Beer on the Table
{{Infobox song
| name = Beer on the Table
| cover = Beeronthetablejt.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Josh Thompson
| album = Way Out Here
| released = July 27, 2009
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| studio =
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| genre = Country
| length = 3:30
| label = Columbia Nashville
| writer = Ken Johnson
Josh Thompson
Andi Zack
| producer = Michael Knox
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Way Out Here
| next_year = 2010
}}
"Beer on the Table" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Josh Thompson. It was released in July 2009 as his debut single and the first from his debut album Way Out Here.{{cite journal|last=Neal|first=Chris|date=2009-10-12|title=Who's New: Josh Thompson|journal=Country Weekly|volume=16|issue=35|pages=17|issn=1074-3235}} Thompson wrote this song with Ken Johnson and Andi Zack.
Critical reception
Juli Thanki of Engine 145 gave the song a thumbs-up, calling some of the lyrics "cringe-inducing" but also saying that she thought Thompson had a distinctive voice.{{cite web|url=http://www.engine145.com/josh-thompson-beer-on-the-table/ |title=Josh Thompson - "Beer on the Table" |last=Thanki |first=Juli |date=2009-08-31 |accessdate=2009-10-30 |work=Engine 145 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001002840/http://www.engine145.com/josh-thompson-beer-on-the-table/ |archivedate=2012-10-01 }} Similarly, Bobby Peacock of Roughstock said that Thompson has "an everyman quality to his voice that lends it a sense of authenticity."{{cite web |url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/josh-thompson-beer-on-the-table- |title=Josh Thompson — "Beer on the Table" |last=Peacock |first=Bobby |date=2009-08-25 |work=Roughstock |accessdate=2009-10-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923230541/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/josh-thompson-beer-on-the-table- |archivedate=2009-09-23 }}
Chart performance
"Beer on the Table" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated August 15, 2009,{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1617880/darius-rucker-claims-no-1-song-spot-with-alright.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812074200/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1617880/darius-rucker-claims-no-1-song-spot-with-alright.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 12, 2009 |title=Darius Rucker Claims No. 1 Song Spot With "Alright" |last=Morris |first=Edward |date=2009-08-08 |accessdate=2009-10-30 |work=CMT.com}} and reached a peak of number 17 in February 2010.
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| US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Top Pop Singles 1955–2010|publisher=Record Research, Inc|page=893|year=2011|isbn=978-0-89820-188-8}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Michael Knox (record producer)