"Never Met a Beer" is a song recorded by Canadian

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artists

Tyler Joe Miller Tyler Joe Miller is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He is signed to MDM Recordings. He was the first independent artist to debut with back-to-back No. 1 hits on the ''Billboard'' Canada Country chart with " Pillow Talkin'" and " I Would ...

and

Matt Lang Matt Lang is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He is signed to the Jayward Artist Group, and has released one album ''More'' and four singles. Early life Lang is from Maniwaki, Quebec. He recalls Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" as th ...

. The song was written by

Tebey Tebey Solomon Ottoh (born October 14, 1983), known mononymously as Tebey, is a Canadian-American country music singer and multi-genre songwriter. His debut single, "We Shook Hands (Man to Man)", hit 47 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs cha ...

Jimmy Thow Sons of Daughters is a Canadian country music duo, composed of Chrystal Leigh and Jimmy Thow. They were featured on season one of CTV's '' The Launch''. Their first widely released single "Ain’t Gonna Be Lonely Long" charted in the top 15 of t ...

, and

Danick Dupelle Emerson Drive is a Canadian country music band consisting of Brad Mates (lead vocals), Danick Dupelle (guitars, backing vocals), Mike Melancon (drums), and Dale Wallace (keyboards, backing vocals). The band was founded in 1995 as 12 Gauge, which ...

, while Dupelle produced the track. It received a nomination for Musical Collaboration of the Year at the

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. It was the second single released from Miller's album ''

Spillin' My Truth ''Spillin' My Truth'' is the debut full-length studio album by Canadian country music artist Tyler Joe Miller. It was released on August 25, 2023 via MDM Recordings. The album was produced by Danick Dupelle, and contains the singles "Wild as Her" ...

''.

Background

Miller remarked that he had been a "big fan" of Lang for a long time, and that he couldn't pass up the opportunity to make this song his first collaboration him. Lang called Miller "one of the most talented artists in the business", adding that he couldn’t "wait to perform this one live together".

Critical reception

Chad Carlson of ''Today's Country Magazine'' called the song a "fun loving, upbeat party-anthem," noting use of "tongue-in-cheek lyrics delivered through southern drawl harmonies".

Accolades

Music video

The official music video for "Never Met a Beer" premiered on

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on November 8, 2022. It was partially filmed in

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, with Miller remarking that he and Lang "couldn’t have asked for a better crowd" in the video. The other parts of the video were filmed at Lang's family cottage in Blue Sea in the Outaouais region of Quebec, while the entire video was directed by Bruno Labrie.

Charts

References

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