“It has been so fun to watch everyone react to ‘Fancy Like,’ from TikTok, to Country Radio, to Pop Radio. The 19-date Fancy Like Tour will visit New York, Knoxville, Nashville and more before wrapping up in Louisville on April 30, 2022. Joining the country singer will be special guest, MacKenzie Porter. “I get that feeling every day when I look at my wife.”Īdditionally, Hayes recently announced his headlining ‘Fancy Like’ Tour, which will kick off in Grand Rapid, MI on January 27, 2022. “With ‘U Gurl’ we wanted to capture that feeling when you look at your significant other, and you just can’t take your eyes off them, yet in a fresh way,” Hayes previously shared in a press release. The tune is available everywhere and also has an irresistible melody that blends flawlessly with the song’s catchy lyrics and makes you want to dance along. “AA” follows the release of his song, “ U Gurl,” a song written by Hayes alongside Dylan Guthro and Jodi Guthro, which was also produced by Dylan Guthro. Preorder Country Stuff The Album now, HERE. “It has everything I love from the fun of ‘Fancy Like’ to the more personal lyrics in ‘AA.’ As an artist, it’s such a unique thing to be able to share all the different versions of you in a project, and that’s really what I tried to do here.” “I’ve been waiting so long to put out a project like this,” Hayes said.
The new project will be uniquely Hayes, and share a range of emotion from nostalgia and pain to joy and good old fashion fun. It’s not easy all the time, but my wife smiles a lot and my kids are growing up with more than I had, and that’s a really good thing.”Īrriving on January 21, 2022, Country Stuff The Album will feature his viral hit “Fancy Like,” as well as his previously released “U Gurl,” along with “AA,” and 10 other tracks, including Hayes’ collaborations with Carly Pearce, Jake Owen, and Lori McKenna, and a re-imagined version of “Craig” featuring MercyMe. I’m just trying to be the best dad and husband I can be. I think a lot of people can relate to that. I’ve struggled with alcohol abuse, and sometimes I wish I didn’t need AA, but I do.
“At the end of the day, we are all just doing the best we can,” Hayes said of the song, “and what I really mean to say with this song is just that I’m trying to stay the course. He sings, “And I’m just tryna keep my daughters off the pole / And my sons out of jail / Tryna get to church, so I don’t go to hell / I’m just tryna keep my wife from figuring out / That I married up, and she married way, way down / In Alabama where they love Nick Saban / Tryna write a song the local country station will play / Hey, I’m just tryna stay out of AA (AA, ooh).” True to form, Hayes sings about the experiences of everyday Americans, with “AA” hitting on his anxieties as a dad, his love for his wife Laney, and his own journey with sobriety. The song taps into all the things fans love about “Fancy Like,” but this time, brings in Hayes’ deeper side. 19), the viral country hitmaker shared his brand-new single, “AA,” a song co-written by Hayes with Shane McAnally and Luke Laird, and produced by Joe Thibodeau and McAnally. 1 at country radio, Walker Hayes released a brand-new single and revealed details for his upcoming new album. On the heels of his single, “Fancy Like,” going No.