''Country Stuff'' is the fifth EP by American

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singer

Walker Hayes Charles Edgar Walker Hayes (born December 27, 1979) is an American country pop singer and songwriter. He has released four studio albums: ''Reason to Rhyme'' in 2011 on Capitol Records Nashville, and ''Boom (Walker Hayes album), Boom ''(2017), ' ...

, released on June 4, 2021, through

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. It was produced by

Shane McAnally Shane Lamar McAnally (born October 12, 1974) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. He debuted as a singer in 1999 with his Shane McAnally (album), self-titled album on Curb Records. This project produced three sing ...

, Joel Thibodeau, and Hayes. The EP includes the single "

Fancy Like "Fancy Like" is a song recorded by American country music singer Walker Hayes. It was released on August 2, 2021, from his fifth EP '' Country Stuff'' via Monument Records Nashville. Hayes co-wrote the song with Cameron Bartolini, Josh Jenkins, an ...

", which hit number one on the ''

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chart. The set debuted at number 26 on

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with 7,000 units sold in its first week. It later on rose to its peak at number 4 on the chart.

Critical reception

Florian Buechting of Flyctory.com gave the album a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said "Country Stuff is rather average. The title track is great, but there are too many weaker songs on this EP as well. The lyrics are typically not too bad – but this unique cheeky, ironic touch in Walker Hayes’ tracks feels to be faded. Bad luck, I loved it." Nicole Piering of ''Country Swag'' gave the EP a generally positive review, writing: "As a singer-rapper, Walker Hayes fills a certain niche with undeniably catchy songs like "Country Stuff" and "Fancy Like." However, he truly shines on deeper material, as evidenced on tracks like "Briefcase" and "Make You Cry." The ''Country Stuff'' EP allows Hayes to flex both sides of his personality, and there's something for everyone here".

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Walker Hayes 2021 EPs Walker Hayes albums Monument Records EPs Albums produced by Shane McAnally