Drinkaby
{{Infobox song
| name = Drinkaby
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Cole Swindell
| album = Stereotype
| released = {{Start date|2023|1|30}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:04
| label = Warner
| writer = {{hlist|Jon Pardi|Michael Hardy|Jordan Schmidt|Hunter Phelps}}
| producer = Zach Crowell
| prev_title = She Had Me at Heads Carolina
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = 3 Feet Tall
| next_year = 2023
}}
"Drinkaby" is a song by American country music singer Cole Swindell. It was released on January 30, 2023 on the deluxe version of his fourth studio album Stereotype and serves as the album's fourth single. It peaked at 13 in late 2023, which resulted in his second song to miss the top ten.
Content
"Drinkaby" was co-written by Jon Pardi, Michael Hardy, Jordan Schmidt, and Hunter Phelps. Swindell told the blog Taste of Country that he chose to record the song because he "pictured it being a show-opener". The title is a portmanteau of "drink" and "lullaby", referencing the narrator's attempts to "drink away heartbreak".{{cite web | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/cole-swindell-drinkaby-lyrics/ | title=Song Secrets: Cole Swindell Says 'Drinkaby' Lyrics Describe a Heartbreak He Knows Well | publisher=Taste of Country | date=January 27, 2023 | accessdate=September 8, 2023 | author=Billy Dukes}} The song is included on Stereotype Broken, a 2023 re-release of his 2022 studio album Stereotype.{{cite web | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/cole-swindell-deluxe-album-stereotype-broken/ | title=Cole Swindell announces new deluxe album, Stereotype Broken | publisher=Taste of Country | date=January 31, 2023 | accessdate=September 8, 2023}}
Chart performance
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Drinkaby" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadacountry|4|artist=Cole Swindell|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|3|artist=Cole Swindell|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|13|artist=Cole Swindell|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|22|artist=Cole Swindell|rowheader=true}} |
=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for "Drinkaby" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/country-airplay-songs|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023}}
| 43 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023}}
| 64 |