Boom (Walker Hayes album)

boom.
Studio album by Walker Hayes
Released	December 8, 2017 (2017-12-08)
Genre	Country pop pop [1]
Length	31:05
Label	Monument
Producer	Walker Hayes Shane McAnally [2]
Walker Hayes chronology
8Tracks (Vol. 2): Break the Internet (2016) boom. (2017) 8Tracks (Vol. 3): Black Sheep (2019)
Singles from boom.
"You Broke Up with Me" Released: January 27, 2017 "Craig Brogan" Released: April 23, 2018

Boom (stylized as boom.) is the second studio album by American country pop singer Walker Hayes. ^[3] The album, containing 10 songs, was released on December 8, 2017. ^{[4] [5]}

Background

The release date was announced by Hayes label in the first week of September 2017. ^{[6] [7] [8]} The album's lead single, "You Broke Up with Me", was released on June 26, 2017. ^{[9] [10] [11]} Hayes spoke of the album, he said "'Boom!' It's my favorite word. It's what I text my team every time another station adds 'You Broke Up With Me'... It's the first thing I say after I play a song from the album for anyone... So, it's what we had to call the album." ^[2]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 6 on Billboard's Top Country Albums, with 12,300 copies sold. ^[12] It has sold 32,600 copies in the United States as of May 2018. ^[13]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from Megacountry ^[14]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Beautiful"	Walker Hayes	3:00
2.	"Shut Up Kenny"	Hayes AJ Babcock Pete Good	3:00
3.	"You Broke Up with Me"	Hayes Thomas Archer Kylie Sackley	3:16
4.	"Halloween" (featuring Nicolle Galyon)	Hayes Nicolle Galyon	3:20
5.	"Dollar Store"	Hayes Scott Stepakoff	3:17
6.	"Beer in the Fridge"	Hayes Matt Jenkins Shane McAnally Scot Sherrod	2:27
7.	"Beckett"	Hayes McAnally	2:55
8.	"Mind Candy"	Hayes Archer	3:40
9.	"Prescriptions"	Hayes Matt McGinn	3:00
10.	"Craig"	Hayes	3:10
Total length:			31:05

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic ^[15]

• Dave Cohen - Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, synthesizer
• Kris Donegan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Fred Eltringham - drums, drum loops, percussion
• Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar
• Nicolle Galyon - duet vocals on "Halloween"
• Ryan Gore - percussion, drum programming
• Walker Hayes - beat box, clapping, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, drum loops, percussion, drum programming, synthesizer, synthesizer bass, lead vocals, background vocals, whistle
• Lee Hendricks - bass guitar
• Tony Lucido - bass guitar
• Matt McGinn - background vocals
• Justin Niebank - keyboards, drum programming
• Derek Wells - electric guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position US Billboard 200 [16] 37 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [17] 6

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [18] 56

References

1. "Fall country music albums set to drop from legendary and rising stars". Usatoday.com. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
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3. Kat (September 18, 2017). "Walker Hayes Releases "Beautiful" Video « Seattle Country Music Radio, News, Artists, Gossip – 94.1 KMPS". CBSlocal. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
4. "Walker Hayes Announces New Album, 'boom.'". WBEE. September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
5. "Walker Hayes Is Much Cooler Than He Thinks He Is". Tasteofcountry.com. September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
6. Emily Yahr, The Washington Post (September 15, 2017). "Songs about failure fuel Walker Hayes' success - Connecticut Post". Ctpost.com. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
7. Gugala, Jon (September 15, 2017). "Walker Hayes' 'Beautiful': See New Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
8. Yahr, Emily. "Walker Hayes isn't afraid to sing about struggling, and it's making him a success". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
9. "Walker Hayes Releases New Single, 'You Broke Up With Me'". Theboot.com. June 13, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
10. "Walker Hayes' New Album Set For December Release". MusicRow - Nashville's Music Industry Publication - News, Songs From Music City. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
11. "Walker Hayes Announces New Album, 'boom.' | 93.1 The Wolf". 931wolfcountry.com. September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
12. Bjorke, Matt (December 17, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: December 18, 2017". Roughstock.
13. Bjorke, Matt (May 14, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: May 14, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
14. "Walker Hayes Announces New Album: 'boom.' | News". MegaCountry. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
15. "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
16. "Walker Hayes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
17. "Walker Hayes Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
18. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2020.