Whiskey Glasses

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"Whiskey Glasses"
Single by Morgan Wallen
from the album If I Know Me
ReleasedJuly 30, 2018 (2018-07-30)
GenreCountry
Length3:54
LabelBig Loud
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Joey Moi
Morgan Wallen singles chronology
"Up Down"
(2017) 		"Whiskey Glasses"
(2018) 		"Chasin' You"
(2019)

"Whiskey Glasses" is a song written by Ben Burgess and Kevin Kadish, and recorded by American country music singer Morgan Wallen. It was released as the third single from his 2018 studio album, If I Know Me.

Background

The song was written by Kevin Kadish and Ben Burgess in 2015. Burgess had an idea about writing a song about whiskey glasses in a song-writing session with Kadish, who like the idea, and came up with the line "I'mma need some whiskey glasses, 'cause I don't wanna see the truth". They decided that the theme should be about someone who turned to drink because of a bad break-up. Burgess then remembered his father who used to say after he had too much to drink: "Poor Pappy ... oh, pour your Pappy a drink", which became the start of the song as "Poor me, pour me another drink".[2]

The song was pitched to Wallen who then recorded the song with producer Joey Moi. It was first released in the summer of 2018, but only become a hit in 2019.[2]

Commercial performance

"Whiskey Glasses" reached No. 1 on Billboard Country Airplay chart dated June 8, 2019 after topping the Hot Country Songs chart.[3] The song was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA on May 8, 2020.[4] It has sold 391,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.[5]

Music video

The music video for "Whiskey Glasses" was directed by Justin Clough and premiered in October 2018.[6] In it, Wallen is shown trying to mend his broken heart with drinking after his girlfriend dumps him, before eventually migrating to a bar with his friends (including Hardy) and giving a live performance of the song.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡ / 391,000[5]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Lorie Hollabaugh (April 11, 2018). "Morgan Wallen Releases Track Listing For 'If I Know Me'". Music Row. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Yahr, Emily (November 13, 2019). "How Morgan Wallen's 'Whiskey Glasses' became one of the year's most unexpected hits". Washington Post.
  3. ^ Asker, Jim (June 4, 2019). "Morgan Wallen's 'Whiskey Glasses' Tops Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs Charts". Billboard.
  4. ^ a b "American single certifications – Morgan Wallen – Whiskey Glasses". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (March 4, 2020). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: March 2, 2020". Rough Stock. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  6. ^ Christina Vinson; Liv Stecker (October 5, 2018). "Watch Morgan Wallen's 'Whiskey Glasses' and More New Country Music Videos". The Boot. Retrieved March 12, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  8. ^ "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  9. ^ "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  11. ^ "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Songs, June 26, 2020 - July 2, 2020". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  13. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  14. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  15. ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  16. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  17. ^ "Top 100 Songs of 2019". Rolling Stone. January 10, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  18. ^ "Decade-End Charts: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
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