Format Digital download Label Valory Music Group | Recorded 2012 Length 4:13 | |
Released September 4, 2012 (2012-09-04) | ||
"Beer with Jesus" is a song recorded by American country music artist Thomas Rhett. It was released in September 2012 as the second single from his debut album, It Goes Like This. Rhett wrote the song with Rick Huckaby and Lance Miller.
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Content
The song is a mid-tempo mainly accompanied by acoustic guitar, in which the narrator ponders what he would ask if he were to meet Jesus in a bar, and have a conversation with him while drinking beer.
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that "the song benefits from an inherited familiarity […], allowing one to enjoy it more easily after just one listen." Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song a favorable review, saying that it "absolutely redeems him from the clumsy ditty that was 'Something to Do with My Hands'" but "it could be a tough road ahead for Thomas Rhett if this interesting albeit done before lyric doesn't help break him out with radio." Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B+ grade, writing that "Rhett’s slightly ragged vocal is charmingly innocent and sincere" and "the production does such a great job of not getting in the way of the song."
Music video
The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil and premiered in November 2012.
Chart performance
"Beer with Jesus" debuted at number 49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of September 8, 2012.