DQf6VOhA1c0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"pmdelayedscript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" data-no-optimize=\"1\" data-no-defer=\"1\" data-no-minify=\"1\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '2335736946692711'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source countrynow.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The country superstar reflects on his latest No. 1 and hints at the song he\u2019s eyeing as his next radio single. 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