Dear Drunk Me

"Dear Drunk Me"
Single by Chad Brownlee
from the album Back in the Game
ReleasedAugust 13, 2018 (2018-08-13)
Genre
Length3:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Chad Brownlee singles chronology
"Out of the Blue"
(2017) 		"Dear Drunk Me"
(2018) 		"Forever's Gotta Start Somewhere"
(2019)
Music video
"Dear Drunk Me" on YouTube

"Dear Drunk Me" is a song recorded by the Canadian country music artist Chad Brownlee. It was co-written by Erik Dylan, Gordie Sampson and Tawgs Salter.[1] It was the lead single from Brownlee's studio album Back in the Game,[2] and his first major-label release with Universal Music Canada.[3]

Commercial performance

"Dear Drunk Me" reached a peak of #3 on Billboard Canada Country chart and was Brownlee's first Top 5 hit.[4] It peaked at #90 on the Canadian Hot 100, which made it his first charting entry there since "When the Lights Go Down" in 2014.[5] The song has been certified Gold by Music Canada.[6]

Music video

The official music video for "Dear Drunk Me" was premiered on ET Canada on September 12, 2018, and shows Brownlee acting in a drunk night filled with poor decisions.[3] It was directed by Ben Knechtel.[7]

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 90
Canada Country (Billboard)[4] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[6] Platinum 80,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Dear Drunk Me - Chad Brownlee". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Wiseman, Melissa (January 8, 2020). "Chad Brownlee announces Deluxe Album Release and Forever's Gotta Start Somewhere tour". Canadian Beats.
  3. ^ a b "CHAD BROWNLEE RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR "DEAR DRUNK ME"" (Press release). Universal Music Canada. September 12, 2018. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Chad Brownlee Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Chad Brownlee Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Canadian single certifications – Chad Brownlee – Dear Drunk Me". Music Canada. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Chad Brownlee: Dear Drunk Me (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved May 23, 2021.