{"id":1963485,"date":"2025-08-16T04:58:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T04:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1963485"},"modified":"2025-08-16T04:58:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T04:58:42","slug":"jordan-davis-reflects-on-taking-risks-and-finding-balance-on-new-album-learn-the-hard-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jordan-davis-reflects-on-taking-risks-and-finding-balance-on-new-album-learn-the-hard-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Davis Reflects On Taking Risks And Finding Balance On New Album, &#8216;Learn The Hard Way&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading60775_341cc1-a3\">With this album, Davis solidifies his place as one of country music\u2019s most consistent and reliable hitmakers. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>For <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/tag\/jordan-davis\/\">Jordan Davis<\/a>, trying to balance four kids at home, a busy tour schedule and constantly writing new songs is no easy feat and naturally, that chaotic lifestyle has resulted in him learning his fair share of lessons. Davis tapped into that push and pull between chasing the dream and being present with his family to shape his new album, <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/strm.to\/LearnTheHardWay\">Learn the Hard Way<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Fans heard Davis pour his heart into his last project, <em>Bluebird Days<\/em>, and this time around, the singer-songwriter says his focus was a bit different. On his past collection, he unleashed a slew of very personal stories, whereas on this release, he wanted to have a bit more fun while still giving fans a raw look into his reality.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jordan Davis; Learn The Hard Way<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis was like, \u2018man, I want to have fun writing. I want to have fun in the studio, and I want to have fun playing these songs that end up on this album.\u2019 And I definitely feel like we did that from a sound standpoint,\u201d Davis recently told <em>Country Now <\/em>and other outlets. \u201cEven now looking at songs and where they\u2019re going in the set list, I\u2019m excited to play those. Not that I\u2019m not excited to play any of the other ones, but they\u2019re fun songs.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-take-some-risks-push-boundries\">\u201cTake Some Risks, Push Boundries\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>His second main goal for <em>Learn The Hard Way<\/em> was to \u201ctake some risks, push boundaries, do something that we haven\u2019t done, even if that means it doesn\u2019t work out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davis pointed out that one of his biggest fears when putting out new projects is that listeners will feel like the songs sound no different than his previous work. In order to avoid that repetition, he carefully built out these tracks with the intention of offering something fresh and more diverse than what appeared on his previous albums.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"perfmatters-lazy-youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/54EgRLhF7U4\" data-id=\"54EgRLhF7U4\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" onclick=\"perfmattersLazyLoadYouTube(this);\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/54EgRLhF7U4\/hqdefault.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/54EgRLhF7U4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jordan Davis - Learn The Hard Way (Official Audio Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/54EgRLhF7U4?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><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Learn The Hard Way<\/em> certainly carries a new energy both sonically and lyrically. This begins with the title track, which speaks to many of the real-life challenges and elements of that internal tug-of-war that are woven throughout each of the 17 tracks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBalance with me has always been something that I\u2019ve struggled with. And then especially when things started going well in music, you want to go out there and you want to play shows and you kind of want to capitalize on that. And then you also want to be a good dad and a good husband and be able to really juggle those two worlds. And I think subconsciously, a lot of these songs are about that,\u201d he shared honestly. \u201cI think it goes to show you where I was in a head space in that. So when I heard \u2018Learn the Hard Way,\u2019 it made all that come together.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Jordan Davis and Family; Photo Courtesy Jordan Davis\" class=\"wp-image-97749 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-63-1024x683.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-63-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-63-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-63-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-63-757x505.png 757w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-63.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-63-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Jordan Davis and Family; Photo Courtesy Jordan Davis\" class=\"wp-image-97749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-63-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-63-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-63-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-63-757x505.png 757w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-63.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jordan Davis and Family; Photo Courtesy Jordan Davis <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tapping-into-real-life\">Tapping Into Real Life<\/h2>\n<p>Many tracks emerged during writing retreats with fellow hitmakers, including one that took place a friend\u2019s Florida beach house that inspired the swampy vibe of \u201cLouisiana Stick\u201d featuring Marcus King. Their last retreat spawned \u201cMuddy The Water,\u201d which ended up being the final song to be written for the project and appears last on the track list.<\/p>\n<p>Of all the songs, Davis feels \u201cKeeping The World Away\u201d best captures where he is today. The song was born from a simple yet powerful moment when someone noticed he was glued to his phone  and suggested he shift his focus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019Keeping The World Away,\u2019 that idea came from somebody noticing that I was on my phone too much and told me to \u2018put the world down.\u2019 I mean, right when he said that, I was like, \u2018Oh my gosh\u2019\u2026so I would say that that\u2019s a song that really speaks to me right now in a time where if I get too caught up in music, I can always lean back on that and be like, \u2018Hey, man, remember why you wrote that song?\u00a0Don\u2019t get caught up too much in what we do in everyday life.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Jordan Davis; Photo by Patrick Tracy\" class=\"wp-image-98297 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-2-1024x683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-2-757x505.jpg 757w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-2.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jordan Davis; Photo by Patrick Tracy\" class=\"wp-image-98297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-2-757x505.jpg 757w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jordan Davis; Photo by Patrick Tracy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Davis also shared some personal touches behind the album\u2019s stories like \u201cSon of a Gun,\u201d which was inspired by his oldest son Locklan, whom he calls a \u201cWild Card.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another standout is the duet \u201cMess With Missing You\u201d with longtime friend Carly Pearce. Davis shared that despite knowing each other since 2012 and having talked about collaborating for years, it wasn\u2019t until now that they found the right song to do it with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeither one of us wanted to force anything or just do it because we wanted to have a song together. And we talked about it for so long, but it was finally with this one where I was like, \u2018alright, this is it.\u2019 And all I had to do was send it to her and hope she signed off on it. And she did and absolutely crushed it. Such one of my favorite voices out there, so I can\u2019t be more stoked on how that one turned out.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"perfmatters-lazy-youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tHZZHnTQBOE\" data-id=\"tHZZHnTQBOE\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" onclick=\"perfmattersLazyLoadYouTube(this);\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/tHZZHnTQBOE\/hqdefault.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/tHZZHnTQBOE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jordan Davis, Carly Pearce - Mess With Missing You (Live From The Steel Mill)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tHZZHnTQBOE?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><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Learn The Hard Way <\/em>arrived August 15 and includes Davis\u2019 latest and Gold Certified No. 1 hit \u201cI Ain\u2019t Sayin\u2019,\u201d along with other previous releases, \u201cIn Case You Missed It,\u201d \u201cKnow You Like That,\u201d \u201cTurn This Truck Around,\u201d \u201cJesus Wouldn\u2019t Do,\u201d and title track.<\/p>\n<p>With this album, Jordan Davis solidifies his place as one of country music\u2019s most consistent and reliable hitmakers. With eight No. 1s already to his name, there\u2019s no doubt he\u2019ll be adding more, as this project is packed with potential radio hits. It\u2019s easy to see this project taking him to the next level of stardom. He\u2019s got the full package: singer, songwriter, and entertainer.<\/p>\n<p>Next month, these songs will come to life on stage when Davis kicks off his nationwide Ain\u2019t Enough Road Tour kicks off on Thursday, September 11 in Greater Palm Springs, CA at Acrisure Arena. Then, he will make his return to the UK and Europe in February 2026 for his biggest international headlining tour to date. A full list of upcoming dates can be found on his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jordandavisofficial.com\/tour\/\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"pmdelayedscript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" data-no-optimize=\"1\" data-no-defer=\"1\" data-no-minify=\"1\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '2335736946692711'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source countrynow.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With this album, Davis solidifies his place as one of country music\u2019s most consistent and reliable hitmakers. 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