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#REDIRECT [[Bronco (album)]]
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{{Infobox song
| name = Hole in a Bottle
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Canaan Smith]]
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| album = [[Bronco (album)|Bronco]]
| released = {{Start date|2015|08|17}}
| recorded = 2014
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=37}}
| label = [[Universal Music Group Nashville|Mercury Nashville]]
| writer = {{flatlist|
* Canaan Smith
* [[Brett Beavers]]
* Dan Couch
}}
| producer = {{flatlist|
* Brett Beavers
* [[Jimmy Robbins]]
}}
| prev_title = [[Love You Like That]]
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Like You That Way
| next_year = 2017
}}

"'''Hole in a Bottle'''" is a song co-written and recorded by American [[country music]] singer [[Canaan Smith]]. Smith co-wrote the song with [[Brett Beavers]] and Dan Couch. It was released on August 17, 2015 as Smith's third single and the second single from a self-titled [[extended play]] released by [[Universal Music Group Nashville|Mercury Nashville]] on March 24, 2015. It was also included on Smith's debut album, ''[[Bronco (album)|Bronco]]'', released on June 23, 2015.

==Content==
The song uses various forms of "holes" to describe its narrator, who is drinking alcoholic beverages when heartbroken. An uncredited review in [[Taste of Country]] described the song as a "rowdy country-rocker that finds the singer wallowing in self-pity, much to his fans’ enjoyment."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/canaan-smith-hole-in-a-bottle/ | title=Canaan Smith, 'Hole in a Bottle' | publisher=Taste of Country | date=August 31, 2015 | accessdate=December 9, 2021}}</ref> Smith told the same publication that he wrote the song with the intention of having a song which his fans could sing along to in concert.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theboot.com/canaan-smith-hole-in-a-bottle-music-video/ | title=Canaan Smith shares 'Hole in a Bottle' music video | publisher=Taste of Country | date=November 12, 2015 | accessdate=December 9, 2021}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
In a review of Smith's self-titled EP, Bill Caruthers criticized the song for its use of a [[drum machine]] instead of normal drums, but otherwise found the lyrical and vocal content favorably comparable to the work of [[David Lee Murphy]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=5682 | title=''Canaan Smith (EP)'' review | publisher=[[Country Standard Time]] | accessdate=December 9, 2021 | author=Bill Caruthers}}</ref>


==Chart performance==

===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Chart (2015–16)
! Peak<br>position
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|50|artist=Canaan Smith}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|23|artist=Canaan Smith}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|30|artist=Canaan Smith}}
|}

===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable"
! Chart (2016)
! Position
|-
| US Hot Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2016|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 24, 2020}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center"|92
|}

== References ==
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{{Canaan Smith}}

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[[Category:2014 songs]]
[[Category:2014 songs]]

Revision as of 00:59, 10 December 2021

Not to be confused with Hole in the Bottle.
"Hole in a Bottle"
Single by Canaan Smith
from the album Bronco
ReleasedAugust 17, 2015 (2015-08-17)
Recorded2014
GenreCountry
Length2:37
LabelMercury Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Canaan Smith singles chronology
"Love You Like That"
(2014) 		"Hole in a Bottle"
(2015) 		"Like You That Way"
(2017)

"Hole in a Bottle" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Canaan Smith. Smith co-wrote the song with Brett Beavers and Dan Couch. It was released on August 17, 2015 as Smith's third single and the second single from a self-titled extended play released by Mercury Nashville on March 24, 2015. It was also included on Smith's debut album, Bronco, released on June 23, 2015.

Content

The song uses various forms of "holes" to describe its narrator, who is drinking alcoholic beverages when heartbroken. An uncredited review in Taste of Country described the song as a "rowdy country-rocker that finds the singer wallowing in self-pity, much to his fans’ enjoyment."[1] Smith told the same publication that he wrote the song with the intention of having a song which his fans could sing along to in concert.[2]

Critical reception

In a review of Smith's self-titled EP, Bill Caruthers criticized the song for its use of a drum machine instead of normal drums, but otherwise found the lyrical and vocal content favorably comparable to the work of David Lee Murphy.[3]


Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[4] 50
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[5] 23
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 30

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 92

References

  1. ^ "Canaan Smith, 'Hole in a Bottle'". Taste of Country. August 31, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Canaan Smith shares 'Hole in a Bottle' music video". Taste of Country. November 12, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Bill Caruthers. "Canaan Smith (EP) review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Canaan Smith Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Canaan Smith Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Canaan Smith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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