Jo Dee Messina's 'Head Carolina, Tails California' indirectly brought her award nods, and a No. 1 hit interpolation. Here's the chart rewind to 1996.
It’s appropriate that a guy with the last name of Nichols wrote an impactful song about a coin toss. , in which the lead character flips a coin to decide where he should move.
Tim Nichols suggested a song built around the same dynamic to cowriter Mark D. Sanders , and they came up with the “Carolina” story featuring a young couple deciding where their next adventure should take them. Chart Rewind: In 1951, Hank Williams Got Hot With ‘Cold, Cold Heart’Messina cut it with producers Byron Gallimore and McGraw, and Curb made it her inaugural release, debuting onchart dated Jan. 27, 1996.
The “Carolina” trip traveled to No. 2 on the May 18, 1996, list, just behind Brooks & Dunn’s “My Maria. ” Six singles by the Holliston, Mass. -raised Messina eventually went all the way to the top, beginning with “Bye Bye” in 1998 and running through “My Give a Damn’s Busted” in 2005. Messina’s “Carolina” journey extended even further into the future.
Cole Swindell and three cowriters interpolated it for a karaoke tale, “She Had Me at Heads Carolina,” that rose to No. 3 in 2022 — and No. 1 for four weeks on. Swindell’s solo hit was ultimately remixed as a collaboration with Messina, and the duet brought awards nominations to both artists from the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.
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