Drink on It
{{Infobox song
| name = Drink on It
| cover = Drink on It.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Blake Shelton
| album = Red River Blue
| released = {{Start date|2012|01|09}}
| recorded =2011
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=31}}
| label = Warner Bros. Nashville
| writer = Jessi Alexander
Rodney Clawson
Jon Randall
| producer = Scott Hendricks
| prev_title = God Gave Me You
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Over
| next_year = 2012
}}
"Drink on It" is a song written by Jessi Alexander, Rodney Clawson, and Jon Randall{{cite news|last=Conaway|first=Alanna|title=Blake Shelton, 'Drink on It' – Lyrics Uncovered|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/blake-shelton-drink-on-it-lyrics/|accessdate=January 23, 2012|newspaper=Taste of Country|date=January 14, 2012}} and recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released in January 2012 as the third single from Shelton's 2011 album Red River Blue. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in May 2012. No official music video was made for the song.
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three stars out of five, saying that "the ever-charming voice of Shelton is in top form on this ballad."{{cite news|last=Dukes|first=Billy|title=Blake Shelton, 'Drink on It' – Song Review|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/blake-shelton-drink-on-it/|accessdate=January 23, 2012|newspaper=Taste of Country|date=December 13, 2011}} Kyle Ward of Roughstock also gave the song three stars out of five, calling it "a solid, but slightly underwhelming track, the kind that you sing along to without even realizing it’s playing on the radio."{{cite news|last=Ward|first=Kyle|title=Single Review: Blake Shelton - Drink On It|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/single-review-blake-shelton-drink-on-it/|accessdate=January 23, 2012|newspaper=Roughstock|date=December 28, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128160845/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/single-review-blake-shelton-drink-on-it/|archivedate=January 28, 2012}}
Chart performance
"Drink on It" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of January 7, 2012.{{cite news|last=Morris|first=Edward|title=New Year, Old Story: Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown Band Still on Top of Country Charts|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1676629/new-year-old-story-lady-antebellum-zac-brown-band-still-on-top-of-country-charts.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120113430/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1676629/new-year-old-story-lady-antebellum-zac-brown-band-still-on-top-of-country-charts.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 20, 2012|accessdate=January 23, 2012|newspaper=Country Music Television|date=December 31, 2011}} It also debuted at number 81 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of February 11, 2012. It also debuted at number 92 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of March 10, 2012.
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!align="left"|Chart (2012) !align="center"|Peak |
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{{singlechart|Canada|53|artist=Blake Shelton|artistid=444576}} |
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|39|artist=Blake Shelton|artistid=444576}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-country-songs | title=Best of 2012: Country Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2012 | accessdate=December 14, 2012}}
| align="center" | 29 |
=Certifications=
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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Blake Shelton|title=Drink on It|award=Platinum|certyear=2015|certmonth=6|relyear=2011|access-date=March 31, 2016}}
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References
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{{Blake Shelton singles}}
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Category:Songs written by Jessi Alexander
Category:Songs written by Jon Randall
Category:Songs written by Rodney Clawson
Category:Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks
Category:Warner Records Nashville singles
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