Walker Hayes - “Don’t Let Her”

[sabre14]

Artist: Walker Hayes 
Single: “Don’t Let Her”
Writers: Walker Hayes, Shane McAnally, Andrew DeRoberts
Label: Monument/Arista Nashville
Release Date: May 20th, 2019

New Walker Hayes single next Monday called, “Don’t Let Her.” Teaser ad in Country Aircheck Tonight.

Live Audio:

[austin]

Wow. I love this. Very excited to hear the studio version.

[rowdawg21]

This is now on iTunes.

[austin]

Well, I love this. I don't know if it sounds like much of a radio hit, but Walker may need to just be content in this niche he has -- cranking out unique content with more quality than not, and catering to his core cult fan base. I think he will take that, though. This will probably peak in the low 40s, if I guessed, but I will root for it to do much better.

[sabre14]

[phil1996]

This is tremendous.

[someguy]

I love this. Not sure what (if anything) it'll do at radio, but I hope that it hits big for him.

[justin5545]

I'm really having trouble understanding what people like about this song.

[Deleted]

Beautiful song! Did anyone else notice that he used to look like Charlie Puth?

[SHOOTER]

I like this. It’s clever without being too cheesy or cheeky like some of his other songs. I know he’s pretty polarizing but this one deserves a fair shot.

[tonyei31]

I think this might be his best offering. I personally love the fact that his dedication to his wife is so strong, especially in a business where that can be beyond difficult.

[dm2081]

Count me among those enjoying this song. It's not overtly country like the rest of his output, but it has a nice laid back style and some solid writing. Think all his momentum has washed away by this point, but hopefully this will at least get a fair shot. Easily the best thing he's done so far.

[jimmy's carhartt]

I hope he can find some success with this outside the country industry. I HATED "You broke up with me" but I like this, it sounds good on a playlist next to Mat Kearney and Matt Nathanson. This seems like the music he wants to make, and that's just fine. in fact, I like him a lot more if he's not being forced onto the country station.

[rbundy1987]

Impacts radio on June 10th!

musicrow.com/calendars-2/single-releases/

[sabre14]

Sent to country radio. Arista once again behind promotion.

[Wackadoodle]

He's promoting this on Fox News as part of their summer concert series.

[recordyear]

Debut at #57 on country airplay.

[.indulgecountry]

Took a little over 3 months for this one to crack the chart after release, so not exactly an optimistic start. It'll be quite an uphill climb for this one to turn into a hit. Releasing "Craig" as the follow-up to his breakthrough hit really derailed any and all momentum he could've had, and it wouldn't surprise me if he never gets a major hit again at this point.

[someguy]

Sept 3, 2019 22:18:14 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

Took a little over 3 months for this one to crack the chart after release, so not exactly an optimistic start. It'll be quite an uphill climb for this one to turn into a hit. Releasing "Craig" as the follow-up to his breakthrough hit really derailed any and all momentum he could've had, and it wouldn't surprise me if he never gets a major hit again at this point.

I still think that this is so unfortunate, given the quality of his pre-major success 8 Tracks music. Hindsight is 20/20, but they really botched the releases since "You Broke Up With Me". I think with a different strategy, he could have performed so much better. The material was there.

I'm glad that "Don't Let Her" has finally charted. I'm not sure how high it will get, but at least it's charting.

[austin]

Sept 14, 2019 1:09:19 GMT -5 someguy said:

I still think that this is so unfortunate, given the quality of his pre-major success 8 Tracks music. Hindsight is 20/20, but they really botched the releases since "You Broke Up With Me". I think with a different strategy, he could have performed so much better. The material was there.

I'm glad that "Don't Let Her" has finally charted. I'm not sure how high it will get, but at least it's charting.

I agree. The 8 Tracks were amazing, and the debut album had a few other radio ready hits (Mind Candy & Beautiful) and they released the one I think had the least chance to be a hit. I love him and as long as he continues to release music, I will be happy but I do wish he was cranking out hits. He has worked so hard to get here.