
Morgan Wallen‘s ambitious 37-track I’m The Problem record is out. The album is the follow-up to Wallen’s 2023 One Thing At A Time, and is in many ways a continuation of what Wallen began with his previous project.
“There were three styles on the last album that I had in my head, and I went with that same approach with this album,” Wallen explains. “We had straight-up country songs, which I always do, and then we had more of an alternative-indie approach on a few of them. Those songs end up being a little bit countrified, just because that’s who we are and that’s how we do them. And then the more cross-genre approach might end up on a multi-genre radio station, just because of all the influences that I’ve had throughout my life, listening to every single type of music.
“I think I’ve stuck to that approach with I’m The Problem, getting an anchor song for each style and once we have those anchor songs dialed in, we fill up those buckets,” he adds.
If it might seem like I’m the Problem is massive, it is — but it could have been even bigger.
“We recorded around 50 songs for this album and ended up cutting 13,” Wallen reveals. “I feel like we accomplished what I had in mind, and a huge shoutout to my close collaborators on this, too. They came in ready and fired up every single day, and they inspire me as much as anything else.”
Wallen co-wrote 22 of the 37 tracks, including “I Got Better Since You Got Gone,” one of the many personal tracks Wallen includes on the record.
“‘I got better since you got gone’ would be how I feel right now,” Wallen shares. “I’d say that’s one that really came from my heart, and it can mean many things. It’s not just a song to a girl, it could be a song to anything that’s holding you back. That’s why I like that song so much — for a long time, I had a lot of things holding me back. I’ve finally said goodbye to a lot of those things, and I’m proud of the results that have come from doing that. So, I’d say ‘I Got Better’ is my most personal song right now.”
While Wallen put in most of the work for I’m the Problem, the 32-year-old is quick to praise the numerous others who helped bring the project to life. An arduous task, Wallen releases it in many ways as a gift to his fans.
“The work that it takes for me, my team, my songwriters, and the sacrifices it takes from them to get a 37 song album – we don’t just do that strictly because that’s what we want to do. We see that the demand is there and we are happy to meet that demand,” Wallen says. “I hope people don’t think that we just threw 37 songs together like it was some haphazard thing. It really was a fully-immersed project, and I hope people can tell that.”
Wallen currently has a No. 1 single with the title track. See a complete list of songs below. Wallen’s sold-out three-day Sand In My Boots festival begins on Friday, May 16. He will embark on his I’m The Problem Tour on June 20, joined by a rotating list of opening acts that includes Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett and Koe Wetzel as direct support, along with Gavin Adcock, Corey Kent, Ella Langley and Anne Wilson.
Find I’m The Problem and all of Wallen’s music and upcoming shows at MorganWallen.com.
I’m The Problem Tracklist (songwriters in parentheses):
1. I’m The Problem (Morgan Wallen, Grady Block, Jamie McLaughlin, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak)
2. I Got Better (Morgan Wallen, Blake Pendergrass, Chase McGill, Ryan Vojtesak, Ernest Keith Smith, Michael Hardy)
3. Superman (Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, John Byron, Blake Pendergrass, James Maddocks)
4. What I Want (feat. Tate McRae) (Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae, John Byron, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Ryan Vojtesak, Joe Reeves)
5. Just In Case (Morgan Wallen, Ernest Keith Smith, John Byron, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Ryan Vojtesak, Josh Thompson, Blake Pendergrass, Alex Bak)
6. Interlude (Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, John Byron, Blake Pendergrass, Rocky Block)
7. Falling Apart (Morgan Wallen, Blake Pendergrass, Josh Thompson, Ryan Vojtesak)
8. Skoal, Chevy, and Browning (Joe Fox, Chase McGill, Josh Miller)
9. Eyes Are Closed (Morgan Wallen, John Byron, Blake Pendergrass, Ryan Vojtesak)
10. Kick Myself (Morgan Wallen, Rocky Block, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, James Maddocks)
11. 20 Cigarettes (Chris LaCorte, Chase McGill, Blake Pendergrass, Josh Miller)
12. TN (Morgan Wallen, John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Chase McGill, Taylor Phillips, Ryan Vojtesak, Geoff Warburton)
13. Missing (Morgan Wallen, Chase McGill, Josh Thompson, Blake Pendergrass, Ryan Vojtesak, Luis Witkiewitz)
14. Where’d That Girl Go (Morgan Wallen, Rocky Block, John Byron, Ryan Vojtesak, Blake Pendergrass, Joe Reeves, Geoff Warburton)
15. Genesis (Morgan Wallen, John Byron, Rocky Block, Jacob Durrett, Blake Pendergrass, Ryan Vojtesak, James Maddocks)
16. Revelation (Trannie Anderson, Rodney Clawson, Nicolle Galyon, Chris Tompkins)
17. Number 3 and Number 7 (feat. Eric Church) (Rocky Block, Blake Pendergrass)
18. Kiss Her In Front Of You (John Byron, Jaxson Free, Taylor Phillips, Ashley Gorley, Ryan Vojtesak)
19. If You Were Mine (Chris Tompkins, Jessie Jo Dillon, David Garcia, Geoff Warburton)
20. Don’t We (Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, Ashley Gorley, Rocky Block, Blake Pendergrass, John Byron)
21. Come Back As A Redneck (feat. HARDY) (Morgan Wallen, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Michael Hardy, James Maddocks)
22. Love Somebody (Morgan Wallen, John Byron, Shaun Frank, Nicholas Gale, Ashley Gorley, Yaakov Gruzman, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Elof Loelv, Steve Francis Richard Mastroianni, Martina Sorbara, Ryan Vojtesak)
23. Dark Til Daylight (Rocky Block, Chris Tompkins, Jimmy Robbins)
24. The Dealer (feat. ERNEST) (Blake Pendergrass)
25. Leavin’s The Least I Could Do (Morgan Wallen, Michael Hardy, Josh Miller, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak)
26. Jack and Jill (Jacob Hackworth, Jared Mullins, Ned Cameron)
27. I Ain’t Comin’ Back (feat. Post Malone) (Morgan Wallen, Louis Bell, Michael Hardy, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak)
28. Nothin’ Left (Josh Miller, Greylan James, Matt Jenkins)
29. Drinking Til It Does (Josh Thompson, Jimmy Robbins)
30. Smile (Morgan Wallen, Rocky Block, John Byron, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Luis Witkiewitz)
31. Working Man’s Song (Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, Josh Miller, Blake Pendergrass, Rocky Block)
32. Whiskey In Reverse (Morgan Wallen, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Michael Hardy)
33. Crazy Eyes (Chris Tompkins, Josh Miller, Jessie Jo Dillon, Daniel Ross)
34. LA Night (Chris Tompkins, Travis Wood, Josh Miller)
35. Miami (Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, Ernest Keith Smith, Blake Pendergrass, Chase McGill, Michael Hardy, Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran, Royce Porter)
36. Lies Lies Lies (Jessie Jo Dillon, Josh Miller, Daniel Ross, Chris Tompkins)
37. I’m A Little Crazy (Michael Hardy, Smith Ahnquist, Hunter Phelps, Jameson Rodgers)
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