Wine, Beer, Whiskey

"Wine, Beer, Whiskey"
Single by Little Big Town
from the album Nightfall
ReleasedJune 1, 2020 (2020-06-01)
GenreCountry
Length
  • 3:16 (album version)
  • 3:04 (radio edit)
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • Tofer Brown
  • Karen Fairchild
  • Sean McConnell
  • Kimberley Schlapman
  • Phillip Sweet
  • Jimi Westbrook
Producer(s)Little Big Town
Little Big Town singles chronology
"Over Drinking"
(2019) 		"Wine, Beer, Whiskey"
(2020) 		"Never Love You Again"
(2021)

"Wine, Beer, Whiskey" is a song recorded by American country music group Little Big Town from their ninth studio album, Nightfall (2020). It was released to country radio as the album's third single on June 1, 2020. The music video premiered on November 7, 2020.[1]

The song was written by the four members of Little Big Town — Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet and Jimi Westbrook — alongside Tofer Brown and Sean McConnell, and produced by the band.[2]

Critical reception

In his review of Nightfall, Billy Dukes with Taste of Country called the song "the perfect interruption" and one of the album's best single choices, comparing it to their own song "Pontoon", but maintaining that it still felt fresh.[3] Maura Johnson of Entertainment Weekly called it "a raucous, horn-assisted party, the four members saluting bar fixtures like 'Jack' and 'Tito' the way old friends might as last call hits."[4]

Live performances

Little Big Town performed the song on live TV for the first time on June 1, 2020 on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.[5] The band also performed it on the CMT Music Awards on October 21, 2020 as the show's closing performance.[6][7]

Commercial performance

"Wine, Beer, Whiskey" debuted at number 59 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated July 25, 2020.[8] It also debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the group's first single to reach the chart since 2016's "Better Man".

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Platinum 80,000‡
United States (RIAA)[16] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Sarah Netemeyer (November 7, 2020). "Little Big Town Drops "Wine, Beer, Whiskey" Music Video". Country Fancast. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Billy Dukes (January 15, 2020). "Review: Little Big Town's 'Nightfall' Is a Social Masterpiece". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Maura Johnson (January 18, 2020). "Little Big Town fine-tune their approach to modern country on Nightfall". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Little Big Town Pick "Wine, Beer, Whiskey" As New Single". 28 May 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020 – via Country 97.5 Honolulu.
  6. ^ Andrew Wendowski (October 21, 2020). "Little Big Town Bring the Party With 'Wine, Beer, Whiskey' Performance at 2020 CMT Music Awards". Country Now. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Denise Warner (October 21, 2020). "Little Big Town Serve 'Wine, Beer, Whiskey' at the 2020 CMT Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "Country Music Update" (PDF). Bulletins.billboard.com.s3.amazonaws.com. July 20, 2020. p. 7. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Little Big Town Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "Little Big Town Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "Little Big Town Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  12. ^ "Little Big Town Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  13. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  14. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  15. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Little Big Town – Wine, Beer, Whiskey". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  16. ^ "American single certifications – Little Big Town – Wine, Beer, Whiskey". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 1, 2023.