"The Way I Talk" served as the lead single off Wallen's debut studio album, If I Know Me. The song was written by Jessi Alexander, Ben Hayslip and Chase McGill and arrived Sept. 12, 2016, essentially launching Wallen's career.

Luke Bryan revealed that he passed on "Sand in My Boots," a song which became a huge hit for Morgan Wallen, because he "got in my head a little bit." The country star said, "I just went through two years of my life where I was like,

I just went through two years of my life where I was like, man, I sing about trucks a lot. I sing about tailgates, and I think I got in my head a little bit,' he said.