Beer with Jesus
{{Infobox song
| name = Beer with Jesus
| cover = BeerwithJesus.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Thomas Rhett
| album = It Goes Like This
| released = {{Start date|2012|9|4}}
| recorded = 2012
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=13}}
| label = Valory
| writer = {{hlist|Thomas Rhett|Rick Huckaby|Lance Miller}}
| producer = Jay Joyce
| prev_title = Something to Do with My Hands
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = It Goes Like This
| next_year = 2013
}}
"Beer with Jesus" is a song recorded by American country music singer Thomas Rhett. It was released in September 2012 as the second single from his debut album, It Goes Like This. Rhett wrote the song with Rick Huckaby and Lance Miller.{{cite news|last=Conaway|first=Alanna|title=Thomas Rhett, 'Beer With Jesus' – Lyrics Uncovered|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/thomas-rhett-beer-with-jesus-lyrics/|accessdate=October 16, 2012|newspaper=Taste of Country|date=October 10, 2012}}
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that "the song benefits from an inherited familiarity […], allowing one to enjoy it more easily after just one listen."{{cite news|last=Dukes|first=Billy|title=Thomas Rhett, 'Beer With Jesus' – Song Review|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/thomas-rhett-beer-with-jesus/|accessdate=October 16, 2012|newspaper=Taste of Country|date=August 23, 2012}} Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song a favorable review, saying that it "absolutely redeems him from the clumsy ditty that was 'Something to Do with My Hands'" but "it could be a tough road ahead for Thomas Rhett if this interesting albeit done before lyric doesn't help break him out with radio."{{cite news|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|title=The Weekly Single Recap: September 7, 2012|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/the-weekly-single-recap-september-7-2012|accessdate=October 16, 2012|newspaper=Roughstock|date=September 8, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913045548/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/the-weekly-single-recap-september-7-2012|archivedate=September 13, 2012}} Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B+ grade, writing that "Rhett’s slightly ragged vocal is charmingly innocent and sincere" and "the production does such a great job of not getting in the way of the song."{{cite news|last=Coyne|first=Kevin John|title=Single Review: Thomas Rhett, "Beer with Jesus"|url=http://www.countryuniverse.net/2012/08/26/single-review-thomas-rhett-beer-with-jesus/|accessdate=October 16, 2012|newspaper=Country Universe|date=August 26, 2012}}
Music video
The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil and premiered in November 2012.{{cite web|title=Beer With Jesus - Thomas Rhett|url=http://www.vevo.com/watch/thomas-rhett/beer-with-jesus/USLXJ1207034|work=Vevo|accessdate=November 26, 2012}}
Chart performance
"Beer with Jesus" debuted at number 49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of September 8, 2012.{{cite news|last=Morris|first=Edward|title=Dustin Lynch Dusts Competition to Score No. 1 Album|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1692999/dustin-lynch-dusts-competition-to-score-no-1-album.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903015933/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1692999/dustin-lynch-dusts-competition-to-score-no-1-album.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2012|accessdate=October 16, 2012|newspaper=Country Music Television|date=September 1, 2012}}
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!Chart (2012–2013) !Peak |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of January 12, 2013|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/14321097|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=January 3, 2013}}{{Dead link|date=May 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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| {{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|19|artist=Thomas Rhett|artistid=1813393}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|26|artist=Thomas Rhett|artistid=1813393}} |
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Thomas Rhett|title=Beer with Jesus|award=Gold|certyear=2015|certmonth=12|relyear=2013|access-date=March 31, 2016}}
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References
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Category:Song recordings produced by Jay Joyce
Category:Music videos directed by Peter Zavadil
Category:Songs written by Thomas Rhett
Category:Big Machine Records singles