"Everything She Ain't" is a song by American

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artist

Hailey Whitters Hailey Faith Whitters (born September 9, 1989) is an American country music singer originally from Shueyville, Iowa. Songwriting and music career Whitters has written songs for Little Big Town and Alan Jackson, and has written with Lori McKe ...

. It was released on June 1, 2022 as her debut single and the lead single from her third studio album ''

Raised ''Raised'' is the third studio album by American country artist Hailey Whitters. It was released on March 18, 2022, via a partnership between Big Loud and her own imprint, Pigasus. Background Heavily inspired by her Midwestern upbringing in Iow ...

''.

Content and history

Whitters wrote the song with Ryan Tyndell and

Bryan Simpson Bryan Simpson is an American singer-songwriter from Fort Worth, Texas, who is based out of Nashville, Tennessee. Simpson is best known for his solo output as the Whistles & The Bells, his work as a founding member of Cadillac Sky, and the son ...

. The three wrote the song in March 2021. Originally, they were working on a different song when Whitters came up with the lyric "I'm everything she is and everything she ain't". The other two began adding lines and developed the song into "a putdown of the male character's current girlfriend". The recording features Tyndell singing harmony vocals. Producer Jake Gear, who is Whitters's husband, added

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, and

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, as well as a

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. The song was sent to country radio in June 2022 as the lead single to Whitters's third studio album ''Raised''.

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References

{{Hailey Whitters 2022 songs 2022 debut singles Hailey Whitters songs Songs written by Bryan Simpson Songs written by Ryan Tyndell Songs written by Hailey Whitters Big Loud singles