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"That's A Deconstructed HARDY Sauce Right There": HARDY Gives Recipe For His Songwriting On Hits Like Ella Langley's 'Be Her.'

August 19, 2026 9:08 pm GMT

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In an interview with Much Music, singer-songwriter HARDY gave a breakdown of the personalization behind his songwriting, and where listeners can find his distinct flair on hits such as Ella Langley's 'Be Her.'

The 'wait in the truck' songster told of the aspects of his songwriting where he feels listeners are able to point out what contributions are his. "Complex phrasing, I think. If you're trying to get real nerdy, it's like, weird phrasing and doing anything you can to find the internal rhymes in every single sentence and line."

HARDY is commonly known for putting into play some of the strongest factors of songwriting in country music - storytelling and descriptive imagery. Stretching back to his HIXTAPE: Vol. 1 album, this couldn't be clearer. In hits like 'ONE BEER' and 'He Went To Jared,' he makes references equipped to paint a picture in listener's heads and manages to tie words together that otherwise wouldn't rhyme - not without HARDY's unique flair.

Revealing one of his musical influences, legendary rapper Eminem, HARDY also stated that he tries to hit punchlines the way he does - and that repeatability and catchiness are key to making a song that stays in listeners minds, before playfully capping off with "That's a deconstructed HARDY sauce right there."

As if the mastermind songwriting on his own projects wasn't enough, his raw talent for the craft has assisted him when contributing to projects like Ella Langley's hit single, 'Be Her.'

The contributor that has famously crossed multiple subgenres of country music revealed the line in the song that he had a major role in creating. "My line that I feel like I contributed to the most was 'don't want all this drama, give me something real, trade a mile high to walk one in her heels.' - I don't know how much that has the "HARDY sauce" on it, but that was just a lucky day, I was happy to be in the room that day."

While the hit single from Langley's Dandelion record isn't one that the 'TRUCK BED' crooner believes is up to par with his highest potential for his own writing style, here at Holler we feel the same as he stated - we're just happy he was in the room that day.

Written by Melissa Manzi
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