U Gurl

"U Gurl" is a song by American country music singer Walker Hayes. It was released on October 15, 2021 as the second single from his third studio album Country Stuff the Album. Hayes co-wrote the song with Dylan Guthro and Jodi Guthro, and it was produced by Dylan Guthro. Credits include T-Pain and Atlanta Records for sampling the song "Low" by Flo Rida.^[2]

"U Gurl"
Single by Walker Hayes
from the album Country Stuff the Album
Released	October 15, 2021 (2021-10-15)
Genre	Country pop country rap[1]
Length	2:32
Label	Monument Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Dylan Guthro Jodi Guthro Walker Hayes
Producer(s)	Dylan Guthro
Walker Hayes singles chronology
"Fancy Like" (2021) "U Gurl" (2021) "AA" (2021)

Content

The inspiration of "U Gurl" is Laney Beville Hayes; Hayes’ wife of 17 years. Hayes stated in a press release: "With 'U Gurl' we wanted to capture that feeling when you look at your significant other, and you just can't take your eyes off them, yet in a fresh way, I get that feeling every day when I look at my wife".^[3] He posted a dance video with his children on Instagram for the track.^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart performance for "U Gurl" Chart (2021) Peak position US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[5] 8 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 28

Year-end charts 2022 year-end chart performance for "U Gurl" Chart (2022) Position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 83 US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[8] 73

Certifications

Certifications for U Gurl

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.