Kick Myself
{{Short description|2025 song by Morgan Wallen}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Kick Myself
| type = song
| artist = Morgan Wallen
| album = I'm the Problem
| released = May 16, 2025
| recorded =
| genre = Country
| length = 2:39
| label = {{hlist|Big Loud|Republic|Mercury}}
| writer = {{hlist|Morgan Wallen|Ryan Vojtesak|Ernest Keith Smith|James Maddocks|Grady Block}}
| producer = Joey Moi
| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|bW38jYPgbJ8|"Kick Myself"}}|header=Lyric video|type=song}}
}}
"Kick Myself" is a song by American country music singer Morgan Wallen from his fourth studio album I'm the Problem (2025). It was written by Wallen himself, Charlie Handsome, Ernest, James Maddocks and Grady Block, and produced by Jacob Durrett and Joey Moi.
Composition
The song contains 808 beats and traditional country instrumentation.{{cite web |last1=Farthing |first1=Lydia |title='Kick Myself' by Morgan Wallen - Lyrics and Meaning |url=https://holler.country/news/general/kick-myself-by-morgan-wallen-lyrics-and-meaning/ |website=Holler |access-date=June 5, 2025 |date=May 16, 2025}} In the lyrics, Morgan Wallen details having quit his alcohol and drug addiction and been consulting with the doctor and God, but feeling more miserable than before despite bettering himself on the outside.{{cite web |last1=Newman |first1=Melinda |last2=Nicholson |first2=Jessica |title=Morgan Wallen’s ‘I’m the Problem’: All 37 Tracks Ranked |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/morgan-wallen-im-the-problem-albm-review-songs-ranked/ |website=Billboard |access-date=June 5, 2025 |date=May 16, 2025}}{{Cite web |last=Garvey |first=Meaghan |title=Morgan Wallen: I'm the Problem |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/morgan-wallen-im-the-problem/ |access-date=June 5, 2025 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} He laments that he cannot escape from his true nature, regardless of his efforts.{{cite news |last1=Caramanica |first1=Jon |title=Morgan Wallen Retreats Into Sadness, While His Protégés Party On |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/arts/music/morgan-wallen-im-the-problem.html |access-date=June 5, 2025 |work=The New York Times |date=May 21, 2025}}
Critical reception
Billboard placed "Kick Myself" at number 21 in their ranking of the songs from I'm the Problem, writing that the song "feels confessional with a rapid-fire chorus that offers one of Wallen's best vocal deliveries." Meaghan Garvey of Pitchfork called the song "a cheesy rap-rock moment, though not without its pathos."
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for "Kick Myself" ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Canada|45|artist=Morgan Wallen|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2025}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|67|artist=Morgan Wallen|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2025}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|21|artist=Morgan Wallen|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2025}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|9|artist=Morgan Wallen|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2025}} |