Drunk on Your Love

"Drunk on Your Love" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on November 9, 2015 as the second single from Eldredge's second studio album, Illinois. Eldredge wrote the song with Ross Copperman.

"Drunk on Your Love"
Single by Brett Eldredge
from the album Illinois
Released	November 9, 2015[1]
Recorded	2015
Genre	Country
Length	2:54[2]
Label	Atlantic Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Brett Eldredge Ross Copperman[2]
Producer(s)	Ross Copperman Brett Eldredge
Brett Eldredge singles chronology
"Lose My Mind" (2015) "Drunk on Your Love" (2015) "Wanna Be That Song" (2016)
Music video
"Drunk on Your Love" on YouTube

"Drunk on Your Love" peaked at number 2 on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts, his fifth top 10 hit on both charts respectively. It also gave Eldredge his second top 40 hit on the Hot 100 chart, reaching number 35. The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 472,000 copies in the United States as of August 2016. It also charted in Canada, giving Eldredge his first number-one hit on the Canada Country chart, and peaking at number 64 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Joel Robertson and takes inspiration from the 1996 comedy film Multiplicity.

History

Eldredge originally created the song as a demo, and debuted the song in July 2015 for the wedding of fellow country singer Tyler Hubbard from Florida Georgia Line.[3]

Critical reception

Country music blog Taste of Country reviewed the single favorably, writing that "The idea of being drunk on one’s love is hardly new to the format, but Eldredge’s interpretation is no less sincere for it. The song aims right down the middle of what fans and radio have come to expect from the crooner, and it should easily become another big hit."[4]

Commercial performance

The song first entered the chart at number 54 on the Billboard's Country Airplay chart after its release to radio.[5] It entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 41 two weeks later.[6] It peaked at number 2 on both the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts for chart dated April 9, 2016.[7][8] The song has sold 472,000 copies in the US as of August 2016.[9]

Music video

The music video was directed by Joel Robertson and premiered in January 2016.[10] Shot in Charleston, South Carolina, the video is inspired by the 1996 comedy film Multiplicity with Eldredge playing multiple versions of himself in different occupations, and vying for the attention of the same woman.[11]

Live performance

On September 30, 2016, Eldredge performed the song live on NBC's Today.[12]

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2015–16) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 64 Canada Country (Billboard)[14] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[15] 35 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[16] 2 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[17] 2 Year end charts Chart (2016) Position US Country Airplay (Billboard)[18] 40 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[19] 24

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Canada (Music Canada)[20] Platinum 80,000 United States (RIAA)[21] Platinum 1,000,000 / 472,000[9] sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Single Releases". MusicRow. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
2. "Drunk on Your Love - Brett Eldredge". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
3. "Brett Eldredge Drunk on Your Love: Tyler Hubbard Hayley Stommel Wedding Video". People. Time Inc. July 19, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
4. "Brett Eldredge, 'Drunk on Your Love' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
5. "Country Airplay". Billboard. November 21, 2015.
6. "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. December 5, 2015.
7. "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. April 9, 2016.
8. "Country Airplay". Billboard. April 9, 2016.
9. Bjorke, Matt (August 9, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: August 9, 2016". Roughstock.
10. "CMT : Videos : Brett Eldredge : Drunk on Your Love". Country Music Television. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
11. Leahey, Andrew (January 15, 2016). "Watch Brett Eldredge Multiply in 'Drunk On Your Love' Video". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
12. Miller, Kyle Michael (September 30, 2016). "Brett Eldredge performs new song 'Drunk On Your Love'". Today. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
13. "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
14. "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
15. "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
16. "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
17. "Brett Eldredge Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
18. "Country Airplay: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
19. "Hot Country Songs: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
20. "Canadian single certifications – Brett Eldredge – Drunk on Your Love". Music Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
21. "American single certifications – Brett Eldredge – Drunk on Your Love". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.