In 2017, "Billboard" contributor Chuck Dauphin put "What We Ain't Got" at number four on his top 10 list of Owen's best songs. "What We Ain't Got" entered the Hot Country Songs chart at number 40 on December 14, 2013 on the release of the album, "Days of Gold". It entered the Country Airplay chart on August 9, 2014, and peaked at number 14 in early 2015, and at number 19 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The song has sold 369,000 copies in the US as of May 2015. The music video was directed by Mason Dixon and premiered in November 2014.