"Drink on It"
Single by Blake Shelton
from the album Red River Blue
ReleasedJanuary 9, 2012 (2012-01-09)
Recorded2011
GenreCountry
Length3:31
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)Jessi Alexander
Rodney Clawson
Jon Randall
Producer(s)Scott Hendricks
Blake Shelton singles chronology
"God Gave Me You"
(2011) 		"Drink on It"
(2012) 		"Over"
(2012)

"Drink on It" is a song written by Jessi Alexander, Rodney Clawson, and Jon Randall[1] and recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released in January 2012 as the third single from Shelton's 2011 album Red River Blue. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in May 2012. No official music video was made for the song.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three stars out of five, saying that "the ever-charming voice of Shelton is in top form on this ballad."[2] Kyle Ward of Roughstock also gave the song three stars out of five, calling it "a solid, but slightly underwhelming track, the kind that you sing along to without even realizing it’s playing on the radio."[3]

Chart performance

"Drink on It" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of January 7, 2012.[4] It also debuted at number 81 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of February 11, 2012. It also debuted at number 92 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of March 10, 2012.

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[5] 1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 53
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 39
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 29

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Conaway, Alanna (January 14, 2012). "Blake Shelton, 'Drink on It' – Lyrics Uncovered". Taste of Country. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  2. ^ Dukes, Billy (December 13, 2011). "Blake Shelton, 'Drink on It' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  3. ^ Ward, Kyle (December 28, 2011). "Single Review: Blake Shelton - Drink On It". Roughstock. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  4. ^ Morris, Edward (December 31, 2011). "New Year, Old Story: Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown Band Still on Top of Country Charts". Country Music Television. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  5. ^ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  10. ^ "American single certifications – Blake Shelton – Drink on It". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2016.


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