Walker Hayes - "Y'all Life"

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Artist: Walker Hayes
Single: Y'all Life
Album: TBA
Label: Monument Records
Impact Date: August 1st, 2022 (AllAccess)
Writers: Walker Hayes, Pete Good & Josh Jenkins

To be released on July 15th.

[christianlarson9]

Such a shame they're moving on from his album without pushing "Briefcase".

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Darn, as much as I'm excited for this, I wish he had sent another single from the album. There are some gems, including What You Don't Wish For, Make You Cry, I Hope You Miss Me, and of course, Briefcase.

[fearlessarrow]

I wasn't really sold on "AA" but anyways it seems like Walker Hayes has set himself up quite nicely this past album cycle from "Fancy Like" blowing up to sustaining that momentum to score a top 5 with the follow-up. Curious to hear what this will sound like.

But all that tweet makes me wonder is if words came first for "Trash My Heart" because um... yeah.

[dwindeezy]

Just hope it doesn’t sound like a novelty song but the title isn’t leading to believe that lol. But let me not even I’ve a song from a title and wait for it to come out. I’m rooting for him tho.

[austin]

I’m gutted “Briefcase” and “Delorean” were passed over but if this is a smash I will forgive him!

[bboat11]

That guitar riff sounds really good!

[SHOOTER]

Loving the riff. Hope the song is as good. RIP Briefcase.

[austin]

He’s dancing with his children to the chorus of this on Instagram.

For those wondering, he drops an Olive Garden reference.

[someguy]

I will always root for him, but I do wish that "Briefcase" had had its chance to shine. I hope this new song is great.

[matty005]

Jul 1, 2022 6:30:39 GMT -5 austin said:

He’s dancing with his children to the chorus of this on Instagram.

For those wondering, he drops an Olive Garden reference.

I listened a couple times but couldn't make out the Olive Garden reference. What was it?

[austin]

Jul 1, 2022 6:38:04 GMT -5 matty005 said:

Jul 1, 2022 6:30:39 GMT -5 austin said:

He’s dancing with his children to the chorus of this on Instagram.

For those wondering, he drops an Olive Garden reference.

I listened a couple times but couldn't make out the Olive Garden reference. What was it?

At the VERY start of the clip, he says "Olive Garden on prom night. Good times."

[g8erboi]

So it’s another Fancy Like, but I’m honestly not upset by that.

[big2000]

Jul 1, 2022 6:30:39 GMT -5 austin said:

He’s dancing with his children to the chorus of this on Instagram.

For those wondering, he drops an Olive Garden reference.

Looks like this is gonna be Fancy Like 2.0. Can’t wait for this to crossover to pop this fall…

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Music video will be released around 12 hours later.

[nncountrykid]

This song is absolute ass.

[.indulgecountry]

He's grown on me a lot as an artist in the past year and I eventually found myself enjoying "Fancy Like" and I loved "AA," but this sounds like a hot mess. I actually can't imagine this doing very well at radio compared to those 2 singles because this one doesn't have nearly the same caliber of catchy and identifiable lyrical moments of either, and sounds like something that would be a lot more polarizing on callout research. The production on this one is muddled so I imagine it'll make it harder for people to connect with or latch onto the lyrics the way they did with "Fancy Like," so I don't see it blowing up too big with consumers, either. If this is what he had up his sleeve for brand new music, I definitely think they should've dipped back into the Country Stuff record for another single because this is a dud imo.

[Deleted]

I’d say there’s no way this will be a hit on the radio but nowadays who knows.

[dm2081]

This is horrible. It sounds like an obvious attempt to recreate “Fancy Like”, complete with the Olive Garden name drop.

[phil1996]

Yeah this is atrocious. The last 2 singles were at least catchy.

[big2000]

Dear lord this is terrible. I feel like the problem is that he’s actually trying to hold on to the momentum he has from Fancy Like and AA and further capitalize on it. Fancy Like didn’t feel like it was trying to be a hit, because they literally didn’t think it would smash they way it did. Now, it honestly just feels like hit chasing.

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Music video.

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Yikes, I liked his last two singles, but it is disappointing that they chose this mess as the next single over other great materials, like I Hope You Miss Me or Briefcase. Hard pass.

[big2000]

The Country Stuff era just felt very short in my opinion. They had plenty of choices for a third single. I would have killed for them to re-release Craig as a single to show that he can make more than just novelty songs and still succeed. I feel like Walker isn’t doing himself justice at all if he isn’t sharing his story to the masses, and instead opting for dumb songs that will rack up sales and streaming quickly despite being hated by critics. I know there’s another side to Walker, but he just isn’t letting the world know it.

[austin]

The video for this is actually really fun and shows off his personality again.

This isn’t great, but as a big fan, I like it OK. It doesn’t sound like a radio hit though, so it’s curious they passed on “Delorean” (sure hit) and “Briefcase” (not as sure fire, but definitely adds depth and respect to his catalog).

I think this will go Top 40 since his last 2 were such big hits, but I have trouble seeing any more than that, which makes me sad.

[CoJoFan]

#1 all genres on iTunes.

[matty005]

I'm a big fan of Walker and was a little scared from these comments. I actually like it. I think it has some clever lyrics (the ice cream truck line and James Harden line are very good) and again is super catchy. I actually see this doing well for him. It's also perfect for football season.

[dwindeezy]

He’s definitely shown the kind of artist the label is going to push him as and it’s kinda disappointing that a grown man with as many years in the industry had to break through with Fancy Like, so now his singles since have all sounded like they trying recreate it and so novelty. I guess it’s his brand now (which honestly is half the battle as not everyone will like your music and you have to find YOUR fans).

[Carriefan1190]

This is trash. Like this is what he chose to follow up “Fancy Like” and “AA” with? Quit trying to recreate Fancy Like and make some actual music.

[matty005]

Jul 16, 2022 13:00:47 GMT -5 Carriefan1190 said:

This is trash. Like this is what he chose to follow up “Fancy Like” and “AA” with? Quit trying to recreate Fancy Like and make some actual music.

Maybe he is trying to recreate a huge hit he had (and if he is, I can't blame him). But maybe he's making music he likes. I have been a fan of Walker for a while and this has always been the type of songs he does ("90s Country," "You Broke Up With Me"). His music is very unique to him and while some people (you and others) may think it's trash, others actually enjoy it. I never understand when people say, "make some actual music." They are. You just don't like it.