I Wrote the Book (Morgan Wallen song)

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"I Wrote the Book"
Song by Morgan Wallen
from the album One Thing at a Time
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2023
Genre
Length3:01
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Joey Moi
  • Cameron Montgomery
  • Jacob Durrett
Lyric video
"I Wrote the Book" on YouTube

"I Wrote the Book" is a song by American country music singer Morgan Wallen, released on January 31, 2023 from the second sampler of his third studio album One Thing at a Time . It was written by Morgan Wallen, Michael Hardy, and Cameron Montgomery, and produced by Joey Moi, Cameron Montgomery and Jacob Durrett. [1] The song is about "reconnection with the Bible". [2]

Contents

Background

Wallen teased of the new song on his social media accounts on January 20, 2023. [3] In January 30, 2023, Wallen revealed One Thing at a Time would be released at March 3, 2023, the same day Wallen released a sampler included "Last Night", "Everything I Love", and "I Wrote the Book". [4]

Critical reception

Billy Duke of website Taste of Country referred to the song as "the '80s style guitar Wallen relies on during "Everything I Love" returns here, paired with a drum track and power melody". [5]

Chart performance

"I Wrote the Book" debuted at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the chart dated February 11, 2023, [6] jumping to number 38 the following week. [7]

Following the release of One Thing at a Time, it ascended from number 64 to number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated March 18, 2023. [8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "I Wrote the Book"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [9] 97
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [10] 22
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [11] 40
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [12] 35
US Billboard Hot 100 [13] 18
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [14] 60
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 9

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "I Wrote the Book"
Chart (2023)Position
US Billboard Hot 100 [16] 95
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [17] 30

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [18] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "I Wrote the Book"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousJanuary 31, 2023 [19]

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