"AA" | ||||
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Single by Walker Hayes | ||||
from the album Country Stuff the Album | ||||
Released | November 19, 2021 | |||
Genre | Country pop | |||
Length | 3:09 | |||
Label | Monument Nashville | |||
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"AA" on YouTube |
"AA" is a song by American country music singer Walker Hayes. It was released on November 19, 2021 as the third single from his third studio album Country Stuff the Album . Hayes and Shane McAnally co-wrote the song with Luke Laird, and co-produced it with Joe Thibodeau. [1]
"AA" is a song that conveys Hayes' anxiety as a dad and his love for wife, as well as his sobriety. [2] In a press release, he said: "I've struggled with alcohol abuse and sometimes I wish I didn't need AA, but I do. I think a lot of people can relate to that". [3] In an interview with Celebsecrets, Hayes called it as "A Dad-Anthem". [4] Chris Parton of Sounds Like Nashville described the song as a "chasing his dreams while juggling fatherhood, marriage and his all-too relatable vices". [5]
Chart (2021–2022) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [6] | 42 |
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [7] | 1 |
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [8] | 125 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] | 28 |
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] | 5 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [11] | 3 |
Chart (2022) | Position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [12] | 61 |
US Country Airplay (Billboard) [13] | 38 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [14] | 10 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [15] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | November 19, 2021 |
| Monument Nashville | [16] |
United States | December 6, 2021 | Country radio | [17] |
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