"Drinkee"
Single by Sofi Tukker
from the EP Soft Animals
ReleasedOctober 2, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre
Length4:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Sophie Hawley-Weld
  • Tucker Halpern
  • Ricardo de Carvalho Duarte
Producer(s)Sofi Tukker
Sofi Tukker singles chronology
"Drinkee"
(2015) 		"Hey Lion"
(2016)

"Drinkee" is the debut single by American musical duo Sofi Tukker. It was released independently in October 2015,[1] and re-released by Ultra Records in April 2016.[2]

The song is inspired by the poem "Relógio" by Brazilian poet Chacal. The lyrics are sung in the original language of Portuguese. According to vocalist Sophie Hawley-Weld, "It doesn't matter whether or not you can understand Portuguese. The point of "Drinkee" isn't the meaning; the point is the nonsense." In the song, Hawley-Weld's voice fuses together with layered underlying sounds that include distorted electric guitar, a strong bass line, bongos and cowbells.[3] The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording at the 59th ceremony.

Video

The music video for "Drinkee" was directed by Sam Mason and Matt Daniels and was released on July 1, 2016.[4] The duo stated that the video is not supposed to make any sense; it features scenes of band members staring dead into the camera before a zebra-printed backdrop and deadpanning models wearing brightly-colored outfits.[5]

Reception

Luke Holland from The Guardian said he was not "expecting much from a song called 'Drinkee'... But US duo Sofi Tukker have taken one wiry guitar riff and one indecipherable lyric, and layered them over a fat, throbbing tropical house backbeat. It's my new favourite tune. Tropical house isn't cool, though. Which means, like those people, neither am I."[6]

Official remixes

Charts

Chart (2016–2017) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 42
Italy (FIMI)[13] 43

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[14] Platinum 70,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[15] 2× Platinum 120,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[16] Gold 25,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Drinkee - Single by Sofi Tukker". iTunes Store (United States). October 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Drinkee - Single by Sofi Tukker". iTunes Store (Australia). April 21, 2016. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE: 'DRINKEE,' SOFI TUKKER". Interview Magazine. May 26, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "SOFI TUKKER - Drinkee (Official Video)". YouTube. July 1, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "Sofi Tukker's Video For 'Drinkee' Is A Psychedelic Dance Party". NPR. July 10, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  6. ^ "The best of this week's music: Sofi Tukker surf the tropical house wave". September 16, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  7. ^ "Drinkee Dinnerdate remix". iTunes Australia. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "Drinkee Addal remix". iTunes Australia. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "Drinkee Vintage Culture remix". iTunes Australia. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "Drinkee Mahmut Orhan remix". iTunes Australia. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  11. ^ "Drinkee Livin R Dino Romeo remix". iTunes Australia. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  12. ^ "Sofi Tukker – Drinkee". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  13. ^ "Sofi Tukker – Drinkee". Top Digital Download. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  14. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  15. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Sofi Tukker – Drinkee" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  16. ^ "Italian single certifications – Sofi Tukker – Drinkee" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved December 12, 2022. Select "2016" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Drinkee" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
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