Smokin' and Drinkin' explained

Smokin' and Drinkin'
Cover:Smokin-and-Drinkin.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Miranda Lambert featuring Little Big Town
Album:Platinum
Released:June 22, 2015
Recorded:2013–14
Genre:Country
Label:RCA Nashville
Chronology:Miranda Lambert
Prev Title:Little Red Wagon
Prev Year:2015
Next Title:Vice
Next Year:2016

"Smokin' and Drinkin'" is a song recorded as a duet by American country music artist Miranda Lambert and American country music group Little Big Town. It was released to radio on June 22, 2015 as the fourth and final single from Lambert's fifth studio album Platinum (2014).[1] The song was written by Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally and Luke Laird.

Commercial performance

"Smokin' and Drinkin'" debuted at number 55 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week ending July 4, 2015.[2] It also debuted at number 38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 22, 2014, before it was released as a single. It reached a peak of number 33 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, becoming her lowest-peaking single release since 2009's "Dead Flowers" also failed to reach the top 20. The song has sold 132,000 copies in the US as of September 2015.[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Paul Miller and it featured Lambert, Westbrook, Fairchild, Sweet and Schlapman performing the song at the 2014 CMA Awards.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country. https://web.archive.org/web/20150609122955/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/PublishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=06/22/2015&Format=4. dead. June 9, 2015. Radio & Records. June 8, 2015.
  2. Trust. Gary. Chart Highlights: Andy Grammer Gets 'Good' Marks Atop Adult Pop Songs. 24 June 2015. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 22 June 2015.
  3. News: Top 30 Digital Country Singles: September 14, 2015 . Matt . Bjorke. September 14, 2015 . Roughstock . Sale figure given here