Zach Bryan Takes Time To Reflect, Celebrates Album Going Platinum

Author Lauren Hoffman

February 8th 6:45 PM

FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 24: Zach Bryan performs onstage for day two of the 2023 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival on September 24, 2023 in Franklin, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival)

Zach Bryan has had a very good start to 2024 while winning a Grammy for Best Country Duo / Group Performance for “I Remember Everything” with Kacey Musgraves, working with actor Mathew McConaughey on his “Nine Ball” video, and now celebrating his self-titled album going platinum.

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With all of that being said, it’s no wonder why Bryan has taken some time to reflect on his Grammy win, the “Nine Ball” video seen below, being surrounded by his family, and the success of his music. Bryan says, “It is all so surreal,” while sharing how proud he is of the album, Zach Bryan, and how content he has been feeling in his own skin nowadays.

“It’s insanely ironic that I Remember Everything is one of the bigger songs on the record because four years ago I was just Zach, existing in an entirely different reality with all my close friends, going on deployments, riding my motorcycle, just enjoying life and sometimes happily, sometimes painfully, I do remember everything. We made a damn album in an air bnb and now the boys and me have stadium shows across the country and quite a few platinum records (not to be arrogant just saying it because we’re all idiots and it’s mind numbing),” Bryan shared on Instagram.

Bryan finished the post by saying “I love all of you and I’m gonna go sleep for a few days” along with a series of photos including one of him graduating Bootcamp, the last time he ever wore a uniform, the day his 2022 album, American Heartbreak was released, among others.

You can click here to read his full statement.

As far as what’s next for Bryan, the 27-year-old will hit the road in March for his headlining ‘Zach Bryan’s The Quittin Time Tour 2024‘ with special guests Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Turnpike Troubadours, Sheryl Crow, The War And Treaty, Mt. Joy, Sierra Ferrell, The Middle East, Matt Maeson, Levi Turner, and SunDown 47 on select dates.

5 Zach Bryan Songs You Should Know

"Hey, Driver" featuring the War and Treaty - (2023)
A duet with the amazing War & Treaty. The duo are husband and wife Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter. A combination of soul, blues, country, and rock defines their musical style. Zach and Micahel sing the intro to the song, and the duo sings the song’s chorus. It sings, “So take me down a road that’s a little bit windy / To a place they still put sugar in their iced tea / Where the women are fine and the love is fair / Hey, driver, you can drop me off anywhere.”
"Heading South" - (2019)
This is an early song from Bryan. The song was initially released in 2019, but in 2020, it garnered attention on the Internet, gaining over 30 million plays. Bryan stated that he recorded the song behind his barracks when he served in the United States Navy. The music video was shot in his Navy barracks on his phone. As of September 2023, the video has received over 23 million views.
"Dawns" featuring Maggie Rogers - (2023)
This duet was released in January of 2023. Bryan and pop singer Maggie Rogers co-wrote it. A music video was released simultaneously. The song entered the top 50 of the charts in Canada, Ireland, and the US. It peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Bryan and Rogers performed the song at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on August 23, 2023, as part of Bryan’s “Burn, Burn, Burn Tour.”

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"I Remember Everything" featuring Kacey Musgraves - (2023)
This song is track eleven on his fourth studio album, Zach Bryan, released on August 25, 2023. The song debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming both Bryan and Musgraves’ first number-one song on that chart. The haunting chorus includes the lyrics, “A cold shoulder at closing time / You were bеggin’ me to stay ’til the sun rose / Strangе words come on out / Of a grown man’s mouth when his mind’s broke / Pictures and passin’ time / You only smile like that when you’re drinkin’ / I wish I didn’t, but I do / Remember every moment on the nights with you.”
"Something in the Orange" - (2022
This song is considered Zach’s breakout hit. Bryan said that he wrote the song in a cabin in Wisconsin when it was released. Zach released two versions of the song: the original single version and an entirely different version, which features just his vocals and piano. Bryan also released a music video for the song containing crowd-sourced footage shot by fans that he said in a statement captured the “raw and unfiltered emotion” of the song experience.