If you didn't know Walker Hayes in his "You Broke Up With Me" era, then you surely know him from "Fancy Like." The song became a huge hit thanks to Hayes' daughter Lela, who helped him put together a TikTok dance for the track, and graciously performed it with him. People everywhere began to recreate the dance, while others (hundreds of thousands of them) simply used the sound for their own videos.

So how did a song about a date night at Applebee's not only make Hayes exponentially more famous than he was, but also land him a crossover song with Kesha? He called her, of course, simple as that. "The first time we talked on the phone, she said, 'My best girlfriend got in a fist fight at Applebee's,'" Hayes told People of Kesha, who already knew the song. "And I was like, 'Kesha, you just sealed the deal. That's it. You're perfect for this.'"

The über-relatable song has sparked something of a phenomenon, and even landed Hayes a "paid partnership" with the neighborhood restaurant chain that apparently includes sharing Instagram posts. But Hayes always keeps it real, and for him, that's the secret to the song's success. People are "surprised that I drive a Nissan and we just live in a neighborhood," he tells Forbes. "They think most artists who do this for a living live in a mansion and drive Lamborghini yachts." Walker Hayes, (country mega-celebrity) guy next door.

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