, ▁vocals ). ▁All ▁three ▁members ▁were ▁originally ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁American ▁Bang . ▁The ▁group ▁has ▁released ▁three ▁albums ▁through ▁Big ▁Machine ▁Records , ▁and ▁has ▁chart ed ▁three ▁singles ▁on ▁the ▁Hot ▁Country ▁Songs ▁and ▁Country ▁Air play ▁charts . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁work , ▁John ston ▁has ▁written ▁singles ▁for ▁Keith ▁Urban , ▁Tim ▁McG raw , ▁Steven ▁Ty ler , ▁Dallas ▁Smith , ▁and ▁J ake ▁O wen . ▁ ▁History ▁Before ▁its ▁foundation , ▁all ▁three ▁members ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁American ▁Bang , ▁which ▁also ▁featured ▁Ben ▁Brown ▁as ▁a ▁fourth ▁member ; ▁Mason ▁and ▁Brown ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁L l ama ▁before ▁that . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁John ston ▁co - w rote ▁" You ▁G onna ▁Fly " ▁for ▁Keith ▁Urban , ▁" S ou thern ▁Girl " ▁for ▁Tim ▁McG raw , ▁and ▁" Days ▁of ▁Gold " ▁for ▁J ake ▁O wen , ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁co - written ▁by ▁Mason . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁released ▁their ▁debut ▁self - t itled ▁album ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁( then ▁titled ▁The ▁Cad illa c ▁Black ). ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁group ▁signed ▁to ▁Big ▁Machine ▁Records ▁and ▁re iss ued ▁their ▁album . ▁The ▁album ▁includes ▁their ▁own ▁rend ition ▁of ▁" Days ▁of ▁Gold ". ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁tri o