Drink in My Hand

"Drink in My Hand"
Single by Eric Church
from the album Chief
Released August 15, 2011 (2011-08-15)
Format Music download
Genre Country
Length 3:11
Label EMI Nashville
Writer(s) Eric Church
Michael P. Heeney
Luke Laird
Producer Jay Joyce
Eric Church singles chronology
"Homeboy"
(2011)
"Drink in My Hand"
(2011)

"Drink in My Hand" is the title of a song co-written by Eric Church, Michael P. Heeney and Luke Laird, and recorded by Church. It was released in August 2011 as the tenth single of his career, and the second from his third studio album, Chief. It has become the highest charting single of Church's career.

Contents

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four and a half stars out of five, writing that it is "rowdy and fun" and "should easily become the most successful song of the singer’s three album career."[1] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock also gave the song four and a half stars of five, calling it "downright perfect as the theme song to a fun weekend" and adding that it "truly feels like a monster hit."[2] Dan Milliken, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a B- rating, saying that it is "just a radio hit [with] no higher aspiration than to be a slightly cooler version of 'All About Tonight'."[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil and premiered in September 2011.[4] It shows Eric at a concert, and well as various close-ups of him. It was filmed using a grainy-style technique, so the video is very fast and somewhat blurry.

Chart performance

"Drink in My Hand" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of August 27, 2011.[5]

Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 52
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 40

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 73

References

  1. ^ Dukes, Billy (August 9, 2011). "Eric Church, ‘Drink in My Hand’ – Song Review". Taste of Country. http://tasteofcountry.com/eric-church-drink-in-my-hand/. Retrieved October 21, 2011. 
  2. ^ Bjorke, Matt (August 15, 2011). "Eric Church - "Drink In My Hand"". Roughstock. http://www.roughstock.com/blog/eric-church-drink-in-my-hand-single-review. Retrieved October 21, 2011. 
  3. ^ Milliken, Dan (August 28, 2011). "Single Review: Eric Church, “Drink in My Hand”". Country Universe. http://www.countryuniverse.net/2011/08/28/single-review-eric-church-drink-in-my-hand/. Retrieved October 21, 2011. 
  4. ^ "CMT : Videos : Eric Church : Drink In My Hand". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/eric-church/693552/drink-in-my-hand.jhtml. Retrieved October 21, 2011. 
  5. ^ Morris, Edward (August 20, 2011). "Luke Bryan Tops Chart With Tailgates & Tanlines". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1669398/luke-bryan-tops-chart-with-tailgates-tanlines.jhtml. Retrieved October 21, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Eric Church Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Eric Church. Prometheus Global Media.
  7. ^ "Eric Church Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Songs for Eric Church. Prometheus Global Media.
  8. ^ "Eric Church Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Eric Church. Prometheus Global Media.
  9. ^ "Best of 2011: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/hot-country-songs?year=2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.