"The Way I Talk" | ||||
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Single by Morgan Wallen | ||||
from the album If I Know Me | ||||
Released | September 12, 2016 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:28 | |||
Label | Big Loud | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Joey Moi | |||
Morgan Wallen singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"The Way I Talk" on YouTube | ||||
EP cover | ||||
"The Way I Talk" is a song recorded by American country music singer Morgan Wallen. [1] The song was written by Jessi Alexander,Ben Hayslip,and Chase McGill. [2] It was Wallen's debut single [3] and the lead single from his debut studio album If I Know Me . [4]
The song was written by Ben Hayslip,Jessi Alexander,and Chase McGill,but Wallen felt a personal connection to the song upon hearing it. He stated "It's about "the things that I'm proud of and the way that I live,and it was just a perfect match to me". [5]
Whiskey Riff gave a favourable review of the song,highlighting the lyric "Man it ain't my fault,I just live the way I talk" stating they "wish more people would live that way as well". [6] The Country Note noted Wallen's "dynamic vocal delivery",stating the track "features a sound straight out of the modern South,combining elements of both country and rock". [7]
"The Way I Talk" reached peaks of number 35 on Billboard Hot Country Songs, [8] number 30 on Country Airplay, [9] and number 50 on Canada Country. [10] This marked Wallen's first entries on each chart. It has been certified Gold by Music Canada. [11]
The music video was directed by TK McKamy and premiered on April 6,2017. [12] The video featured Wallen and his friends doing various activities such as chasing chickens or boxing for fun. [13] [14]
Digital download –single [2]
Digital download –EP [2]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [11] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [16] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | January 1, 2016 | Digital download | Big Loud | [2] |
Streaming | ||||
United States / Canada | September 12, 2016 | Country radio | [17] |
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