"Drink Along Song" is a song recorded by Australia-born, Canadian

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artist

Gord Bamford Gord Bamford (born April 17, 1976) is an Australian-Canadian country music singer. He has released ten studio albums. Alberta-raised Bamford stands as one of the most decorated artists in Canadian country music with 26 Canadian Country Music Ass ...

. The song was written by Jason Lee Owens Jr., Philip O'Donnell,

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, and Wade Kirby, while Bamford and O'Donnell co-produced the track. An alternate version of the track featuring Australian country music group

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was released in November 2021.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' described "Drink Along Song" as "anthemic and fun".

Music video

The official music video for "Drink Along Song" premiered on ''Taste of Country'' and ''The Boot'' on October 27, 2021. It features Bamford as a guest in the fictional "Crazy Dave's Interdimensional Karaoke Show" surrounded by a supporting band that gets progressively more obscure after each drink consumed. He called the video a "reminder to have fun". A separate video featuring

was released for Australian audiences on November 18, 2021.

Chart performance

"Drink Along Song" reached a peak of number nine on the ''Billboard''

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chart, marking Bamford's nineteenth career top ten hit. The version featuring

peaked at number 13 on ''The Music'' Country Hot 50 chart in Australia.

References

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