Breaking Rust is breaking hearts — but he’s totally fake.

“Walk My Walk,” an AI-generated track from the AI artist Breaking Rust , has topped the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales chart since the week of Nov. 8.

Featuring a raspy vocal performance akin to Chris Stapleton with generic lines about being “beat down” but not “staying low” with “mud on my jeans,” the uninspiring tune is credited to the unknown songwriter Aubierre Rivaldo Taylor.

“Every scar’s a story that I survived / I’ve been through hell, but I’m still alive,” the formulaic lyrics go as a stomp-clap rhythm plays in the background. “They say slow down, boy, don’t go too fast / But I ain’t never been one to live in the past.”

“You can hate my style, you can roll your eyes / But I ain’t slowing down, I was born to

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