"Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On" is a song written by Philip White and Michael Mobley, and recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released in March 2005 as the lead-off single to his album '' That's Life''. It was McCoy's first release from his vanity label 903 Music. The song reached number 10 on

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in 2005, becoming McCoy's first Top 10 single since " The Shake" in 1997, and his last Top 10 to date.

Content

The song describes a man who, after his girlfriend leaves him, becomes so intoxicated that he is said to be wearing beer goggles, a term used to indicate the lack of sexual inhibition when one is

drunk Alcohol intoxication, commonly described in higher doses as drunkenness or inebriation, and known in overdose as alcohol poisoning, is the behavior and physical effects caused by recent consumption of alcohol. The technical term ''intoxication ...

. Everything (the girls, barfights, etc.) looks good to him.

Music video

The music video was directed by Buddy Swell. It features actor and comedian

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and zookeeper

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Chart performance

"Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 16, 2005.

Year-end charts

References

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