Things a Man Oughta Know

Wilson, Jason Nix and Jonathan Singleton wrote it and Jay Joyce produced at Neon Cross Studio in Nashville. It went to radio on August 24, 2020, at 3:26 as a single against 3:23 on the album. Nix came up with the title, and the writers dove into her blue-collar farming-community childhood and the lessons her parents taught. She told Songwriter Universe it is who I am to my core and that it is what every single one of us should know, and Wikipedia quotes her saying it is really about having good character. Sean O'Halloran and Chris Ashlee co-directed the video, released on April 2, 2021, partly filmed in her home.

It reached number 1 on Country Airplay, 3 on Hot Country Songs and 32 on the Hot 100, and is triple Platinum in the US. She told Taste of Country in August 2021 that she literally saw people back by the concession stands singing every word. Setlist.fm lists it as her most-played song, with 188 plays, and she sang it at her Opry induction on June 7, 2024. We found no covers or samples.