"Sangria" is a song recorded by American

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artist

Blake Shelton Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single " Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at ...

. It was released to country radio on April 6, 2015, as the third single from his ninth studio album, ''

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''. The song was written by

J. T. Harding John Thomas "J.T." Harding is an American country music songwriter. He has written songs for artists such as Uncle Kracker, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban and Darius Rucker. History Harding is the biological son of actor and comedian Jay Thomas, who ...

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

Trevor Rosen Trevor Joseph Rosen (born February 18, 1975) is an American country music songwriter and musician. He is also a member of the American country music band Old Dominion, in which he plays guitar and keyboards. Early life Trevor Rosen grew up in W ...

. It climbed to No. 1 position in Canada Country and US Country Airplay charts and also at No. 38 on

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Critical reception

Giving it an "A", Tammy Ragusa of ''

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'' wrote that "With a subtle and appropriately Spanish flavor, reminiscent of

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's ' Just Let Me Be in Love', this cha-cha is super-sexy, thanks in large part to a suggestive lyric."

Commercial performance

The single peaked at number one on the Country Airplay chart on July 11, 2015, and it is Shelton's twentieth No. 1 hit on the chart, and his fifteenth consecutive single to achieve the feat, which is unmatched by other artists. It also peaked at number 38 on the ''

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the same week. The song was certified Gold by the

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on June 25, 2015, and Platinum on January 29, 2016. The song has sold 846,000 copies in the US as of May 2016.

Music video

The music video was directed by

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and premiered in March 2015.

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2014 songs 2015 singles Country ballads 2010s ballads Blake Shelton songs Warner Records Nashville singles Songs written by J. T. Harding Songs written by Josh Osborne Songs written by Trevor Rosen Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks Music videos directed by Trey Fanjoy Warner Records singles