"Why We Drink" is a song recorded by American

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singer

Justin Moore Justin Cole Moore (born March 30, 1984) is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Big Machine Records imprint Valory Music Group. For that label, he has released six studio albums: his Justin Moore (album), self titled debut ...

. It is the second single from his fifth studio album, 2019's ''

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''. Moore co-wrote the song with

David Lee Murphy David Lee Murphy (born January 7, 1959) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known for his #1 country hits " Dust on the Bottle" and " Everything's Gonna Be Alright", as well as the hit songs " Party Crowd", "Out with ...

Casey Beathard Casey Michael Beathard ( ; born December 2, 1965) is an American country music songwriter. The son of former NFL general manager Bobby Beathard, and father to current Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback C. J. Beathard, and country music artist Tuc ...

, and

Jeremy Stover Jeremy Stover (born August 20, 1972) is an American country music songwriter and record producer. Stover is an alumnus of Belmont University. Stover has written singles for Tim McGraw, Jon Pardi, Wynonna, Martina McBride, and others. His fir ...

, who also produced it.

Content

The song is a list of reasons that one may give to consume alcoholic beverages. According to Moore, the idea for the song came when at a bar with his mother. She asked him "why do you drink so much?" and he responded that he had never found a reason not to drink. Moore then presented the idea to

, his

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, who helped him write the song with

and

Music video

Cody Villalobos directed the song's

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, which was shot in Moore's hometown of

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. Moore's mother also appears in the video, which features him participating in recreational activities such as riding horses and drinking around a

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References

{{Justin Moore 2019 singles 2019 songs Justin Moore songs Big Machine Records singles Songs written by Justin Moore Songs written by Jeremy Stover Songs written by David Lee Murphy Songs written by Casey Beathard Songs about alcohol Song recordings produced by Jeremy Stover