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"Drinkin' Me Lonely"
Single by Chris Young
from the album Chris Young
ReleasedJuly 17, 2006 (2006-07-17)
Recorded2006
GenreCountry
Length3:19
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • Chris Young
  • Larry Wayne Clark
Producer(s)Buddy Cannon
Chris Young singles chronology
"Drinkin' Me Lonely"
(2006)
"You're Gonna Love Me"
(2007)

"Drinkin' Me Lonely" is the debut single by American country music artist Chris Young. It was released following his winning season 4 of Nashville Star. Young wrote the song with Larry Wayne Clark.

Content

The song is a ballad about drinking alcohol at a bar to cope with the heartache of losing a girlfriend/wife.

Critical reception

In his review of the album, Thom Jurek of Allmusic gave the song a positive review, saying that "By the time "Drinkin' Me Lonely'" comes up on the player, the album is in full swing. It's a song Merle Haggard would have been proud to write."[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Warren P. Sonada and premiered in 2006.[2]

Chart performance

Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 42

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Chris Young review".
  2. ^ "Chris Young : Drinkin' Me Lonely : VEVO - Yahoo Screen". Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "Chris Young Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.