In 2006, Young rose to fame as the winner of season four of American reality singing competition Nashville Star.

He released his debut self-titled album in October of that year, which produced two singles that failed to reach the Top 40 of the Country Songs chart.

All three singles released from the album were number one hits and received at least a Gold certification from RIAA.

Its first two singles, "Tomorrow" and "You", rose to number one, earning Young a five-song streak of chart-toppers.

"Think of You", a duet with Cassadee Pope, was Young's first single to feature another artist and also reached number one.