"Drunk Last Night" is a song recorded by American

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group the

Eli Young Band Eli Young Band is an American country music band composed of members who met while students at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas: Mike Eli (lead vocals, guitar), James Young (guitar), Jon Jones (bass guitar), and Chris Thompson (drum ...

. It was released on July 1, 2013, as the first single from their fifth studio album, ''

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'', their second for

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. The song was written by

Josh Osborne Josh Osborne (born c. 1980) is an American songwriter with several number-one singles to his credit. Early life Josh Osborne was born in Pike County, Kentucky, and raised in Virgie, Kentucky. Osborne grew up on US 23, renamed Country Music High ...

and

Laura Veltz Laura Veltz is a Grammy-nominated American songwriter and musician. She previously was the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of family pop-rock group Cecilia. She was nominated for the first ever Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year at the 65 ...

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of ''

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'' gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that "the chorus is melodic and memorable utthe verses are somewhat generic and forgettable." Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' gave the song a favorable review, saying that "the performance from Eli Young Band is strong ndthe production showcases what has helped EYB break-out with an identifiable brand of country music."

Music video

The music video was directed by Brian Lazzaro and premiered in September 2013.

Chart and sales performance

"Drunk Last Night" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. ''

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chart for the week of June 29, 2013. It also debuted at number 23 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart, number 79 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 63 on the

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for the week of July 13, 2013. It became their highest debut on the Hot Country Songs chart and sold 53,000 copies during its first week of release. As of March 2014, the song has sold 715,000 copies in the US. “Drunk Last Night” has the rare achievement of hitting the top of the Billboard Country Airplay chart without hitting number one on the Mediabase Country Airplay chart. As of January 2020, “Drunk Last Night” is the last song to have this achievement.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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