"Beers Ago" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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artist

Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel (born July 8, 1961), known professionally as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He released his first four studio albums—1993's ''Toby Keith'', 1994's ''Boomtown'', 1996' ...

. It was released in March 2012 as the third and final single from his 2011 album ''

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''. Keith co-wrote the song with

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. A remixed version by DJ

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also appears on the deluxe edition of Keith's sixteenth studio album ''

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'', released the following year. To date, this is Keith's last Top 10 hit.

Content

The song is a reminiscence about the narrator's teenage years, saying that they still seem like yesterday " en though / That was fourteen hundred and fifty-two beers ago".

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that "his rapid-fire lyrics fit like pieces to a puzzle, with smart rhymes and imaginative references that captivate." Kevin John Coyne of ''Country Universe'' gave the song a B+ grade, saying that "there's a vibrancy to it because of Keith's skill as a vocalist."

Chart performance

"Beers Ago" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. ''

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chart for the week of March 24, 2012.

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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