Format Digital download Genre Country Label Curb | Recorded 2014 Length 3:27 | |
Released September 8, 2014 (2014-09-08) | ||
"Drinking Class" is a song recorded by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released in September 2014 as the second single from his third studio album, I Don't Dance. It was written by Josh Kear, David Frasier and Ed Hill.
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Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a favorable review, calling it "Brice's finest moment" and "a song that can't be ignored." Dukes also wrote that "there's not a hardworking American who won't relate to this song on some level."
Music video
The music video was directed by Ryan Smith and premiered in November 2014.
Chart performance
"Drinking Class" debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of September 13, 2014. It also debuted at number 44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of August 30, 2014. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 18, 2015. As of May 2015, the song has sold 742,000 copies in the US. In December 2015, it was declared the number one song of the year on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, making it the third song in that chart's history to do so without placing at number one at any point during the year; it peaked at number 2.