This Bar
{{short description|2019 song by Morgan Wallen}}
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{{infobox song
| name = This Bar
| artist = Morgan Wallen
| album = Dangerous: The Double Album
| type = promo
| cover = This Bar.jpeg
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| recorded =
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| released = {{start date|2019|12|31}}
| format =
| label = Big Loud
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=05}}
| genre = Country
| writer =
- Morgan Wallen
- Michael Hardy
- Jackson Morgan
- Jake Scott
- Ernest Keith Smith
- Ryan Vojtesak
| producer = Joey Moi
| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|RcLlcC4uOgA|"This Bar"}}|header=Lyric video|type=song}}
}}
"This Bar" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Morgan Wallen.{{cite news |first=Dylan|last=Bestler|url=https://nycountryswag.com/morgan-wallen-this-bar/|title=Morgan Wallen Kicks Off 2020 By Reminiscing in “This Bar”|date=January 2, 2020|work=NY Country Swag}} The song was co-written with Michael Hardy, Jackson Morgan, Jake Scott, Ernest Keith Smith, and Ryan Vojtesak.{{cite web|title=This Bar - Morgan Wallen|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/this-bar-mw0003353652|website=AllMusic|accessdate=January 23, 2021}} It was the second promotional single from Wallen's sophomore album Dangerous: The Double Album.{{cite web|url=http://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/morgan-wallen-announces-dangerous-the-double-album-out-january-8/ |title=Morgan Wallen Announces Dangerous: The Double Album, Out January 8|work=Umusic|date=November 12, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/9483110/morgan-wallen-dangerous-double-album|title=Morgan Wallen Announces 30-Track Double Album 'Dangerous': The 'Idea Started Off As Just a Joke'|date=November 12, 2020|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|work=Billboard|access-date=November 21, 2020}}
Background
Prior to the song's official release, Wallen occasionally performed "This Bar" as part of his live show. The track was officially released on New Year's Eve in 2019. Wallen stated: "Wrote this song with my buddies about some moments and times in my life that have made me who I am today. Some good, some bad, but all of em I can look back on and grin a little".{{cite web|first=Shakiel|last=Mahjouri|title=Morgan Wallen Sets ‘This Bar’ High With Final Release Of 2019|url=https://etcanada.com/news/565571/morgan-wallen-sets-this-bar-high-with-final-release-of-2019/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130082017/https://etcanada.com/news/565571/morgan-wallen-sets-this-bar-high-with-final-release-of-2019/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2021|work=ET Canada|date=December 31, 2019}}
Critical reception
Lauren Hoffman of Taste of Country called the song a "feel-good track" and a "refreshing take on what we can learn from our experiences".{{cite web|first=Lauren|last=Hoffman|title=Morgan Wallen’s New Track ‘This Bar’ Is Nostalgic [Listen]|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/morgan-wallen-this-bar/|work=Taste of Country|date=January 6, 2020}} Jon Freeman of Rolling Stone referred to it as "anthemic" noting Wallen's "impassioned vocals".{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/morgan-wallen-this-bar-new-song-chasin-you-932366/|first=Jon|last=Freeman|title=Morgan Wallen Surprise Releases New Song ‘This Bar’ |date=December 31, 2019|work=Rolling Stone}} Country Music Tattletale described the song as a "nostalgic tip-of-the-hat to late nights and locales".{{cite news |url=https://countrymusictattletale.com/2020/01/02/find-yourself-in-this-bar-with-morgan-wallen/|title=Find Yourself In "This Bar" with Morgan Wallen|date=January 2, 2020|work=Country Music Tattletale}}
Commercial performance
"This Bar" peaked at number 29 on Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of January 18, 2020. It entered the Hot 100 in the United States at number 92 and the Canadian Hot 100 at number 81 for the week of January 23, 2021, following the release of Wallen's album. It has been certified Platinum by Music Canada.
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| {{single chart|Canada|81|artist=Morgan Wallen|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 23, 2021|refname="Can Hot 100"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|92|artist=Morgan Wallen|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 23, 2021|refname="Hot 100"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|29|artist=Morgan Wallen|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 23, 2021|refname="Hot Country"}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2020|work=Billboard|accessdate=January 26, 2021}}
| 92 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|type=single|certyear=2024|access-date=September 28, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Morgan Wallen|title=This Bar|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|accessdate=January 5, 2022|refname="MC certs"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Morgan Wallen|title=This Bar|award=Gold|relyear=2019|certyear=2024|access-date=January 2, 2025|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Morgan Wallen|title=This Bar|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|access-date=November 1, 2022}}
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Release history
References
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Category:Songs written by Hardy (singer)
Category:Songs written by Morgan Wallen