{"id":50613,"date":"2026-09-15T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=50613"},"modified":"2026-09-15T08:33:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T12:33:22","slug":"riley-green-initially-unsure-about-fan-favorite-worst-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/09\/riley-green-initially-unsure-about-fan-favorite-worst-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Green Initially Unsure About \u201cWorst Way\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Riley Green<\/strong>\u00a0admitted he had doubts before releasing &#8220;Worst Way,&#8221; one of his most popular songs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking with Pat McAfee on Spotify, Green said, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;I hadn&#8217;t really written a love song and that was a little forward. I thought, man, is this okay? Is it going to work?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The song became a major hit. Green says he intentionally steps outside his comfort zone musically with each record. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His new album,\u00a0<em>That&#8217;s Just Me<\/em>, drops September 18. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Green also noted he always returns home to Alabama to write, keeping his small-town roots and family values central to his music. &#8220;I always try to go home and write at least four or five songs,&#8221; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Countdown To That&#039;s Just Me: Riley Green in conversation w\/ Pat McAfee\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CEFUZTsSVFI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Riley Green - Worst Way (Official Music Video)\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OkktfeAR-Rk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Riley Green\u00a0admitted he had doubts before releasing &#8220;Worst Way,&#8221; one of his most popular songs. Speaking with Pat McAfee on Spotify, Green said, &#8220;I hadn&#8217;t really written a love song and that was a little forward. I thought, man, is this okay? Is it going to work?&#8221; The song became a major hit. 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