NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Gavin Adcock had an instinct to turn others’ doubt into motivation ever since he was a kid on a cattle farm in Watkinsville, Georgia. That drive serves as the inspiration behind his latest album, The Day I Hang It Up, available now via Thrivin Here Records/Warner Records Nashville. Listen HERE.
“As much as people might want to cut me down, as much as they want to make me an outcast or make me smaller in their head, I’m not going anywhere,” Adcock promises. “When I quit, it’s going to be because I want to—not because someone made me, or tried to run me out. That’s the whole premise of The Day I Hang it Up.”
A co-writer on all but four songs, the project also includes collaborations with Treaty Oak Revival, ERNEST, and his previously released fan favorite, “Cheap Thrills” with Hudson Westbrook.
The official music video for “Us Again” featuring Treaty Oak Revival premiered simultaneously with the album release. Directed by Jack Owens and produced by Sydney Hampton, the video builds a narrative around the push-and-pull of a toxic relationship, with the narrator assured that despite the relationship ending, “I know we’ll wind up us again.” Watch HERE.
Adcock has steadily released new music since announcing the album, with 11 of the 26 tracks available before the official release. Offering a mix of heartbreak, love, and his signature “outlaw-country edge” (Parade), The Day I Hang It Up also adds a layer of depth to the country star’s repertoire. Songs including “Shoes” and “Rockstar Life” delve deeper into the cost of rising fame, while “Holes In The Boat” offers an honest look at trying to balance masculinity and vulnerability concerning mental health.
Adcock previewed the album to fans and industry insiders at Nashville’s Exit/In on Tuesday, Sep. 29. With a 14 song setlist, Adcock sang nine songs off the album while also playing fan favorites, “A Cigarette,” “Ain’t No Cure,” “Need To,” “Last One To Know” and “Run Your Mouth.”
Adcock invited fans to vote on which city they wanted to see host his album release shows. The overwhelming response led the singer to choose and quickly sell out two cities: Studio at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, TX on Oct. 5 and The Eastern in Atlanta, GA on Oct. 8.
The Day I Hang It Up is Adcock’s third album release in three years, and follows the success of his previous album, Own Worst Enemy, which arrived as the top new Country album on the Billboard Top 200 Country Chart AND the top streaming new album on the Billboard 200 All-Genre Chart week of release (Aug 15, 2025). Before that, his major-label debut album Actin’ Up Again became the highest streaming major-label Country debut from a solo male artist in 2024, with more than 15 million on-demand U.S. streams the week of release, and was 2024’s top streaming major-label debut across the entire genre.
The Day I Hang It Up Tracklist (songwriters in italics):
1. The Day I Hang It Up – Tucker Beathard, Austin Goodloe, Brett Tyler
2. Lowball Me – Gavin Adcock, Paul Sikes, Dan Isbell
3. Get A Grip – Gavin Adcock, Jack Rauton, Joybeth Taylor, Colton Venner
4. Having One Now – Gavin Adcock, Luke Laird, Rhett Akins
5. Workin’ Man – Gavin Adcock, Luke Laird, Jimi Bell
6. Us Again (Feat. Treaty Oak Revival) – Gavin Adcock, Sam Canty
7. Thing For You – Gavin Adcock, Colton Venner, Jack Hummel, Jeremy Stover
8. Through With Me – Gavin Adcock, Brody Frazier
9. Rockstar Life – Matt Roy
10. Bad Off – Gavin Adcock, Jack Rauton, Joybeth Taylor, Colton Venner
11. Anymore – Gavin Adcock, Logan Cheeseman, Christian Vead
12. Holes In The Boat – Gavin Adcock, Rhett Akins, Erik Dylan, Jack Rauton
13. Mama Never Liked You Anyway – Gavin Adcock, Ben Hayslip, Rhett Akins, Erik Dylan, Jack Rauton
14. Save My Breath (Feat. ERNEST) – Gavin Adcock, Ernest Smith, Jon Michael McKinnon
15. Dreamer – Will Bundy, John Pierce, Josh Miller
16. Wannabe – Gavin Adcock, Jacob Durett, Brad Clawson, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen
17. Time For A Slow Down – Gavin Adcock, Jack Rauton, Will Bundy, Erik Dylan
18. 18 – Gavin Adcock, Ben Hayslip, Rhett Akins
19. Cheap Thrills (feat. Hudson Westbrook) – Gavin Adcock, Hudson Westbrook, Reid Haughton
20. One Hell Of A Steal – Gavin Adcock, Luke Laird, Jack Hummel, Chase McDaniel
21. Strangers In A Bar – Gavin Adcock, Jack Rauton, Ben Hayslip, Rhett Akins
22. Shoes – Gavin Adcock, Jon Michael McKinnon, Bennett Boswell
23. Every Other Heartbreak – Jack Rauton, Colton Venner
24. When I Get Home Tonight – Gavin Adcock, Luke Laird, Jack Hummel, Joybeth Taylor
25. Dancing In The Flames – Gavin Adcock, Devin Flanigan, Jack Hummel, Jack Rauton, Chandler Walters
26. Most Wanted – Gavin Adcock, Jack Hummel, Ben Hayslip, David Lee Murphy *
* Physical-Exclusive Bonus Track
The Day I Hang It Up bio HERE
About Gavin Adcock:
Gavin Adcock, dubbed by Billboard as "one of country music’s most buzzed-about artists” is a Georgia native, born and raised in Watkinsville. Former Georgia Southern University football player, Gavin grew up working on his family’s cattle farm and dreamt of riding bulls in the PBR. He started writing songs in high school, but it wasn’t until the spring of 2021, when Adcock tore his knee playing football, that he used his healing time to record and release his first original single. Since then, Gavin has collectively amassed more than 2 BILLION global streams across singles including the fan-favorite, RIAA PLATINUM-certified, “A Cigarette,” GOLD-certified songs “Run Your Mouth,” “Deep End,” “Four Leaf Clover” and more. His album, Actin’ Up Again, was crowned the largest major-label country debut from a solo male artist released in 2024 and was the year’s top streaming major-label debut across the genre. Within less than a year, Adcock more than doubled his previous streaming record with over 25 MILLION first week US streams on new album Own Worst Enemy, released August 15, 2025. Own Worst Enemy debuted as the top new Country album on the Billboard 200 Country Chart (No. 4) and top streaming new album on the Billboard 200 All-Genre Chart (No. 14) week of release. In the Spring of 2026 Gavin was able to add Executive Producer to his achievements, with the release of Adcock’s brainchild, Country Never Dies, enlisting the help of nine artist peers to join him on the special, timeless, project. The MusicRow Awards’ “Discovery Artist of the Year” nominee has also won over the hearts of both Country music fans and music industry alike, leading to his New Artist of the Year nominations at both the 60th & 61st ACM Awards. Taking his music to the fans, Adcock is currently underway on The Day I Hang It Up Tour 2026, marking the fourth extensive headlining tour since 2024.
