AA (song)

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"AA"
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Single by Walker Hayes
from the album Country Stuff the Album
ReleasedNovember 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)
Genre Country pop
Length3:09
Label Monument Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Walker Hayes
  • Shane McAnally
  • Joe Thibodeau
Walker Hayes singles chronology
"U Gurl"
(2021)
"AA"
(2021)
"Y'all Life"
(2022)
Music video
"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]

Contents

Content

"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]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "AA"
Chart (2021–2022)Peak
position
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

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "AA"
Chart (2022)Position
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 61
US Country Airplay (Billboard) [13] 38
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [14] 10

Certifications

Certifications for "AA"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [15] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "AA"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousNovember 19, 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Monument Nashville [16]
United StatesDecember 6, 2021 Country radio [17]

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