The video for Walker Hayes‘ collaboration with Ciara on “Y’all Life” is out! The two teamed up for the collaboration, putting a new spin on Hayes’ single, currently in the Top 25 and climbing.

The two performed “Y’all Life,” from Hayes’ forthcoming new album, when he was honored as one of the CMT Artists of the Year last fall. Although it may seem unconventional to have a country star and pop star combine their talents, to Ciara, it makes perfect sense.

“Is it unlikely? In my mind, no,” Ciara explained on Apple Music Country’s The Kelleigh Bannen Show. “I’ve always dreamt of doing something in country and working with a country artist, so it’s just surreal … So this is like a dream come true. But I don’t think we knew that we’d be working together, so that’s pretty cool.”

It was when both Hayes and Ciara were performing at Rockin’ New Year’s Eve at the end of 2021 that the idea of a collaboration formed in Hayes’ mind.

“She was hosting and I could see her and my team was like, ‘Ciara’s over there,’ and losing their mind. We could talk via ears. We both had ears in and mics and I was singing ‘AA,’ and she was like, ‘Woo,’ getting into it. And I was like, ‘No way! You dig that?’ And so we were talking and then we met.”

Once they finally did connect in person, the father of six realized they had a strong musical connection, which also extended into their personal lives as well.

“I texted her and was like, ‘Here’s ‘Y’all Life.’ What do you think?'” Hayes recalls. “And she sent me a voice text back and  … she was into it. And of course, I was like, ‘No way.’ You always think, ‘Hey, this will be a great collab,’ but they don’t always happen. And I’m so glad she was into it.”

Ciara has had plenty of career highs so far, including multi-platinum selling albums and numerous hit singles, but she says nothing will compare with getting to sing on “Y’all Life” with Hayes.

“Family is so important to me … This is one of the coolest things I feel I’ve ever done in my career,” Ciara says. “In all of my years, to be in this setting, and to have a collaboration like this, is pretty special for me. So it’s such a blessing to be having moments like this, but I think what’s so important in the midst of it all, is just making sure I’m continuing to stay grounded. That’s the better thing to me because it’s so easy to be so up here, focused on work and all these fun things that are really fun. But then I need like that balance,

“Mom life, wife life, that life, that y’all life,” she adds. “That is important to me. So that, if I can have the balance there, like I always say, to me, when I have that part of my life right, that’s the definition of success for me, when I’m grounded within myself.”

Hayes will embark on his 2023 Duck Buck Tour on April 13, with Ingrid Andress serving as the opening act for most dates, with BRELAND and Ray Fulcher as special guests for select dates.  Download or stream “Y’all Life,” and find all of Hayes’ music and upcoming shows, at WalkerHayes.com.