Hunter Hayes (album)

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Hunter Hayes
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 2011 (2011-10-11)
Recorded Nashville, Tennessee
StudioCastle Recording Studios, The Grip, The Good Noise Room, Dark Horse Recording, Blackbird Studios
Genre Country
Length44:46
Label Atlantic
Producer
Hunter Hayes chronology
Songs about Nothing
(2008)
Hunter Hayes
(2011)
Storyline
(2014)
Singles from Hunter Hayes
  1. "Storm Warning"
    Released: May 16, 2011
  2. "Wanted"
    Released: March 5, 2012
  3. "Somebody's Heartbreak"
    Released: October 22, 2012
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Storm Warning"3:59
2."Wanted"3:49
3."If You Told Me To"
3:26
4."Love Makes Me"
3:20
5."Faith to Fall Back On"
3:08
6."Somebody's Heartbreak"
3:49
7."Rainy Season"
  • Hayes
  • Elam
  • Baker
5:08
8."Cry with You"
  • Hayes
  • Dean
3:48
9."Everybody's Got Somebody But Me"
2:40
10."What You Gonna Do"Hayes4:48
11."More Than I Should"3:15
12."All You Ever"
3:36
Total length:44:46
Japanese bonus tracks [16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Storm Warning" (Live)
  • Hayes
  • Sampson
  • busbee
5:28
14."Wanted" (Live)
  • Hayes
  • Verges
4:06
15."Somebody's Heartbreak" (Live)
  • Hayes
  • Dorff
  • Laird
5:34
Total length:59:54

Encore edition

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Storm Warning"
  • Hayes
  • Sampson
  • busbee
3:59
2."Wanted"
  • Hayes
  • Verges
3:49
3."If You Told Me To"
  • Hayes
  • Rose
3:26
4."Love Makes Me"
  • Hayes
  • Elam
  • Baker
3:20
5."Faith to Fall Back On"
  • Hayes
  • Dean
3:08
6."Somebody's Heartbreak"
  • Hayes
  • Dorff
  • Laird
3:49
7."Rainy Season"
  • Hayes
  • Elam
  • Baker
5:08
8."Cry with You"
  • Hayes
  • Dean
3:48
9."Everybody's Got Somebody But Me" (featuring Jason Mraz)
  • Hayes
  • Brainard
  • Zuffineti
2:39
10."What You Gonna Do" (with Ashley Monroe)Hayes5:38
11."More Than I Should" (Re-recorded)
  • Hayes
  • Rutherford
  • Stover
3:22
12."All You Ever"
3:36
13."In a Song"
4:18
14."I Want Crazy"
3:56
15."A Thing About You"
  • Hayes
  • Elam
  • Baker
3:18
16."Better Than This"3:32
17."Light Me Up"
4:04
Total length:64:55
iTunes bonus videos [17]
No.TitleLength
18."The Making of Encore"9:32
19."Behind the Scenes of "What You Gonna Do" (with Ashley Monroe)4:30
20."I Want Crazy" (Music video)4:43

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US US
Pop
US
Adult
US
AC
CAN Country
[29]
CAN
[30]
2011"Storm Warning"1478
2012"Wanted"111623121327
"Somebody's Heartbreak"7154566
2013"I Want Crazy"2219114
"Everybody's Got Somebody but Me" (featuring Jason Mraz)18157733
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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