Complete List Of Hardy Songs From A to Z

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Hardy turned a songwriting degree and a Mississippi small-town background into one of the more unusual careers in modern country music, first as a hit writer for other artists and then as a performer who pushed country music toward rock, hard rock, and heavier, guitar-driven sounds. Born Michael Wilson Hardy on September 13, 1990, in Philadelphia, Mississippi, he grew up listening to music with his father, an experience he later connected to some of his earliest memories. He attended Neshoba Central High School, wrote his first song during those years, and later studied songwriting through the Recording Industry Management program at Middle Tennessee State University.

After graduating, Hardy visited his sister in Nashville and began to see country music as a real career path. He had met Florida Georgia Line in 2012 through a mutual connection, and after moving to Nashville, he eventually became a writing partner for the duo. That behind-the-scenes work became the first major foundation of his career. He wrote songs for Florida Georgia Line, Chris Lane, Blake Shelton, Dallas Smith, Thomas Rhett, Morgan Wallen, and other artists, with Morgan Wallen’s “Up Down” helping bring major attention to his songwriting. Producer Joey Moi encouraged him to step forward as a recording artist, and Hardy signed with Big Loud Records in 2018.

Hardy’s recording career began moving quickly with the 2018 EP This Ole Boy, followed by “Rednecker” in 2019, his first single to chart on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. That same year, he released the EP Where to Find Me and joined Florida Georgia Line on the Can’t Say I Ain’t Country Tour. He also co-wrote major songs, including Florida Georgia Line’s “Simple” and “Talk You Out of It,” Blake Shelton’s “God’s Country” and “Hell Right,” Dallas Smith’s “Drop,” Chris Lane’s “I Don’t Know About You,” and Jameson Rodgers’ “Some Girls.” His writing reputation became just as important as his own artist career, giving him credibility in Nashville before his solo catalog fully took shape.

The collaborative Hixtape, Vol. 1 arrived in 2019 with a large guest list that included Thomas Rhett, Keith Urban, Tracy Lawrence, Jake Owen, Trace Adkins, Joe Diffie, Zakk Wylde, Cole Swindell, Dustin Lynch, and Morgan Wallen. In 2020, Hardy released his debut studio album A Rock, which included “One Beer,” a hit featuring Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson. The album helped establish him as an artist who could move between rowdy country storytelling, rural humor, and heavier rock instincts without abandoning his Nashville songwriting roots.

Hardy’s second full-length album, The Mockingbird & the Crow, became a major turning point. Released on January 20, 2023, the album featured guest appearances from Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson, and Jeremy McKinnon of A Day to Remember. “Wait in the Truck,” his duet with Lainey Wilson, became one of his biggest songs, reaching number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album itself topped the country charts and was structured as a half-country, half-rock record, with “The Mockingbird & the Crow” serving as the dividing point between the two sides. That concept set Hardy apart from many contemporary country artists because he was not simply adding rock flavor to country songs; he was building an album that openly shifted from one world to another.

Hardy continued to expand in that heavier direction with Quit!!, released in 2024 through Big Loud Records and Big Loud Rock. The title track is based on a true story about someone leaving a note that read “Quit!!” in a tip jar at one of his early shows. The album included guest appearances from Chad Smith, Knox, and Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit, reinforcing Hardy’s growing interest in hard rock, nu metal, and post-grunge sounds. In the same period, he teamed with Nickelback for CMT Crossroads, recorded a version of “Gin and Juice” with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg to promote their Gin & Juice alcoholic beverage, and appeared on “Hide My Gun” from Post Malone’s country album F-1 Trillion, a song Hardy also co-wrote.

His 2025 activity continued at a fast pace. Hardy (Live from Red Rocks) was released on February 7, 2025, capturing live versions of songs from his studio albums along with a cover of Blake Shelton’s “God’s Country,” which Hardy had co-written. He later partnered with Amazon Music for Hardy (Amazon Music Songline), which included reimagined versions of songs from his catalog and a cover of 1975’s “Love It If We Made It.” He released the EP Country! on May 2, 2025, made his official Grand Ole Opry debut on April 29, 2025, and appeared on Morgan Wallen’s “Come Back as a Redneck.” His fourth studio album, Country! Country! was released on September 26, 2025. Across his career, Hardy has released four studio albums: A Rock, The Mockingbird & the Crow, Quit!!, and Country! Country!, along with collaborative mixtapes and live or special projects.

Awards recognition followed both his songwriting and artistic work. Hardy earned his first Country Music Association nomination in 2019 for Song of the Year with Blake Shelton’s “God’s Country,” which he co-wrote with Devin Dawson and Jordan Schmidt. He later received Academy of Country Music nominations for Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year, then won ACM Songwriter of the Year in 2022. In 2023, he won multiple Academy of Country Music Awards connected to “Wait in the Truck” with Lainey Wilson, including honors for visual media and musical event, and also won Artist-Songwriter of the Year. Fans have connected with Hardy because his music blends Nashville craft with a more aggressive edge, giving country listeners the stories they recognize while drawing in rock audiences with heavier guitars, darker themes, and a stage identity that feels closer to arena rock than polished country pop.

Outside the standard recording and touring cycle, Hardy’s work has included several specific projects in addition to his solo albums. The Hixtape series became a collaborative platform featuring numerous country artists, while Hixtape: Vol. 3: Difftape honored Joe Diffie by having Hardy and other artists cover Diffie songs around the fourth anniversary of Diffie’s death. His 2024 “Gin and Juice” collaboration with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg also included a short film promoting their Gin & Juice beverage. In his personal life, Hardy proposed to Caleigh Ryan in August 2021 at The Lyric in Oxford, Mississippi, where they had met in 2017. They married on October 29, 2022, and their daughter was born on March 7, 2025.

Complete List Of Hardy Songs From A to Z

.30-06 – The Mockingbird & the Crow – 2023
A Rock – A Rock – 2020
Ain’t a Bad Day – A Rock – 2020
All My Women [Hardy as featured artist on Falling in Reverse track] – Non-album single – 2025
Bedrooms in the Sky (featuring Stephen Wilson Jr.) – Country! Country! – 2025
Beer – The Mockingbird & the Crow – 2023
Beers on Me [Hardy as featured artist on Dierks Bentley track, also featuring Breland] – Non-album single – 2021
The Better Me [Hardy as featured artist on Beartooth track] – The Surface – 2023
Blurry – Non-album song – 2021
Boots – A Rock – 2020
Bottomland – Country! Country! – 2025
Boyfriend – A Rock – 2020
Bro Country (featuring Ernest) – Country! Country! – 2025
Broke Boy – A Rock – 2020
Buck on the Wall – Country! Country! – 2025
Car That Drove You Away – Country! Country! – 2025
Come Back as a Redneck [Hardy as featured artist on Morgan Wallen track] – I’m the Problem – 2025
Country Country – Country! Country! – 2025
Country in Me – Country! Country! – 2025
Dog Years – Country! Country! – 2025
Drink One for Me – The Mockingbird & the Crow – 2023
Everybody Does – Country! Country! – 2025
Favorite Country Song – Country! Country! – 2025
Girl with a Gun – Country! Country! – 2025
Give Heaven Some Hell – A Rock – 2020
Good Girl Phase (featuring Chad Smith) – Quit!! – 2024
Goodbye – Country! Country! – 2025
Gun to My Head – Country! Country! – 2025
Happy – The Mockingbird & the Crow – 2023
Happy Hour (featuring Knox) – Quit!! – 2024
Hate Your Hometown – A Rock – 2020
He Went to Jared (featuring Morgan Wallen) – Hixtape: Vol. 1 – 2019
Here Lies Country Music – The Mockingbird & the Crow – 2023
Hide My Gun [Hardy as featured artist on Post Malone track] – F-1 Trillion – 2024
Hillbilly Deluxe [Hardy as featured artist on Brooks & Dunn track] – Reboot II – 2024
I Ain’t in the Country No More – The Mockingbird & the Crow – 2023
I Don’t Miss – Quit!! – 2024
I’d Go Crazy Too – Country! Country! – 2025
I in Country – The Mockingbird & the Crow – 2023
Jack – The Mockingbird & the Crow – 2023
Jim Bob – Quit!! – 2024
Keep It Country – Country! Country! – 2025
Kill Shit Till I Die – The Mockingbird & the Crow – 2023
Live Forever (featuring Hank Williams III and David Allan Coe) – Quit!! – 2024
Luckiest Man Alive – Country! Country! – 2025
McArthur (featuring Eric Church, Morgan Wallen and Tim McGraw) – Non-album single – 2026
The Mockingbird & the Crow – The Mockingbird & the Crow – 2023
Never Met Anyone Like You [Hardy as featured artist on Ella Langley track] – Non-album song – 2025
Nobody Likes Your Girlfriend [Hardy as featured artist on Nate Smith track] – Non-album single – 2025
One Beer (featuring Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson) – A Rock – 2020
Orphan – Quit!! – 2024
Psycho – Quit!! – 2024
Quit!! – Quit!! – 2024
Radio Song (featuring Jeremy McKinnon) – The Mockingbird & the Crow – 2023
Red (featuring Morgan Wallen) – The Mockingbird & the Crow – 2023
Rednecker – This Ole Boy – 2019
The Redneck Song – The Mockingbird & the Crow – 2023
Rockstar – Quit!! – 2024
Screen – The Mockingbird & the Crow – 2023
Six Feet Under (Caleigh’s Song) – Quit!! – 2024
So Close (featuring Ashland Craft) – A Rock – 2020
Sold Out – The Mockingbird & the Crow – 2023
Some Things Never Change [Hardy as featured artist on Dallas Smith track] – Timeless – 2020
Soul4Sale (featuring Fred Durst) – Quit!! – 2024
Take the Country and Run – Country! Country! – 2025
Time to Be Dead – Quit!! – 2024
Truck – A Rock – 2020
Truck Bed – The Mockingbird & the Crow – 2023
Turn You Down (featuring Morgan Wallen and Zakk Wylde) – Hixtape: Vol. 1 – 2019
Unapologetically Country as Hell – A Rock – 2020
Wait in the Truck (featuring Lainey Wilson) – The Mockingbird & the Crow – 2023
We’re All Gonna Die – Country! Country! – 2025
What Do I Know [Hardy as featured artist on Robert Counts track] – Non-album single – year unlisted
Where Ya At – A Rock – 2020
Who Don’t – Country! Country! – 2025
WHYBMWL – Quit!! – 2024
The Worst Country Song of All Time [Hardy as featured artist on Brantley Gilbert track, also featuring Toby Keith] – So Help Me God – 2021
Y’all Boys [Hardy as featured artist on Florida Georgia Line track] – Can’t Say I Ain’t Country – 2019
Y’all Need Jesus – Country! Country! – 2025
Zombieland [Hardy as featured artist on Jax track] – Dear Joe, – 2024

Albums

A Rock (2020): 12 songs

The Mockingbird & the Crow (2023): 17 songs

Quit!! (2024): 13 songs

Country! Country! (2025): 20 songs

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