Lainey Wilson is officially stepping into the rock arena — and she’s doing it alongside legends. The reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year has teamed up with multi-GRAMPY Award-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Aerosmith and British platinum-selling disruptor Yungblud for a blazing new rendition of “Wild Woman (Lainey Wilson Version).”
The original track appears on Aerosmith and Yungblud’s collaborative EP One More Time, and this new version expands the emotional scope even further. Blending rock, country grit, and raw vulnerability, “Wild Woman” dives deep into the tug-of-war of turbulent relationships — the kind that don’t break cleanly, especially when fame, distance, and life on the road leave scars on both sides.
Lainey’s addition brings a needed counterbalance to the chaos.
Where Yungblud opens with frantic tension and Steven Tyler unleashes his signature, sky-high intensity, Wilson enters with a smoky, Louisiana-bred warmth that cracks the song wide open. Her voice softens the edges while heightening the emotional weight, creating a three-way collision of genres that somehow fits together seamlessly.
The trio pleads through the chorus:
“Why, wild woman?
You takin’ back every truth you told?
I hurt you but you hurt me more…
I don’t wanna be alone.”
How This Unexpected Collaboration Happened
According to Lainey, the idea was born after she and Steven Tyler hit it off at the 2025 GRAMMYs — and later shared the stage at Tyler’s Jam for Janie charity event, performing “Dream On” together in February. When Tyler and Yungblud began expanding the EP, her name was at the top of their list.
Joe Perry even returned to the studio to record a brand-new guitar part for this version.
Lainey wasted no time:
“As soon as I heard the song, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. They really gave me creative freedom, and I went at it. I’m ready to do it live with them — tell me when and where.”
Yungblud echoed the excitement, calling Wilson’s story “inspirational” and saying they needed a vocalist with her authenticity:
“We needed a wild woman — and we definitely got one.”
A Monster Era for Aerosmith & Yungblud
The One More Time EP has exploded since its release, debuting in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 — Aerosmith’s first new music in more than 12 years, and Yungblud’s first-ever Top 10 on the chart. With nearly 40,000 units sold in week one, it also hit:
#1 — Billboard Top Rock Albums
#1 — Indie Store Album Sales
#2 — Vinyl Albums
#3 — Top Album Sales
Internationally, it arrived at #1 in the UK, marking Aerosmith’s first UK chart-topper in 49 years.
Produced by Matt Schwartz, the five-track project merges two generations of rock, with Perry’s unmistakable guitar work powering each track. Songs include “My Only Angel,” “Problems,” “A Thousand Days,” and a newly remixed take on the classic “Back in the Saddle.” A stripped-down “Desert Road Version” of “My Only Angel” even features GRAMMY® winner Steve Martin on banjo.
Now, with the release of “Wild Woman (Lainey Wilson Version),” the EP has added a whole new dimension — one that bridges country storytelling, rock rebellion, and Yungblud’s genre-bending edge in a way only this unlikely trio could pull off.
If they perform it together live, it’s going to melt whatever stage they’re standing on.