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 Galyon, Corey 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.”