Beers on Me
{{short description|2021 song by Dierks Bentley}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Beers on Me
| cover = Beers on Me.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Dierks Bentley featuring Breland and Hardy
| album =
| released = {{Start date|2021|7|29}}
| recorded =
| genre = Country
| length = 2:54
| label = {{hlist|Capitol Nashville|Atlantic|Big Loud}}
| writer = * Ashley Gorley
- Luke Dick
- Ross Copperman
- Breland
- Dierks Bentley
- Michael Hardy
- Nicolle Galyon
- Ben Johnson
- Niko Moon
| producer = * Ross Copperman
- Dierks Bentley
| chronology = Dierks Bentley
| prev_title = Gone
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = New Old Trucks
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Breland
| type = single
| prev_title = High Horse
| prev_year = 2021
| title = Beers on Me
| year = 2021
| next_title = Praise the Lord
| next_year = 2022
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Hardy
| type = single
| prev_title = The Worst Country Song of All Time
| prev_year = 2021
| title = Beers on Me
| year = 2021
| next_title = Wait in the Truck
| next_year = 2022
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|rpsAYUBLVow|"Beers on Me"}}}}
}}
"Beers on Me" is a song recorded by American country music singers Dierks Bentley, Breland, and Hardy. It was released on July 29, 2021 as the second of two "Covid holdover songs".{{cite web | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/dierks-bentley-put-guitar-away-for-a-year-prior-to-album/ | title=Dierks Bentley Put His Guitar Away 'For a Year' Prior to Making Upcoming Album | date=11 August 2022 }}
The song was co-written by Ashley Gorley, Luke Dick, Ross Copperman, Breland, Hardy and Bentley, who also produced the track with Copperman.{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/dierks-bentley-breland-hardy-beers-on-me/|title=Dierks Bentley Enlists Breland + Hardy for 'Beers on Me' [Listen]|work=Taste of Country|last=Whitaker|first=Sterling|date=July 29, 2021|access-date=August 22, 2021}}
Background
Bentley and Hardy created the song during the recuperation in Colorado, then Bentley completed the tune with Breland in Nashville. Bentley shared the process in a press: “Hardy threw out this title, and I remember immediately thinking, ‘I wish I could buy all my fans a beer.’ After the year we’ve all had, it would be nice to get the first round and say, ‘Hey, we all have some problems, but we’re going to forget about them for a little while…the beers are on me, I came back to Nashville to record the song and came across an article about Breland in the Nashville Scene. I got his number, and he came in the next day and wrote and sang the third verse. It was truly an organic collaboration, and I couldn’t be more proud to have him and Hardy on this song with me.”{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/dierks-bentley-beers-on-me-hardy-breland-1204029/|title=Dierks Bentley Picks Up the Tab in New Song 'Beers on Me' Featuring Breland and Hardy|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Freeman|first=Jon|date=July 29, 2021|access-date=August 22, 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1836587/dierks-bentley-returns-with-breland-and-hardy-collaboration-beers-on-me/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729182406/http://www.cmt.com/news/1836587/dierks-bentley-returns-with-breland-and-hardy-collaboration-beers-on-me/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 29, 2021|title=Dierks Bentley Returns With Breland and HARDY Collaboration "Beers On Me"|publisher=CMT|last=K. Dowling|first=Marcus|date=July 29, 2021|access-date=August 22, 2021}}
Content
"Beers on Me" is about friends meeting at a bar to consume alcohol together.{{cite web|url=https://countrynow.com/listen-dierks-bentley-hardy-and-breland-raise-the-bar-with-new-summer-jam-beers-on-me/|title=LISTEN: Dierks Bentley, HARDY and Breland Raise The Bar With New Summer Jam, 'Beers On Me'|website=Country Now|last=Lorge|first=Melinda|date=August 4, 2021|access-date=August 22, 2021}}
Music video
The music video was released on October 27, 2021, and starred by the three artists. It features all three artists as they drive a truck loaded with boxes of beer around Nashville, and "hand out free beer to unsuspecting people", the locations including "a poolside party, a dog park, a street basketball court and Bentley's own Whiskey Row bar."{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/dierks-bentley-hardy-breland-beers-on-me-video/|title=Dierks Bentley, Hardy and Breland Hand Out Free Booze in 'Beers on Me' Music Video [Watch]|work=Taste of Country|last=Chua|first=Jeremy|date=October 29, 2021|access-date=October 30, 2021}}
Live performance
Bentley, Breland and Hardy performed the track from Whiskey Row in Nashville for the first time.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELaLkHFF4bk|title=Dierks Bentley feat. BRELAND, HARDY - Beers On Me (Live Performance)|date=July 29, 2021|access-date=August 22, 2021|via=YouTube}}
Commercial performance
"Beers On Me" peaked at number one on the country charts in April 2022 (Billboard). It became Dierks 18th, Hardy's second as well as Brelands first.{{cite web |author=Jess |title=WATCH: Dierks Bentley, Hardy + Breland Celebrate 'Beers on Me' Hitting No. 1 |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/dierks-bentley-hardy-breland-beers-on-me-number-one-celebration/ |website=Taste of Country |language=en |date=April 20, 2022}}
Personnel
Credits by AllMusic{{cite web |title=Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/beers-on-me-mw0003568275/credits |website=AllMusic |accessdate=February 1, 2023}}
- Dierks Bentley - lead vocals
- Breland - featured vocals
- Ross Copperman - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals
- Luke Dick - electric guitar
- Hardy - featured vocals
- Tony Lucido - bass guitar
- Danny Rader - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming
- Aaron Sterling - drums
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Beers on Me" ! scope="col"| Chart (2021–2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Canada|61|artist=Dierks Bentley|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadacountry|2|artist=Dierks Bentley|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|40|artist=Dierks Bentley|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|1|artist=Dierks Bentley|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|5|artist=Dierks Bentley|rowheader=true|access-date=March 22, 2022}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+2022 year-end chart performance for "Beers on Me" ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2022|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/country-airplay-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 1, 2022}}
| 22 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/hot-country-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 1, 2022}}
| 29 |
| scope="row"| US Radio Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Radio Songs – Year-End 2022|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/radio-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 31, 2022}}
| 74 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Dierks Bentley, Breland & Hardy|title=Beers on Me|award=Platinum|type=single|certyear=2023|accessdate=January 25, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom| nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Dierks Bentley}}
{{Hardy (singer)}}
{{Breland (musician)}}
Category:Capitol Records Nashville singles
Category:Songs written by Dierks Bentley
Category:Songs written by Luke Dick
Category:Songs written by Ashley Gorley
Category:Songs written by Ross Copperman
Category:Songs written by Hardy (singer)
Category:Breland (musician) songs