"Just the Way You Are (Drunk at the Bar)"
Single by Brian McFadden
B-side"The Smile Song"
Released24 February 2011
Recorded2010
GenreElectropop, folktronica
Length3:46
LabelUniversal Music Australia
Songwriter(s)Robert Conley, Brian McFadden
Producer(s)McFadden, Robert Conley
Brian McFadden singles chronology
"Mistakes"
(2010) 		"Just the Way You Are (Drunk at the Bar)"
(2011) 		"Come Party / That's How Life Goes"
(2011)

"Just the Way You Are (Drunk at the Bar)" is a song by the Irish singer Brian McFadden. The song was written and produced by McFadden and Robert Conley. The single was released on 24 February 2011,[1] peaking at #49 on the ARIA Singles Chart. A video for the song was not released, as it was cancelled.

Criticism

The song has been criticised as a glorification of date rape.[2] McFadden cancelled the shooting of a proposed pop video for the song. He asked that the song not be played on the radio and pledged via his Twitter account to donate all proceeds from the song to rape victims.[3]

Chart performance

"Just the Way You Are (Drunk at the Bar)" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 61 on 8 March 2011, and peaked at number 49 the next week.[4]

Track listing

Australian Digital Download
No.TitleLength
1."Just The Way You Are (Drunk at the Bar)"3:46

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
ARIA Singles Chart 49[5]
Australian Singles Chart 6[6]

References

  1. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Brian McFadden - Just The Way You Are (Drunk at the Bar) - New Single 2011. YouTube.
  2. ^ "Brian McFadden Review Wins Gold Media Award". themusic.com.au. Retrieved 7 March 2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Universal grounds Brian McFadden video clip", Herald Sun, 4 March 2011
  4. ^ "Chartifacts – Week Commencing: 7th March 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
    - "Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Recording Industry Association". Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  5. ^ Top 50 Singles Chart Archived 8 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  6. ^ Top 20 Australian Singles Archived 16 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
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