Drinking Class

"Drinking Class"
Single by Lee Brice
from the album I Don't Dance
Released September 8, 2014
Format Music download
Genre Country
Length 3:27
Label Curb
Writer(s) Josh Kear
David Frasier
Ed Hill
Producer(s) Lee Brice, Kyle Jacobs, Matt McClure
Lee Brice singles chronology
"I Don't Dance"
(2014)		 "Drinking Class"
(2014)		 "That Don't Sound Like You"
(2015)

"Drinking Class" is a song recorded by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released in September 2014 as the second single from his third studio album, I Don't Dance.[1][2] It was written by Josh Kear, David Frasier, and Ed Hill.[3][4]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a favorable review, calling it "Brice's finest moment" and "a song that can't be ignored." Dukes also wrote that "there's not a hardworking American who won't relate to this song on some level."[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Ryan Smith and premiered in November 2014.[6]

Chart performance

"Drinking Class" debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of September 13, 2014.[7] It also debuted at number 44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of August 30, 2014. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 18, 2015.[8] As of April 2015, the song has sold 663,000 copies in the US.[9]

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 67
Canada Country (Billboard)[11] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 53
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[13] 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[15] 97
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[16] 88

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Gayle (September 6, 2014). "Lee Brice Debuts 'Drinking Class' Lyric Video". The Boot. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Brice joins "Drinking Class"". Country Standard Time. August 20, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  3. ↑ Bonaguro, Alison (September 22, 2014). "Lee Brice's Latest Single Almost Didn't Come His Way". Country Music Television. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ Hudak, Joseph (September 3, 2014). "Watch Lee Brice Teach 'Drinking Class' on 'Letterman'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  5. ↑ Dukes, Billy (August 29, 2014). "Lee Brice, 'Drinking Class' – ToC Critic's Pick [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Lee Brice : Drinking Class". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  7. ↑ Morris, Edward (September 6, 2014). "In Gloomy Sales Week, Brad Paisley Shines With Moonshine in the Trunk". Country Music Television. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  8. ↑ "American single certifications – Lee Brice – Drinking Class". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  9. ↑ Matt Bjorke (April 22, 2015). "Country Music’s Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of April 22, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  10. ↑ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Lee Brice.
  11. ↑ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canada Country for Lee Brice.
  12. ↑ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Lee Brice.
  13. ↑ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Airplay for Lee Brice.
  14. ↑ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Lee Brice.
  15. ↑ "Billboard Country Update for December 15, 2014" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 15, 2014. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.