Songwriters Bridgette Tatum and Danny Myrick of Root 49 Music are celebrating the record breaking success of Jason Aldean’s new album, Wide Open. The two co-wrote the lead single, “She’s Country,” which helped the album sell over 108,000 units its first week landing Wide Open at the #2 spot on Billboard’s Country Albums Chart and the #4 position on the all-genre Billboard Top 200 chart.

Aldean debuted “She’s Country” on the 42nd Annual CMA Awards in November 2008 and the song quickly caught fire connecting with country music fans everywhere. It became the fastest rising single of Aldean’s career and is currently a Top Five radio hit, a first for the co-writing team of Tatum and Myrick. Last week, “She’s Country” landed in the #1 spot on iTunes all-genre ringtone chart.

“I’m an extremist,” says Tatum, a South Carolina native. “I make music that I want to hear. If it’s a ballad, you’re going to hurt. If it’s a rockin’ tune, you are going to rock and roll till your pants fall off.”

Tatum joins Aldean in concert at the Speed Street 600 Festival in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 21. At the end of this month, Tatum and Myrick take the stage at the Key West Songwriters’ Festival, April 29 – May 3.

Big Machine recording duo Kate and Kacey plan to release a Myrick penned single, “Dreaming Love” on April 27. Bridgette Tatum is working on a new album which features six songs co-written with Myrick including the likely lead single, “Hillbilly Rockstar.”

Bridgette Tatum and Danny Myrick are part of Root 49 Music, based in Nashville, TN.