Brian Kelley brought feel-good vibes to ABC's Good Morning Americawhen he made his solo television performance debut with his current single, "See You Next Summer."
The DIAMOND-selling superstar donned a Canadian tuxedo and white cowboy hat as he brought his breezy summer anthem to the GMA stage on Tuesday, August 8. Bright lights flashed across the stage while images of a tropical beach appeared in the background, setting the tone for the mid-tempo song penned by David Garcia, Michael Hardy, and Hillary Lindsey.
Throughout the performance, Bryan dives into a sound full of country-laced passion and electronic beats as he illustrates the carefree excitement of stepping into a summer love that has the potential of lasting beyond just a short-lived fling.
Produced by Dann Huff, the Top 35-and-rising release marked the Florida native's first time in the most-added position at Country radio as a solo artist. With 80 first-week stations launching "See You Next Summer" via Big Machine Records, the song has already surpassed 5.2 million streams to date.
In response to seeing the song do so well right out of the gates, Kelley took to social media to say, "Blown away y'all!!!!! Thank you COUNTRY RADIO!!!!!!! Beyond grateful!!! Fired up!!!!"
This single gives fans a glimpse into Kelley's forthcoming debut album as a solo artist.
When it comes to selecting songs to include in this next collection of work, the Florida native says following what he calls the "Garth and Kenny model."
This means that he's striving to write as many of his own songs as he can, while also being open to recording outside cuts by his fellow songwriters. Kelley previously discussed this creative process during an in-depth Q&A session with American Songwriter that took place during CMA Fest in Nashville.
"There's no ego here, it's best song wins," he explained.
The country singer went on to say that "See You Next Summer" serves as a great example of this because although he didn't write it, the tune is still a great fit for his catalog.
Plus, as turns out, the steadfast love story of this tune happens to represents his own with his wife, Brittney Kelley.
"I am living that song," he admitted. "It's that forever kind of love song and I think that's why it resonated with me…I couldn't find a reason not to record it."
While speaking with the outlet about his solo venture, the singer/songwriter also opened up about his time spent as one-half of the critically-acclaimed country duo, Florida Georgia Line. Despite the fact that the Beach Cowboy is no longer pursuing a career alongside Tyler Hubbard, he explained that he has nothing but good things to say about what they built together.
