Matthew McConaughey Covers 17-Week No. 1 'Choosin’ Texas' on Fallon
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 13
Matthew McConaughey Covers 17-Week No. 1 'Choosin’ Texas' on Fallon
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 13
Summary
Wednesday’s “Tonight Show” featured Matthew McConaughey performing Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” with Jimmy Fallon and indie folk band The Last Bison in a bluegrass-style segment.
A fan prompt in Fallon’s “Audience Suggestion Box” fused Langley’s hit with McConaughey’s new film “The Rivals of Amziah King,” where he performs in a bluegrass band.
Ella Langley amplified the moment on Instagram, writing, “I don’t think I’ll ever recover from this,” as the cover spread quickly across social media.
The song arrived with extra momentum: “Choosin’ Texas” recently logged a 17th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, a record for a solo female artist.
For McConaughey, a Texas native who moved his family from Malibu back to Austin in 2014, the song choice reinforced his long-running public identification with the state.