Hangover Tonight Explained

Hangover Tonight
Cover:HangoverTonight.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Gary Allan
Recorded:2015
Genre:Country
Label:MCA Nashville
Producer:[1]
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Next Year:2016

"Hangover Tonight" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released on March 2, 2015 as the intended lead single to his then-upcoming tenth studio album. The song was written by Allan, Chris Stapleton, Cary Barlowe, and Jesse Frasure.[2]

History

On his website, Allan said of the song: "I’m super excited about this single going to radio. I feel like this is the fourth or fifth time I’ve reinvented myself, or tried to push myself to do different things. I feel like I have pushed myself into a very comfortable place because it is kind of 50’s and 60’s Motown. It reminds me of when I did 'Runaway' and things like that. So it was a very easy thing for me to do. I was in rockabilly bands my whole life, and to me it was just a throwback to my youth writing with these guys. It was a lot of fun."[1]

Critical reception

An uncredited review from Taste of Country stated that "Like he did with 'Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain),' Allan returns with a song no one was expecting. The singer continues to reinvent himself, even if that means going back to what many fans fell in love with a decade ago."[3] Tammy Ragusa of Country Weekly rated it "A", saying that it "is a solid country love song…set to a retro-Motown funk groove. Paired with plenty of electric guitar, organ, throwback wah-wah and Gary's signature gravelly vocal, this tune is dead sexy."

Music video

The music video was directed by Stephen Shepherd and premiered in June 2015.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GARY ALLAN'S NEW SINGLE "HANGOVER TONIGHT" NOW AVAILABLE ON ITUNES. 2 March 2015. Gary Allan.com. 21 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Gary Allan Releases New Single, 'Hangover Tonight' . Thompson . Gayle . . . February 23, 2015 . March 11, 2015.
  3. Web site: Gary Allan, 'Hangover Tonight'. 17 February 2015. Taste of Country. 21 March 2015.
  4. Web site: CMT : Videos : Gary Allan : Hangover Tonight. https://web.archive.org/web/20150615101757/http://www.cmt.com/videos/gary-allan/1211161/hangover-tonight.jhtml. dead. June 15, 2015. Country Music Television. June 13, 2015.