Hunter Hayes couldn’t believe his first #1 sin­gle, “Wanted,” sold one mil­lion copies, and we can only imag­ine how feels now that is has been cer­ti­fied dou­ble Plat­inum! The song has gone on to be a crossover hit, and Hunter admits that there is noth­ing more reward­ing than cre­at­ing relat­able lyrics for fans.

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“Wanted” is from Hunter’s self-titled debut album, which is up for Best Coun­try Album at the upcom­ing 55th Annual Grammy Awards. It also includes his follow-up sin­gle, “Somebody’s Heart­break,” which is steadily climb­ing the charts. The Grammy Awards will air live Feb­ru­ary 10th on CBS.