Buy My Own Drinks
| "Buy My Own Drinks" | ||||
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| Single by Runaway June | ||||
| from the album Blue Roses | ||||
| Released | August 20, 2018 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:26 | |||
| Label | Wheelhouse | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Naomi Cooke, Josh Kear, Hillary Lindsey, Hannah Mullholand, Jennifer Wayne | |||
| Producer(s) | Dann Huff | |||
| Runaway June singles chronology | ||||
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"Buy My Own Drinks" is a song recorded by American country music group Runaway June. It was released as a single in August 2018, and served as the second single from their self-titled EP and lead-off single to Blue Roses, their full-length debut album, both released via Wheelhouse.[1][2]
Content
[edit]"Buy My Own Drinks" is an uptempo "ebullient female anthem" about a woman who goes out for drinks following the end of a relationship and celebrates how she doesn't need a man.[3] It was written by all three members of Runaway June along with Josh Kear and Hillary Lindsey.[4]
Music video
[edit]The music video for the song premiered on March 1, 2019.[5] Directed by Peter Zavadil, it features the 3 members of the group as bartenders at a local bar, as well as younger versions of themselves reenacting each member's dreams if they weren't a singer: an artist, a dog groomer, and a bouncer.
Chart performance
[edit]"Buy My Own Drinks" debuted on the Billboard Country Airplay chart at number 59 on the chart dated October 6, 2018.[6] It reached the top 10 of the chart in September 2019, making it the first time a female group or trio had done so since SHeDAISY's "Don't Worry 'Bout a Thing" in 2005, fourteen years prior. It reached a peak of #8 later that month.[7] It also became the group's first chart single on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 90 for the chart dated August 24, 2019.[8]
It has sold 42,000 digital copies in the United States as of October 2019.[9]
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[16] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Despres, Tricia. "Runaway June Announces Plans for Their Self-Titled Debut EP". Taste of Country. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ Casey, Jim. "Runaway June Announces Release of Debut Album, "Blue Roses"". Nash Country Daily. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ Lisa Konicki (June 29, 2018). "[Listen] Runaway June's Catchy New Single "Buy My Own Drinks" Will Leave You Feeling Empowered". One Country. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ Lauren Hoffman (August 21, 2018). "EXCLUSIVE: Why Runaway June Wrote 'Buy My Own Drinks'". Radio.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ Madison Vain (March 1, 2019). "Country Trio Runaway June on Group Solidarity, Hit Song 'Buy My Own Drinks'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ Country Airplay
- ^ "RUNAWAY JUNE'S "BUY MY OWN DRINKS" BECOMES FIRST COUNTRY TOP 20 BY A FEMALE BAND IN 14 YEARS". RunawayJune.com. June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 8, 2019). "Top 30 Country Digital Singles Chart: October 7, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "Runaway June Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ "Runaway June Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ "Runaway June Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Runaway June Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "American single certifications – Runaway June – Buy My Own Drinks". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
