"Beer Money" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released in July 2012 as his second single from his debut album '' Up All Night'' (2012). Moore wrote the song with Blair Daly and

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. The song received positive reviews from critics who praised Moore's vocals and storytelling abilities for elevating the ordinary material. "Beer Money" peaked at number three on the ''Billboard''

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chart. It also charted at numbers seven and 51 on both the

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and

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charts respectively. It was certified Platinum by the

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(RIAA), denoting sales of over one million units in that country. In Canada, it peaked at number one on the

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chart and number 58 on the

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chart. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by

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, tells two stories: Moore picking up his girlfriend from work to a late night barn party where he performs and a group of men stealing a beer keg to said party. It was nominated for Breakthrough Video of the Year at the 2013 CMT Music Awards.

Critical reception

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'' gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that "what takes this song past ordinary is Moore's grave vocals and story-telling ability." Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' also gave the song a favorable review, calling it "another strong mood-setting, sing-a-long ready country/rocker." In 2017, ''

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placed "Beer Money" at number one on his top 10 list of Moore's best songs.

Music video

The accompanying music video was directed by

and premiered in September 2012. The video starts with Moore playing a mechanic who gets into an argument with his boss (played by Moore's real-life manager Shawn McSpadden). It then follows him picking up his girlfriend from a diner and taking her to a late night barn party where he performs. The video also follows a group of men stealing a keg from a beer delivery truck driver and taking it to said party. It was nominated for Breakthrough Video of the Year at the 2013 CMT Music Awards but it went to

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's " Cruise".

Chart performance

"Beer Money" debuted at number 57 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart for the week of July 7, 2012. It peaked at number seven the week of December 28, and remained on the chart for thirty-two weeks. On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, it debuted at number 99 for the week of October 6. Twelve weeks later, it peaked at number 51 the week of December 28, and stayed on the chart for twenty weeks. In Canada, the song debuted at number 90 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of November 24. Eight weeks later, it peaked at number 58 and stayed on the chart for twelve weeks.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{authority control 2012 singles 2012 songs Kip Moore songs MCA Nashville Records singles Music videos directed by Peter Zavadil Song recordings produced by Brett James Songs written by Blair Daly Songs written by Kip Moore Songs written by Troy Verges