Hailey Whitters and Charles Wesley Godwin duet on new song— "I Don't Want You"

NASHVILLE, TENN. – Today, Iowa-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Hailey Whitters released “I Don’t Want You (feat. Charles Wesley Godwin),” the latest song to be released from her forthcoming album Corn Queen. A tender duet about the push and pull of a relationship, the song finds the singer-songwriters acknowledging that sometimes what we want might not be what we need, complemented by the contrast of Whitters’ saccharine vocals and Godwin’s down-to-earth delivery.

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About the new song, Whitters explains, “I wrote ‘I Don’t Want You’ with Jon Nite and Gordie Sampson. It was our first-time ever writing together and one of the few times I’ve ever sat down to write without a hook or concept in mind first. We just started spitting it out line by line and following the feeling. What resonates with me most about this song is that it’s an honest and raw account of a far from perfect relationship. I think we all to some extent or another bring our ‘shit’ into our relationships, and I like that this couple wants to work through it rather than just hang it up. I met Charles Wesley Godwin when we were both on tour last year with Luke Combs and have been completely awestruck by his artistry ever since. He’s a true artist and I was dying to collaborate on something with him. I’m so thankful he said yes to this one because he took it to a place it would have otherwise never reached.”

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Charles Wesley Godwin adds: “Hailey and I’s paths have crossed a few times, both as labelmates and as part of Luke Combs’ tour last year, so I was thrilled when she asked me to join her on ‘I Don’t Want You.’ Country music has a long history of duets, and it was fun to join in on that tradition and help this song come to life.”