"Thought You Should Know" is a song by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer Morgan Wallen. It was released as a promotional single on May 6, 2022, and officially sent to country radio on November 7, 2022. It is the second single from Wallen's third studio album ''

One Thing at a Time ''One Thing at a Time'' is the third studio album by American country music singer Morgan Wallen, released on March 3, 2023, through Big Loud Records. It features 36 tracks, including the singles " You Proof", " Thought You Should Know", " Last N ...

''.

Content

Wallen co-wrote "Thought You Should Know" as a tribute to his mother, Lesli. He co-wrote the song with

Miranda Lambert Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country singer and guitarist. Born in Longview, Texas, she started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently. In 2003, she finished in third place o ...

and

Nicolle Galyon Nicolle Anne Galyon (born July 22, 1984) is a singer, songwriter, producer, record label executive, & publishing executive from Sterling, Kansas. She has written songs for Lady A, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Dan + Shay, Flori ...

. The lyrics are about him having a change in personality and attributing it to his mother's upbringing. The accompaniment features

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and

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

Chart performance

"Thought You Should Know" debuted at number one on the ''

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chart dated for May 21, 2022. The song is Wallen's fourth to debut at the top of that chart. Additionally, it replaced Wallen's " Wasted on You" at the top, making him the first artist to replace himself at the top with a No. 1 debut. It entered the Top 10 on the ''Billboard''

Country Airplay Country Airplay is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States since January 20, 1990. This chart lists the 60 most-listened-to records played on 150 mainstream country radio stations across the country as monitored ...

chart dated December 31, 2022, at the same time that Wallen's previous single "

You Proof "You Proof" is a song by American country music singer Morgan Wallen. It was released as a promotional single on May 13, 2022, before being released to country radio on July 18, 2022. The song was written by Wallen, along with Ashley Gorley, Erne ...

" was at number one.

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Release history

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References

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