Minimum Wage (song)

"Minimum Wage"
The artwork for Blake Shelton's single "Minimum Wage", featuring a black and white image of Shelton standing against a wall; to the right of him appears the words "Blake Shelton" and "Minimum Wage" is all-caps fonts.
Single by Blake Shelton
from the album Body Language
ReleasedJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
GenreCountry
Length3:48
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Scott Hendricks
Blake Shelton singles chronology
"Happy Anywhere"
(2020) 		"Minimum Wage"
(2021) 		"Then a Girl Walks In"
(2021)

"Minimum Wage" is a song recorded by American country music singer Blake Shelton, serving as the second single from his twelfth studio album Body Language. It was released on January 15, 2021 through Warner Records. The song was produced by Scott Hendricks and written by Corey Crowder, Jesse Frasure, and Nicolle Galyon. Following the live debut of "Minimum Wage" on December 31, 2020, various music critics and the general public described the money-centric lyrics as insensitive and tone deaf, amidst economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Shelton later addressed the criticism, revealing he felt listeners misinterpreted the song.