Morgan Wallen Releases Highly-Anticipated Single “Been By Now”
on Jul 24, 2026
Country superstar Morgan Wallen has released his first solo single of the year, and fans are thrilled.
For the last few years, everything that Morgan Wallen touches has turned to gold. From broken records to sold-out stadium tours, will this newest release have the same success?
In early June, the Tennessee native shared a short clip of an unreleased song titled “Been By Now.” Fans immediately demanded its release in the comments section. The song was written by an all-star team of songwriters: Morgan Wallen, Charlie Handsome, John Byron, Blake Pendergrass, Rocky Block, and Taylor Phillips.
In the weeks that followed, Wallen shared additional bits of the song with fans, and today (July 24th), the full version became available to stream on all platforms.
What’s Next For Morgan Wallen?
Wallen first played “Been By Now” live during his show at MT&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday, July 17th. Before debuting the tune, he gave the crowd some insight into what is coming down the pipeline as he nears the end of his Still The Problem tour.
A series of photos shared in April revealed that the 33-year-old has been in the studio working on new music. While he has not confirmed any details of his next album, Wallen shared:
“I just had a few weeks off tour, so y’all know me, I can’t help but work a little bit. I’ve been in the studio working on my…whatever’s next…I don’t exactly know what’s gonna be next yet. But I do know that this song I’m about to play right now is gonna be my very next single and it comes out on July 24th.”
Listen to “Been By Now,” the newest song by Morgan Wallen, below!
Full Lyrics To “Been By Now”
“No need to act surprised
I’ve seen it in your eyes
I feel it when we lie here worlds apart
It’s easier to stay
It’s easier to say
That there’s gon’ come a day it won’t be this hard
–
Nah, we don’t even fight like we used to
We don’t even care enough to cry no more
It’s been a hundred nights since I knew you
How long we gonna keep lookin’ at that door?
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If it was meant to be, we’d have been by now
We wouldn’t have to keep tryna work things out
Yeah, baby, we’re a breeze when the lights go down
It wouldn’t be so hard when we ain’t in the dark
If we were in the stars, they’d have lined right up
Yeah, maybe from the start, we been tryin’ too much
I know you wanna think that it’s what we found
But if it was meant to be, we’d have been by now
Been by now
–
If I could go and find
The moment or the night
My heart went cold as ice, I’d light the match
Don’t wanna draw the line
Don’t wanna say goodbye
But we’re just wastin’ time, girl, that we don’t have
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If it was meant to be, we’d have been by now
We wouldn’t have to keep tryna work things out
Yeah, baby, we’re a breeze when the lights go down
It wouldn’t be so hard when we ain’t in the dark
If we were in the stars, they’d have lined right up
Yeah, maybe from the start, we been tryin’ too much
I know you wanna think that it’s what we found
But if it was meant to be, we’d have been by now
Been by now
–
Nah, we don’t even fight like we used to
We don’t even care enough to cry no more
It’s been a hundred nights since I knew you
And I can’t spend another lookin’ at that door
–
If it was meant to be, we’d have been by now
We wouldn’t have to keep tryna work things out
Yeah, baby, we’re a breeze when the lights go down
It wouldn’t be so hard when we ain’t in the dark
If we were in the stars, they’d have lined right up
Yeah, maybe from the start, we been tryin’ too much
I know you wanna think that it’s what we found
But if it was meant to be, we’d have been by now
Been by now
Been by now”
