Blake Shelton Releases ‘Minimum Wage,’ Confirms New Album

Blake Shelton has officially released his new song, “Minimum Wage,” two weeks after debuting the track during NBC’s New Year’s Eve broadcast.

The song, co-written by Nicolle GalyonCorey Crowder, and Jesse Frasure, is about a couple in love who doesn’t need material items to be happy.

“You can make a six pack on the carpet / Taste like a million-dollar bill / You can make a one-bedroom apartment / Feel like a house up on a hill / You can make my truck out in the driveway / Roll like a cleaned-up Cadillac/ Girl, lookin’ at you lookin’ at me that way / Can make a man feel rich on minimum wage,” Shelton sings on the chorus.

“I heard ‘Minimum Wage’ over a year ago and connected with it immediately,” Shelton said in a statement. “It’s the timeless truth that you don’t need a lot of money or possessions, you just need love.”

“I relate so much to the lyrics of this song. I have a lot of great memories playing dive bars in Nashville and then driving back to Oklahoma to play a gig,” Shelton continued. “I gravitate toward songs that feel like the stories of where I’ve been and where I am currently in my life, and I’ve got a lot of happiness in joy in my life these days.”