His first new music in 2025 drops on July 25th
It took over half of the year, but singer/songwriter and country music maverick Walker Hayes will release his new song of 2025 this week. “17 Year Old Problems” drops at midnight ET on Friday, July 25th via RCA Records.
He teased the song on his Instagram with the lyrics: “How in the world were we / Supposed to memorize our fake IDs / I thought your dad was gonna kick my ass / When we missed your curfew / By a song and a half he was so damn mad / Mr. Lester’s class ain’t got a clue how but somehow I passed / Friday night light butterflies until gametime / Trying not to trip when we ran through that sign / It was 1999 / Now I’m supposed to know how to smile without a drink / We got broken dreams and bills to pay that I can’t / All we buried then were dogs now I’m burying my dad / I want my 17 year old problems back / Yeah I want my 17 year old problems back.”
A native of Mobile, Alabama, Hayes broke into the mainstream in 2021 with his smash hit “Fancy Like” which topped every country music sales and streaming chart, spent more than six months at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart, hit the Top 5 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Songs, and hit No. 1 at country radio. “Fancy Like” became a bona fide phenomenon; the six-time platinum-selling single propelled Hayes to a Grammy Award nomination and anchored his breakout 2022 full-length, Country Stuff The Album.
He’s continued to build a hitmaking career behind singles “AA,” “ Y’all Life,” “U Gurl,” and “Good With Me.” His latest releases include his 2023 follow-up New Money and 2024 EP Sober Thoughts.
