Songfacts®:

• "Lainey Wilson's "Wildflowers and Wild Horses" is a fierce anthem of grit and freedom painting the American West with a rebel's brush, a vibe deeply rooted in Wilson's Louisiana upbringing. From five generations blazing trails, to barbed-wired valleys and overgrown dells, this barefoot, bareback, tough-as-nails storyteller is four-fifths reckless, one-fifth jack, pushing through old sidewalk cracks like a determined daisy.
  
  "This one definitely shows that western side, it takes me back to my childhood. It takes me back to my roots," Wilson told media outlets during an ASCAP-hosted party.
• The hard-working ethos passed down through generations in the Wilson family has fueled Lainey's ascent as a country star. Here, she draws parallels between the climb to country stardom and the challenges akin to the life of a farmer.
  
  "I come from a long line of hardheaded tough people and people who have kind of blazed their own trails. I'm from five generations of farmers in northeast Louisiana, and I always compare farming to the music business," said Wilson. "I mean, you get up every day, do the same thing, you have good years, you have bad years, but you just keep on blazing that trail. So I think it's just kind of digging a little deeper into my story."
• Wilson performed "Wildflowers And Wild Horses" on TV for the first time at the 57th Annual CMA Awards on November 8, 2023. She won five awards at the ceremony: Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event and Music Video of the Year for her collaboration with Hardy on "Wait In The Truck."
  
  She released the song as the third single from Bell Bottom Country five days later.
• Wilson co-wrote the soulful reflection on her roots alongside Trannie Anderson and Paul Sikes. Anderson co-wrote four tracks on Bell Bottom Country, including its lead single, "Heart Like A Truck." Nashville songwriter Paul Sikes' other credits include Jimmie Allen's "Make Me Want To" and Matt Stell's "Everywhere But On."
• Jay Joyce, known for his work with artists like Eric Church and Brothers Osborne, took the reins for the song's production. Joyce produced the entire Bell Bottom Country album and also played a significant role in crafting Wilson's debut studio album, 2021's Sayin' What I'm Thinkin'.
• Joyce plays percussion, drums, dobro, keyboards, electric guitar, acoustic guitar and contributes backing vocals to the track. The other musicians are:
  
  Brad Pemberton: drums
  Joel King: bass
  Rob McNelley: electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  Charlie Worsham: mandolin
  Molly Tuttle: acoustic guitar, background vocals
  Aslan Freeman: acoustic guitar
  Josh Groppel: background vocals
  Jason Hall: background vocals
• "Wildflowers And Wild Horses" soundtracks the cowgirls-celebrating Wrangler x Lainey Wilson commercial, which debuted in November 2023. Wilson stars in the ad, dressed head to toe in Wrangler. The country star had been named several weeks earlier the face of Wrangler's fall/winter collection.