Zach Bryan Unveils New Song ‘This World’s a Giant’: ‘Thank You to All the People Who Love Me’

After releasing his recent song, “The World’s a Giant,” Zach Bryan gave fans an update on Instagram, telling them about a recent return to his home in Oklahoma, sharing that he is halting touring to pursue an advanced degree.

Bryan took to Instagram, sharing a photo of himself with his late mother, Annette, as well as other photos, including snapshots of Bryan with his bandmates.

“After not being home for a year and a half I drove out to my mother’s gravestone in the dead of night a few days back on familiar Oklahoma roads and I came to realize just like in the past, that she never would call me again,” he wrote on Instagram.

He continued, “Told her I quit touring because I got accepted to get my masters in Paris next year, I told her I was back in Oklahoma, told her about all my best friends in New York and all the nights we howled with the moon, told her about the immeasurable laughter my band and me have shared these last five years, all the calluses on my finger tips, every tear shed, told her about making it on The Rolling Stone and most importantly told her about porch swinging with my beautiful sister.

“I wrote the chorus for this song a month or two back and finished it when I realized I was blessed with all these things. I figured it was about time I released it. Thank you guys for listening to ‘This Worlds a Giant’ last night and thank you to all the people who love me; who have truly carried the weight with me. Seems that all these Quiet Dreams have gotten much too heavy but I’m home now and I’ll hold you through the pain. ‘High Road’ is out today and I appreciate all of you.”

Bryan has headlining tour dates on the books through December, on his 2024 Quittin’ Time Tour. The “I Remember Everything” hitmaker earned a two-week No. 1 Billboard 200 hit with his self-titled album, and his 2024 album The Great American Bar Scene reached No. 2 on that chart.

His new music comes shortly after Bryan in October confirmed his split from his former girlfriend, Barstool Sports personality Brianna LaPaglia (also known as Brianna Chickenfry).

“Brianna and me have broken up with each other and I respect and love her with every ounce of my heart,” he wrote on his Instagram Stories. “She has loved me unconditionally for a very long time and for that I’ll always thank her. I have had an incredibly hard year personally and struggled through some pretty severe things. I thought it would be beneficial for both of us to go our different ways. I am not perfect and I never will be.”

LaPaglia posted her own statement soon after, saying, “Hey guys, I’m really feeling blindsided right now. Gonna hop off social media for awhile and attempt to heal privately, when I’m ready I’ll be back and ready to talk. I love you guys so much thank you for all of your kind words. Remember you are so loved and everything’s gonna be okay.”