Boom (Walker Hayes album)

2017 studio album by Walker Hayes

boom.

Studio album by

Walker Hayes

Released| December 8, 2017 (2017-12-08)
Genre|

* Country pop
* pop[1]

Length| 31:05
Label| Monument
Producer| Walker Hayes
Shane McAnally[2]
Walker Hayes chronology
| 8Tracks (Vol. 2): Break the Internet
(2016)  | boom.
(2017)  | 8Tracks (Vol. 3): Black Sheep
(2019)

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Singles from  boom.

1. "You Broke Up with Me"
Released: January 27, 2017
2. "Craig Brogan"
Released: April 23, 2018

Boom (stylized as boom.) is the second studio album by American country pop singer Walker Hayes.[3] The album, containing 10 songs, was released on December 8, 2017.[4][5]

## Background

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The release date was announced by Hayes label in the first week of September 2017.[6][7][8] The album's lead single, "You Broke Up with Me", was released on June 26, 2017.[9][10][11] Hayes spoke of the album, he said "'Boom!' It's my favorite word. It's what I text my team every time another station adds 'You Broke Up With Me'... It's the first thing I say after I play a song from the album for anyone... So, it's what we had to call the album."[2]

## Commercial performance

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The album debuted at No. 6 on Billboard's Top Country Albums, with 12,300 copies sold.[12] It has sold 32,600 copies in the United States as of May 2018.[13]

## Track listing

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Track listing adapted from Megacountry[14]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Beautiful"| Walker Hayes| 3:00
2.| "Shut Up Kenny"|

* Hayes
* AJ Babcock
* Pete Good

| 3:00
3.| "You Broke Up with Me"|

* Hayes
* Thomas Archer
* Kylie Sackley

| 3:16
4.| "Halloween" (featuring Nicolle Galyon)|

* Hayes
* Nicolle Galyon

| 3:20
5.| "Dollar Store"|

* Hayes
* Scott Stepakoff

| 3:17
6.| "Beer in the Fridge"|

* Hayes
* Matt Jenkins
* Shane McAnally
* Scot Sherrod

| 2:27
7.| "Beckett"|

* Hayes
* McAnally

| 2:55
8.| "Mind Candy"|

* Hayes
* Archer

| 3:40
9.| "Prescriptions"|

* Hayes
* Matt McGinn

| 3:00
10.| "Craig Brogan"| Hayes| 3:10
Total length:| 31:05

## Personnel

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Adapted from AllMusic[15]

* Dave Cohen - Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, synthesizer
* Kris Donegan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Fred Eltringham \- drums, drum loops, percussion
* Paul Franklin \- pedal steel guitar
* Nicolle Galyon \- duet vocals on "Halloween"
* Ryan Gore - percussion, drum programming
* Walker Hayes \- beat box, clapping, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, drum loops, percussion, drum programming, synthesizer, synthesizer bass, lead vocals, background vocals, whistle
* Lee Hendricks - bass guitar
* Tony Lucido - bass guitar
* Matt McGinn - background vocals
* Justin Niebank - keyboards, drum programming
* Derek Wells \- electric guitar

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2017)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[16] | 37
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[17] | 6

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2018)  | Position

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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[18] | 56

## References

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1. ^ "Fall country music albums set to drop from legendary and rising stars". Usatoday.com. 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
2. ^ a b Smith, Sydney (2017-09-16). "Walker Hayes Reveals Release Date for Debut Album". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
3. ^ Kat (2017-09-18). "Walker Hayes Releases "Beautiful" Video « Seattle Country Music Radio, News, Artists, Gossip – 94.1 KMPS". CBSlocal. Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
4. ^ "Walker Hayes Announces New Album, 'boom.'". WBEE. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
5. ^ "Walker Hayes Is Much Cooler Than He Thinks He Is". Tasteofcountry.com. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
6. ^ Emily Yahr, The Washington Post (2017-09-15). "Songs about failure fuel Walker Hayes' success - Connecticut Post". Ctpost.com. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
7. ^ Gugala, Jon (2017-09-15). "Walker Hayes' 'Beautiful': See New Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
8. ^ Yahr, Emily. "Walker Hayes isn't afraid to sing about struggling, and it's making him a success". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
9. ^ "Walker Hayes Releases New Single, 'You Broke Up With Me'". Theboot.com. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
10. ^ "Walker Hayes' New Album Set For December Release". MusicRow - Nashville's Music Industry Publication - News, Songs From Music City. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
11. ^ "Walker Hayes Announces New Album, 'boom.' | 93.1 The Wolf". 931wolfcountry.com. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
12. ^ Bjorke, Matt (December 17, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: December 18, 2017". Roughstock.
13. ^ Bjorke, Matt (May 14, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: May 14, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
14. ^ "Walker Hayes Announces New Album: 'boom.' | News". MegaCountry. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
15. ^ "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
16. ^ "Walker Hayes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
17. ^ "Walker Hayes Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
18. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

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Discography

Studio albums|

* Boom (2017)
* Country Stuff the Album (2022)
* New Money (2023)

EPs|

* Country Stuff

Singles|

* "You Broke Up with Me"
* "Fancy Like"
* "U Gurl"
* "AA"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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