Tiffany Johnson Faces Herself in Haunting New Single “No Good For Myself”

There are breakup songs, and then there are songs like "No Good For Myself"—tracks that don’t just examine love gone wrong but turn the mirror around and ask the bigger questions. Questions about self-worth, emotional patterns, and the scars we carry long before another person enters the picture. Nashville-based singer-songwriter Tiffany Johnson doesn’t sugarcoat anything in this one, and that’s exactly what makes it unforgettable.

The song opens with a softness that almost feels like surrender—a quiet tension woven into guitar tones that echo just long enough to linger in your chest. But it's Tiffany’s voice that really lands the punch: full of ache, self-awareness, and a sort of brave exhaustion. The lyrics are stark, almost startling in their honesty: “They say he’s good for me / but I’m no good for myself.” That line hits like a confession whispered into the dark.

This isn’t the story of a clean break or a villain. It’s more tangled than that. The relationship Tiffany sings about is frayed and fragile, but real. The kind where love and pain exist in the same breath, where you question not just the other person’s place in your life—but your own ability to show up fully. And she doesn’t flinch from the hard stuff. She wades right in.

The black-and-white music video is the perfect visual companion to the track. It’s stark, shadowy, and intimate—like watching someone try to hold themselves together in a room that keeps shifting beneath them. The absence of color makes space for the emotion. It’s cinematic without being overdone. You feel the isolation, the tension, the vulnerability. She’s not putting on a show; she’s just showing up.

And maybe that’s Tiffany’s real superpower.

Long before Nashville, her journey started in the Black Hills of South Dakota, where she began writing songs at just seven years old. That early start led her to the Wild West Songwriter’s Festival in Deadwood—a place that proved pivotal in launching her career. She was barely an adult when she packed her bags and headed to Music City, chasing not fame, but the kind of truth that only great songwriting can capture.

Over the years, Tiffany has carved out her own lane with a sound that blends country storytelling with indie-rock edges and pop-ready melodies. She's not afraid to be witty one minute and gut-wrenching the next. Her EP Blue Heaven is proof of that range—songs that make you laugh while your heart breaks a little. And industry folks have taken notice, too: Spotify’s “Fresh Finds” and “New Music Nashville” playlists, accolades from American Songwriter and NSAI, and stages shared with artists like Gary Allan and Emily Scott Robinson.

But “No Good For Myself” feels like a turning point. It’s not just another solid track from an up-and-coming artist—it’s a raw declaration from someone who’s done the work, sat with the silence, and come out the other side with a song that feels like truth.

This isn’t the kind of track you blast at a party. It’s the one you play late at night, when the noise has settled and you’re left alone with your thoughts. It's for anyone who's ever loved someone the wrong way—or wondered if they knew how to love themselves at all.

Tiffany Johnson might be singing about how lost she feels, but with a song like this, one thing's clear: she's found her voice.