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singer

Morgan Wallen Morgan Cole Wallen (born May 13, 1993) is an American country pop singer from Sneedville, Tennessee. He competed in the The Voice (American season 6), sixth season of ''The Voice (American TV series), The Voice''. After being eliminated in the ...

. It was released on January 31, 2025, through Big Loud,

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, and

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, as the third single from his fourth studio album of the same title.

Background

Nearly a year after the release of his third studio album, '' One Thing at a Time'', Wallen started teasing new music in January 2024. On January 12, 2024, he shared audio of a ballad, then titled "I Guess", which would later turn out to be "I'm the Problem". The snippet revealed "dark, twisted storytelling" about Wallen being the destructive partner in a relationship combined with a "raw, demo-style production". Shortly after his post, the audio went viral on

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with fans dubbing it Wallen's "narcissist" song due to its lyrical content. For the remainder of 2024, Wallen would release an acoustic set of songs titled ''Live from Abbey Road Studios'' as well as three singles to be included on his forthcoming album: " Lies Lies Lies", " Love Somebody" and "

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". On January 24, 2025, the singer announced the title of his upcoming fourth studio album and its accompanying tour. He also announced the title track to be released on January 31, 2025. It was written by long-time collaborators

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, Ryan Vojtesak, Grady Block and Jamie McLaughlin with production credits from Big Loud-affiliated producers

Joey Moi Joey Moi (born August 9, 1975) is a Canadian record producer, audio engineer, mixer, songwriter, and musician. He is known for his work with the rock groups Nickelback and My Darkest Days, and country music acts Chris Lane, Dallas Smith, Florida G ...

and

Charlie Handsome Ryan Vojtesak, better known by his stage name Charlie Handsome, is an American record producer and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. Vojtesak has been credited on albums for artists including Post Malone, Khalid, Drake, Kanye West, Travis Scott, ...

Charts

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References

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