God, Your Mama, and Me - wikipedia God, Your Mama, and Me `` God, Your Mama, and Me '' Single by Florida Georgia Line featuring Backstreet Boys from the album Dig Your Roots Released January 23, 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 23 ) Format Digital download Recorded NightBird Recording Studios in West Hollywood, CA Genre Country country pop Length 3 : 04 Label Republic Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Josh Kear Hillary Lindsey Gordie Sampson Producer ( s ) Joey Moi Florida Georgia Line singles chronology `` May We All '' ( 2016 ) `` God, Your Mama, and Me '' ( 2017 ) `` Smooth '' ( 2017 ) `` May We All '' ( 2016 ) `` God, Your Mama, and Me '' ( 2017 ) `` Smooth '' ( 2017 ) Backstreet Boys singles chronology `` Show ' Em ( What You 're Made Of ) '' ( 2013 ) Show ' Em ( What You 're Made Of ) 2013 `` God, Your Mama, and Me '' ( 2017 ) God, Your Mama, and Me2017 `` God, Your Mama, and Me '' is a song recorded by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line and pop music group Backstreet Boys. It is the third single from the duo 's third studio album, Dig Your Roots, which was released on August 26, 2016. The song was written by Josh Kear, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson. Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Music video 4 Charts 5 Certifications 6 References Background Tyler Hubbard, one - half of Florida Georgia Line, told the blog Taste of Country that it `` is just such a well - written song. A song that when we heard it, we fell in love with it. We never really heard it said that way, you know, and heard it put that way, but it 's so true and that 's how we felt about our wives and just naturally drawn to that song ''. The song was initially recorded with only Florida Georgia Line on vocals. On June 11, 2016, Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, who had become friendly with Florida Georgia Line, attended one of the duo 's performances during the CMA Music Festival at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. After the show, they played some of their newly recorded songs on the tour bus for Carter, and Carter became interested in the song `` God, Your Mama, and Me ''. The duo then asked members of the Backstreet Boys via their manager Seth England if the group would be interested in performing with them, and all five members of the group agreed. In the song, Carter sang on the second verse, while AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson sang on the bridge. The song was recorded on June 27, 2016 at NightBird Recording Studios in West Hollywood, CA. Reception The song first became available as an instant gratification track on iTunes just before the album release, and it entered the Hot Country Song on the chart date of September 10, 2016 based on 25,000 copies sold in the first week. It debuted on Country Airplay at No. 51 for the chart of January 28, 2017 as it was being released to radio as a single. The song entered the Hot 100 at No. 92 for chart dated March 18, 2017, which is Backstreet Boys ' first return to the chart since 2007. The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on May 23, 2017. It has sold 430,000 copies in the United States as of August 2017. Music video The music video for the song was uploaded to Florida Georgia Line 's YouTube channel on February 20, 2017. The video features clips of each singer, recorded on cell phones and Go Pros, surprising their significant others with random acts of love and kindness. Charts Chart ( 2017 ) Peak position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 79 Canada Country ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 46 US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 430,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ Dukes, Billy. `` Florida Georgia Line, Backstreet Boys, ' God, Your Mama & Me ' ''. Taste of Country. Retrieved 23 February 2017. Jump up ^ McClellan, Laura. `` Florida Georgia Line and Backstreet Boys : The Ultimate Group ''. Taste of Country. Jump up ^ Roland, Tom ( February 16, 2017 ). `` Backstreet 's Back for Florida Georgia Line 's New Single ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ Bjorke, Matt ( August 30, 2016 ). `` Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report : August 30, 2016 ''. Roughstock. Jump up ^ Asker, Jim ; Trust, Gary ( August 30, 2016 ). `` FGLBSB : Florida Georgia Line Brings Backstreet Boys to Hot Country Songs chart ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Country Airplay ''. Billboard. January 28, 2017. Jump up ^ Trust, Gary ( March 8, 2017 ). `` Backstreet 's Back ! Backstreet Boys Notch First Billboard Hot 100 Hit Since 2007 ''. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Florida Georgia Line -- God Your Mama and Me ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH ^ Jump up to : Bjorke, Matt ( August 15, 2017 ). `` Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart : August 15, 2017 ''. Roughstock. Jump up ^ `` Florida Georgia Line - God, Your Mama, And Me ft. Backstreet Boys ''. YouTube. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017. Jump up ^ Uria, Daniel. `` Backstreet Boys and Florida Georgia Line surprise their wives in new video ''. UPI. Retrieved 23 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Florida Georgia Line -- Chart history '' Canadian Hot 100 for Florida Georgia Line. Retrieved June 13, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Florida Georgia Line -- Chart history '' Billboard Canada Country for Florida Georgia Line. Retrieved September 8, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Florida Georgia Line -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Florida Georgia Line. Retrieved June 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Florida Georgia Line -- Chart history '' Billboard Country Airplay for Florida Georgia Line. Retrieved June 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Florida Georgia Line -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Florida Georgia Line. Retrieved June 6, 2017. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Florida Georgia Line -- God Your Mama And Me ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Preceded by `` How Not To '' by Dan + Shay Billboard Country Airplay number - one single July 8, 2017 Succeeded by `` Every Time I Hear That Song '' by Blake Shelton Florida Georgia Line Tyler Hubbard Brian Kelley Studio albums Here 's to the Good Times Anything Goes Dig Your Roots EPs It'z Just What We Do Notable singles `` Cruise '' `` Cruise ( Remix ) '' ( with Nelly ) `` Get Your Shine On '' `` Round Here '' `` Stay '' `` This Is How We Roll '' ( with Luke Bryan ) `` Dirt '' `` Sun Daze '' `` Sippin ' on Fire '' `` Anything Goes '' `` Confession '' `` H.O.L.Y. '' `` May We All '' ( with Tim McGraw ) `` God, Your Mama, and Me '' ( with Backstreet Boys ) `` Smooth '' `` Let Me Go '' Related articles Discography Joey Moi `` Tippin ' Point '' `` Hope You Get Lonely Tonight '' `` Burnin ' It Down '' `` Lights Come On '' Tree Vibez Music Tours Anything Goes Tour Dig Your Roots Tour Smooth Tour ( 2017 ) Backstreet Boys singles Backstreet Boys `` We 've Got It Goin ' On '' `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' `` As Long as You Love Me '' `` Everybody ( Backstreet 's Back ) '' `` I 'll Never Break Your Heart '' `` All I Have to Give '' Millennium `` I Want It That Way '' `` Larger than Life '' `` Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely '' `` The One '' Black & Blue `` Shape of My Heart '' `` The Call '' `` More than That '' The Hits -- Chapter One `` Drowning '' Never Gone `` Incomplete '' `` Just Want You to Know '' `` I Still... '' Unbreakable `` Inconsolable '' `` Helpless When She Smiles '' This Is Us `` Straight Through My Heart '' `` Bigger '' In a World Like This `` In a World like This '' `` Show ' Em ( What You 're Made Of ) '' NKOTBSB `` Do n't Turn Out the Lights '' ( with New Kids on the Block ) Other songs `` Get Down ( You 're The One For Me ) '' `` Anywhere For You '' `` That 's the Way I Like It '' `` Crawling Back To You '' `` Bye Bye Love '' `` All In My Head '' `` Madeline '' `` Friends Never Say Goodbye '' ( with Elton John ) `` God, Your Mama, and Me '' ( with Florida Georgia Line ) Seasonals `` Christmas Time '' `` It 's Christmas Time Again '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=God,_Your_Mama,_and_Me&oldid=799595069 '' Categories : 2016 songs 2017 singles Florida Georgia Line songs Backstreet Boys songs Republic Nashville singles Songs written by Josh Kear Songs written by Hillary Lindsey Songs written by Gordie Sampson Song recordings produced by Joey Moi Republic Records singles Hidden categories : Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canada Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardcanadacountry Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardcountryairplay Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Edit links This page was last edited on 8 September 2017, at 17 : 34. 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Question: who wrote the song god your mama and me
Answer: Josh Kear