Drinkin' Me Lonely Explained

Drinkin' Me Lonely
Cover:DrinkinMeLonely.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Chris Young
Album:Chris Young
Recorded:2006
Genre:Country
Label:RCA Nashville
Producer:Buddy Cannon
Next Title:You're Gonna Love Me
Next Year:2007

"Drinkin' Me Lonely" is the debut single by American country music artist Chris Young. It was released following his winning season 4 of Nashville Star. Young wrote the song with Larry Wayne Clark.

Content

The song is a ballad about drinking alcohol at a bar to cope with the heartache of losing a girlfriend/wife.

Critical reception

In his review of the album, Thom Jurek of Allmusic gave the song a positive review, saying that "By the time "Drinkin' Me Lonely'" comes up on the player, the album is in full swing. It's a song Merle Haggard would have been proud to write."[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Warren P. Sonada and premiered in 2006.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jurek. Thom. [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r856320|pure_url=yes}} ''Chris Young'' review].
  2. Web site: Chris Young : Drinkin' Me Lonely : VEVO - Yahoo Screen. August 8, 2015.