His third studio album, One Thing at a Time (2023), has topped the Billboard 200 for 12 concurrent weeks as of May 31, with all of its 36 tracks entering the Billboard Hot 100. This broke the record for most songs by an artist on the chart at one time. The single "Last Night" peaked atop the Hot 100 in 2023, becoming Wallen’s first single to do so. Morgan's 12-week run has broken several records, including a 31-year one set by Billy Ray Cyrus.
Wallen was born to Tommy and Lesli Wallen on May 13, 1993 in Sneedville, Tennessee. As a child, Wallen took piano and violin lessons. He aspired to play baseball in college, but after injuring his elbow he chose to pursue music.
In 2014, Wallen competed on Season 6 of The Voice, initially as part of Usher's team and later Adam Levine's team. He was eliminated during the playoffs.
While in California to appear on The Voice, Wallen began working with Sergio Sanchez of Atom Smash. Sanchez introduced Wallen to Bill Ray and Paul Trust of Panacea Records. In 2015, Wallen signed to Panacea Records where he released an EP Stand Alone on August 24, 2015. "Spin You Around" was Wallen's debut single under Panacea Records and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on April 21, 2021. In 2015, Wallen's manager, Dirk Hemsath of Working Group Artist Management, sent a demo of Wallen to Big Loud Shirt’s Seth England, who had Wallen audition for his partners in Big Loud Records. They signed Wallen to the label and the publishing company.
In 2016, Wallen signed to Big Loud Records where he released his debut single "The Way I Talk". He co-wrote the A Thousand Horses single "Preachin' to the Choir". In April 2017, Wallen released a music video for "The Way I Talk". He joined Florida Georgia Line on their Dig Your Roots Tour. In 2017, Wallen co-wrote the Jason Aldean single "You Make It Easy" with Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley and Jordan Schmidt.
On April 27, 2018, Wallen released his debut album, If I Know Me. The second single from the album, "Up Down", recorded with Florida Georgia Line, peaked at #16 on Billboard. On July 30, 2018, Wallen released the album's third single, "Whiskey Glasses." The song reached #1 on Country Airplay in June 2019 and was Billboard's 2019 top Hot Country song and Top Country Airplay song. In 2019, Wallen joined Florida Georgia Line on their Can't Say I Ain't Country Tour. On December 3, 2018, Wallen appeared in an episode of WWE Raw. Wallen’s single "Chasin' You" was released in July 2019 and peaked at #5 on the Billboard charts. Wallen was a co-writer on Dallas Smith's song "The Fall".
In August 2020, If I Know Me reached #1 on the Top Country Albums chart after a record-breaking 114 weeks.
On May 27, 2020, Wallen released "More Than My Hometown" to country radio as the lead single to his upcoming second studio album. On August 14, Wallen released the song "7 Summers" and it broke the record for the most first day streams for a country song on Apple Music. It earned him his first top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, debuting and peaking at #6. The song was also chosen by the Time as one of the best songs of 2020. On November 11, Wallen announced that his second album would be a double album titled Dangerous: The Double Album, set for release on January 8, 2021. Wallen announced the release date for the album as an Easter egg in the short film for "7 Summers".
The Double Album debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart. It would remain atop the Canadian chart for four consecutive weeks, and the US chart for six consecutive weeks, marking the first new album from a country artist to do that since Garth Brooks' The Chase in 1992. Wallen graced the cover of Billboard, whose headline read: "Is Morgan Wallen Country's Next Global Star?". Wallen soon became the first artist to ever chart six songs within the top 10 of Hot Country Songs at the same time in the week after his album's release, with "Wasted on You", "More Than My Hometown", "Somebody's Problem", "7 Summers", "Sand in My Boots", and "Warning". Wallen also charted 23 tracks from the album on the Canadian Hot 100, and 19 tracks on the Hot 100 in the U.S., including "Cover Me Up" and "This Bar". Despite his racial slur controversy in early February, Wallen remained wildly popular. In the week following the controversy, album sales of Dangerous: The Double Album surged. In some cases, the physical as well as digital album sales went up over 100% in the week following the controversy. During the week of February 13, 2021, Wallen remained atop the Billboard charts despite the controversy; Dangerous: The Double Album remained atop the Billboard 200 chart, and Wallen's debut album If I Know Me entered the top 10 for the first time. In the following weeks, Dangerous: The Double Album remained #1 on the Billboard 200, and as a result, Wallen captured the most weeks atop the chart for a male artist since Drake's Views in 2016.
heartless
Morgan Wallen Lyrics
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So heartless
Say you goin' out late
I count down 'til you call me
It's just one of those things
That you do when you're lonely
And you're all about the chase
And I wish I was the same
But I know I'm gonna let you
Win again and when I do
It's gonna hurt like Hell
And you don't mean to
That's what I tell myself
But why you gotta be so heartless?
I know you think it's harmless
You're tearing me apart and
Girl, the hardest part is
You're so high on attention
You're taking miles from inches
Leave me in the darkness
Never finish what we started
Girl, why you gotta be so heartless?
Why you gotta be so heartless?
Look, Monday night was definitely not our night
Tuesday night was just another fight
Wednesday, I thought everything would change
Thursday came and it was still the same
Friday night, we went out on the town
Saturday, we should have burned it down
Sunday morning came and now you're gone
I should probably know this shit by now
Ah, oh
I should probably know this shit by now
But no, no
Why you gotta be so heartless?
I know you think it's harmless
You're tearing me apart and
Girl, the hardest part is
You're so high on attention
You're taking miles for inches
Leave me in the darkness
Never finish what we started
Girl, why you gotta be so heartless?
Why you gotta be so heartless?
Girl, why you gotta be so in between
Loving me and leaving, leaving?
Ah, oh
I should probably know this shit by now
But no, no
Why you gotta be so heartless?
I know you think it's harmless
You're tearing me apart and
Girl, the hardest part is
You're so high on attention
You're taking miles for inches
Leave me in the darkness
Never finish what we started
Girl, why you gotta be so heartless?
Why you gotta be so heartless?
Why you gotta be so heartless?
Girl, why you gotta be so heartless?
The lyrics of Morgan Wallen's song, "Heartless," express a frustrating relationship with someone who is emotionally unavailable and plays games, leaving the singer feeling alone and hurt. The song begins with the singer waiting for his partner's late-night call, counting down the seconds until he hears from her. He recognizes that she seeks attention and loves the chase but won't let him catch her. Despite his desire to be equally as unattached, he knows that he will cave, and it will hurt him.
The chorus repeats the question, "Why you gotta be so heartless?" The singer acknowledges that she may believe her behavior is harmless, but it's tearing him apart. He is frustrated that she is taking miles when he's only offering inches, leaving him in the darkness and never finishing what they started. The bridge recounts their week together as an example of their ongoing pattern. The singer reflects that he should know better by now but still can't protect himself from how much she hurts him.
Line by Line Meaning
Say you goin' out late
You tell me you're going out at a late hour.
I count down 'til you call me
I anxiously wait for your call, counting each minute as it passes.
It's just one of those things
You make excuses for your behavior, saying it's nothing serious.
That you do when you're lonely
You try to fill the void of loneliness with attention from others.
And you're all about the chase
You enjoy the thrill of chasing after someone new.
But you won't ever let me catch you
You don't want me to catch you, because that means you'll have to stop the chase.
And I wish I was the same
I wish I didn't care about catching you either.
But I know I'm gonna let you
I know I'll give in and let you win again.
Win again and when I do
When you win, it means that I lose.
It's gonna hurt like Hell
Losing to you is extremely painful.
And you don't mean to
You don't intend to hurt me.
That's what I tell myself
I try to convince myself that you don't mean it and that it's all in my head.
But why you gotta be so heartless?
Why do you have to be so cruel and cold towards me?
I know you think it's harmless
You believe that your actions aren't hurting anyone.
You're tearing me apart and
In reality, you're causing me emotional pain and distress.
Girl, the hardest part is
The most difficult thing for me is that you seem to not care about my feelings.
You're so high on attention
You crave so much attention from others that it's all you focus on.
You're taking miles from inches
You're making small situations seem much larger than they actually are.
Leave me in the darkness
You're leaving me in a state of confusion and uncertainty about our relationship.
Never finish what we started
We never fully commit to anything or follow through with our plans.
Look, Monday night was definitely not our night
You and I had a bad experience on Monday night.
Tuesday night was just another fight
On Tuesday night, we argued yet again.
Wednesday, I thought everything would change
On Wednesday, I had hope that things would turn around for us.
Thursday came and it was still the same
By Thursday, I realized that nothing had actually changed.
Friday night, we went out on the town
We spent Friday night out and about.
Saturday, we should have burned it down
We should have let loose and had a wild time on Saturday.
Sunday morning came and now you're gone
By Sunday morning, you had left me without any explanation.
I should probably know this shit by now
I should have learned from my past experiences with you by now.
But no, no
But unfortunately, I haven't.
Girl, why you gotta be so in between
You're so inconsistent in your feelings towards me.
Loving me and leaving, leaving?
You seem to love me one moment and then leave me the next, without any warning or explanation.
Why you gotta be so heartless?
Why do you have to be so cruel and cold towards me?
Girl, why you gotta be so heartless?
Why do you have to be so cruel and cold towards me?
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Ryan James Hurd, Morgan Wallen, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Henry Agincourt Allen
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@TheGroovyGuitarDude
For anyone who wants to play this on guitar, here's how :)
- Standard Tuning - Capo 4th Fret -
- Structure of the Song -
Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Bridge, Chorus
- Verse Chord Progression & Picking Pattern -
Am, C, G, D/F#
Picking pattern for each chord:
Am - A+B
C - A+e
G - E+B
D/F# - E+G
Repeat through all Verses
- Chorus Chord Progression & Picking Pattern -
Am, C, G, D/F#
Picking pattern for each chord:
Bass Note, D, G, B, G, D, G
Repeat through all Choruses
- Bridge Chord Progression & Picking Pattern -
Am, C, G, D/F#
Picking pattern for each chord:
Bass Note, G+B, G+B, Bass Note, G+B, G+B,
Repeat throughout Bridge
Hope this helps you out! If you get stuck or need a little extra help, I just posted a video tutorial for this on my channel :)
@gahya1047
*Monday night was definitely not our night
Tuesday night was just another fight
Wednesday, I thought everything would change
Thursday came and it was still the same
Friday night, we went out on the town
Saturday, we should have burned it down
Sunday morning came and now you're gone
I should probably know this shit by now*
This is so deep....💜
@Diplo
Anyone seen my cowboy boots? They’re monogrammed
@KateriMarie99
Diplo love this! The lyrics, tone, beat, sound everything you two country boys did amazing! 🤠🤠
@HollyJane83
🤠👢😍🔥🔥🔥🔥
@Alexman677
I want to ride this carousel 🧚🏻♀️
@ullioberg9530
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@lauras2008
Such a bad ass
@morganwallen
Damn my earring looks good
@karltd935
Morgan Wallen yes 😂
@MuzikkJunkiee
Sure does!! 🔥
@gaylewatson4554
Looking good!