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. He co-wrote the track with

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, Stuart Hine, and producer

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. It was included on his 2020 studio album ''

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Background and release

Hunt wrote the song as an apology to his former on-and-off girlfriend, and later wife, Hannah Lee Fowler. He said he struggled with deciding on whether to release the song or not due to its extremely personal nature, and that releasing "Drinkin' Too Much" made it "a lot easier to put out songs that are more honest". Fowler played the piano at the end of the song, with Hunt adding that he wanted to "have her blessing," and finish it with a "hopeful note". The song was initially released by surprise on

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on New Year's Eve, with a later proper release occurring on January 27, 2017.

Critical reception

Laura McClellan of ''Taste of Country'' stated that the "8pm" acoustic version of the track showed "another level of vulnerability and authenticity to the already-revealing ballad.

Commercial performance

"Drinkin' Too Much" peaked at number 65 on the ''Billboard''

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. It also reached peaks of number 89 on the

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in the United States, and number 16 on the

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chart.

Track listings

Digital download – single # "Drinkin' Too Much" – 3:51 # "Drinkin' Too Much – 8pm" – 4:38 7-inch vinyl – single # "Drinkin' Too Much" – 3:51 # "Drinkin' Too Much – 8pm" – 4:38

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2017 songs Sam Hunt songs Songs about alcohol Songs written by Sam Hunt Songs written by Shane McAnally Songs written by Zach Crowell Song recordings produced by Zach Crowell