Drowns the Whiskey
{{Infobox song
| name = Drowns the Whiskey
| cover = Drowns the Whiskey.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert
| album = Rearview Town
| released = {{start date|2018|5|14}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:22
| label = {{hlist|Broken Bow|Macon}}
| writer = {{hlist| Brandon Kinney|Jeff Middleton|Josh Thompson}}
| producer = Michael Knox
| chronology = Jason Aldean
| prev_title = You Make It Easy
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Girl Like You
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Miranda Lambert
| type = single
| prev_title = Keeper of the Flame
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Drowns the Whiskey
| year = 2018
| next_title = It All Comes Out in the Wash
| next_year = 2019
}}
}}
"Drowns the Whiskey" is a song written by Josh Thompson, Brandon Kinney, and Jeff Middleton and recorded by American country music singer Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert. It was released in May 2018 as the second single from Aldean's album Rearview Town.
History and content
The song is a steel guitar-led song with neotraditional country influences. In it, the male narrator sings about his vain attempts to "drown" the memory of a former loved one by drinking whiskey, but instead observes that the memory of said lover "drowns the whiskey."{{cite web|url=http://www.wideopencountry.com/hear-jason-aldean-and-miranda-lamberts-classic-country-heartbreaker-drowns-the-whiskey/|title=Hear Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert's Classic Country Heartbreaker 'Drowns the Whiskey'|last=Sawyer|first=Bobbie Jean|work=Wide Open Country|date=8 May 2018 |access-date=July 4, 2018}}
Aldean said that he was a "big fan" of Lambert, and had wanted to do a second duet with her after "Grown Woman", an album track from his 2007 album Relentless. After she expressed indifference to the first song he had suggested to her, he sent her "Drowns the Whiskey" and she agreed to perform on it.{{cite web|url=https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a21724156/drowns-the-whiskey-music-video/|title=Watch Miranda Lambert and Jason Aldean's New Music Video for "Drowns the Whiskey"|last=Aldrich|first=Jennifer|date=June 20, 2018|work=Country Living|access-date=July 4, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/hear-jason-aldean-miranda-lamberts-new-song-drowns-the-whiskey-630167/|title=Hear Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert's New Song 'Drowns the Whiskey'|last=Hudak|first=Joseph|work=Rolling Stone Country|date=7 May 2018 |access-date=July 4, 2018}}
Commercial performance
The song reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart for chart dated August 25, 2018, where it then stayed for a further week. It is Aldean's 19th, and Lambert's 6th, No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8472641/cole-swindell-all-of-it-no-1-top-country-albums-chart |title=Cole Swindell's 'All of It' Flies in at No. 1 On Top Country Albums, Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert's 'Whiskey' Extends Atop Country Airplay |date=August 28, 2018 |first= Jim |last=Asker|magazine=Billboard }} It also reached No. 3 on the Hot Country Songs for chart dated September 1, 2018.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/2018-09-01 |title= Hot Country Songs |magazine=Billboard |date=September 1, 2018 }} It has sold 242,000 copies in the United States as of December 2018.{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2018/12/43548-top-30-digital-country-singles-december-3-2018|title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles: December 3, 2018|work=RoughStock|first=Matt |last=Bjorke |date= December 3, 2018|access-date=December 6, 2018}}
Music video
The music video for the song was released on June 18, 2018. It retells the song's story in an "empty Nashville dive bar".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8461698/jason-aldean-miranda-lambert-release-lonely-drowns-the-whiskey|title=Jason Aldean & Miranda Lambert Release Lonely 'Drowns the Whiskey' Music Video|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=June 18, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 4, 2018}}
Live performances
Aldean performed the song live on the CMT Music Awards on June 6, 2018. Lambert did not attend the performance, so backing vocalists in his road band performed her part.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8459764/jason-aldean-performs-drowns-the-whiskey-2018-cmt-awards|title=Watch Jason Aldean's Intoxicating Performance of 'Drowns the Whiskey' at 2018 CMT Music Awards|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|date=June 6, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=4 July 2018}} Aldean and Lambert performed the song live together for the first time on the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards telecast together on November 14, 2018.
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Canada|53|artist=Jason Aldean|rowheader=true|access-date=August 21, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadacountry|1|artist=Jason Aldean|rowheader=true|access-date=August 21, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|32|artist=Jason Aldean|rowheader=true|access-date=August 28, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|1|artist=Jason Aldean|rowheader=true|access-date=August 21, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|3|artist=Jason Aldean|rowheader=true|access-date=August 28, 2018}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/country-airplay-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 7, 2018}}
| 34 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-country-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 7, 2018}}
| 13 |
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Canada|artist=Jason Aldean|title=Drowns the Whiskey|award=Gold|relyear=2018|certyear=2018|access-date=September 18, 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Jason Aldean|title=Drowns The Whiskey|relyear=2018|certyear=2019|digital=true|access-date=August 14, 2019}}
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References
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{{Jason Aldean}}
{{Miranda Lambert singles}}
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Category:Miranda Lambert songs
Category:BBR Music Group singles
Category:Male–female vocal duets
Category:Songs written by Josh Thompson (singer)
Category:Song recordings produced by Michael Knox (record producer)