"Drunk on You" is a song written by

Rodney Clawson Rodney Dale Clawson (born in Gruver, Texas, United States) is an American country music songwriter. Clawson has written singles recorded by Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Faith Hill, George Strait and Luke Bryan, among others. Biography Clawson w ...

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, and

Josh Kear Josh Kear is a Nashville-based songwriter signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing. In 2007, he cowrote Carrie Underwood’s hit "Before He Cheats" with Chris Tompkins. The song spent five weeks at the top of the charts. His song " Drinking Class", ...

and recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released in February 2012 as the third single from his album '' Tailgates & Tanlines''. It was also the first single that Bryan did not have a hand in writing.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of ''

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'' gave the song four stars out of five, writing that it is "full of color and landscape that allow a listener to feel what ryan issinging" and "has the potential to age like fine wine." Kevin John Coyne of ''Country Universe'' gave the song an A grade, saying that "it doesn't sound like a love scene being forced out into the country for genre purposes, so much as a love scene that just happens to be taking place in the country" while adding that Bryan is "helping ountry musicage with dignity and a sense of humor." Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' gave the song a mixed review, calling the lyrics "downright cheesy in places" but went on to say that it is "certainly something the college-age fans will downright love and relate to as they live in the moment."

Music video

The music video was directed by

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and premiered on March 23, 2012. It is the sequel to his " I Don't Want This Night to End" video, in which Bryan's character secures a ticket for the co-star of the previous installment despite his stage manager (Silva)'s skepticism. Cameron Richardson also returns as Bryan's Long Lost Fling.

Chart performance

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

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chart for the week of February 25, 2012. The song became Bryan's first ''Billboard''

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chart top 20 hit when it rose to number 16 for the week of June 16, 2012, and his fifth number-one single on the Hot Country Songs chart for the week of July 7, 2012. The song sold 2,089,000 copies in 2012, the third best-selling country music song of the year. It reached its three million sales mark in the U.S. in May 2015. The song has sold 3,040,000 copies as of August 2015.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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