Rascal Flatts had a number one party today to celebrate their 11th number one song. Also there were the writers of “Here Comes Goodbye” Chris Sligh and Clint Lagerberg.

“We couldn’t be any more proud of it and what it turned out to be,” the band says.

Joe Don Rooney spoke to musiccitytv.com about co-writer of “Here Comes Goodbye” and former American Idol contestant Chris Sligh.

“Chris is an awesome artist in his own way, and you know, he’s a great songwriter obviously and I think this is big, you know, big No. 1 and you know I think he’s going to have many more after this.”

The guys said the first time they heard the song “It was a Rascal Flatts homerun.”

In other news.. Rascal Flatts will take this year off from their fundraiser concert they do every year for Vandberbilt Children’s Hospital. The group has played at Sommet Center for four years straight and have donated the proceeds from all those concerts to the hosptial. In total raising over 3 million in 4 years.

Jay Demarcus said this year, they will not be playing. The hosptial is very near to their hearts though and they will return next year.

“In a lot of the difficult economic times everybody seems to be going through right now, we felt like it was perfect time for us to take a year off and then hit it hard again next year with our Vanderbilt fundraiser.”

The Flatts kick off their Unstoppable tour in St Louis on Friday.

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