"I Ain't Comin' Back" is a song by American

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singer

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and American rapper and singer

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. It was released on April 18, 2025, through Big Loud,

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, and

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, as a promotional single from Wallen's fourth studio album, '' I'm the Problem''. It marks their second collaboration within a year, following "

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" (2024).

Background and release

The duo's first collaboration "

" had previously spent six weeks atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and earned

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nominations for

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and Best Country Duo/Group Performance. On January 25, 2025, Wallen announced his fourth studio album, '' I'm the Problem'', and released four singles from the album ahead of its release up until April 2025. On April 12, 2025, Wallen shared a short teaser clip of the song on his social media. Three days later, the artists announced their second single together. The release was revealed through an

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post accompanied by a picture of the two as well as the title and release date. Wallen also shared a snippet of the song in his Instagram stories where he can be heard "singing over a mid-tempo guitar line with a simple beat".

Composition

The song is an "introspective and gritty track" about the aftermath of a breakup featuring "powerful lyrics" with "rebellious energy" due to namedrops of

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and Johnny Walker Black as well as the vow to never return to a former place that ruined the singer's reputation. The production includes "shimmering neon synth" and a "wallowing guitar line".

Charts

References

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