Multi-Platinum selling superstar Cole Swindell released a special duet remix of his Platinum certified five-week No. 1 single “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” this week featuring Jo Dee Messina. LISTEN HERE.

Last night, Swindell, a two-time CMA Award nominee, had one of the most-talked about CMA Awards performances of the night with the surprise appearance of CMA-Award winning and multi-Platinum selling country star Jo Dee Messina joining him to perform this special duet remix version his five-week No. 1 single “She Had Me At Heads Carolina.” Messina is the original artist of the 90s country smash “Heads Carolina, Tails California,” and the inspiration for Swindell’s most recent career defining hit.

“Jo Dee Messina has given Cole Swindell’s ‘She Had Me At Heads Carolina’ her stamp of approval!” claimed People.com after their performance of the surprise live debut of their brand new remix of the hit single.

Country Now claimed, “Cole Swindell pulled off the biggest surprise of the CMA Awards when he shocked viewers with a very special guest during his performance: Jo Dee Messina,” and “the audience inside Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena went wild at the sight of the country hitmaker.”

Taste of Country said Swindell “transported the 2022 CMA Awards back to the '90s with an energetic performance of his nostalgic track...” and the “crowd let out a joyful cheer as Messina joined Swindell to power through the infectious chorus of her beloved 90s hit.”

Click HERE to watch the lauded CMA Awards performance. Watch the evening’s biggest performances from The 56th CMA Awards at YouTube and the full show is available on Hulu.  

“She Had Me At Heads Carolina” is the third Platinum-certified consecutive multi-week No. 1 single from his fourth album, Stereotype, following the “Single Saturday Night” (Platinum) and “Never Say Never” (Platinum).

The Georgia native’s Platinum-selling “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” is his 12th career No. 1 and fastest-rising single to date, topping the charts in just 12 weeks. It made him the only artist in 2022 to have a FIVE consecutive-week No. 1 across the Billboard and Country Aircheck airplay charts. “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” has amassed the largest airplay audience of any country single this year and has remained at No. 2 on the Billboard chart for an additional month (and counting!) after its historic run at No. 1. The single broke records as the first five-week chart-topper from Warner Music Nashville since Blake Shelton’s “Austin” in 2001, and it boasts more than 250 million global streams.

Earlier this year Pandora honored Swindell with the elite BILLIONAIRE plaque for surpassing three BILLION lifetime spins. He has earned more than 5.2 BILLION global streams throughout his career

The lauded performer is currently headlining Back Down To The Bar Tour with Ashley Cooke and Dylan Marlowe, and it was announced last week that he will join Thomas Rhett for the Home Team Tour in 2023. Swindell will hit the road for shows this weekend in Verona, NY and Johnstown, PA before he wraps the tour with three shows in Florida next week.