"Baggage" is a song recorded by American country music artist Kelsea Ballerini. It was released to country music radio on May 5, 2025, as the second single from Ballerini's fifth studio album, Patterns.
Content Ballerini co-wrote the song with Jessie Jo Dillon, Karen Fairchild, Hillary Lindsey, and Alysa Vanderheym, and co-produced the track with Vanderherym. Lyrically, the song finds the narrator warning a new love interest that she comes with "baggage", though expressing an eagerness to leave the past behind and start anew.
Live performances Ballerini performed "Baggage" live on the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards on May 8, 2025. She performed the song again on The Voice on May 13, 2025, delivering a stripped-down acoustic performance and sharing the stage with the song's four female co-writers for the first time.
Commercial performance "Baggage" debuted at number 60 on the Billboard Country Airplay dated for June 7, 2025.
Charts + Weekly chart performance for "Baggage" Chart (2025–2026) Peakposition
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