B-side "No News" Format CD Single, 7" 45 RPM Genre Country | Released August 7, 1995 Recorded 1995 Length 3:24 | |
"Tequila Talkin'" is a debut song written by Bill LaBounty and Chris Waters, and performed by American country music band Lonestar. It was released in August 1995 as their debut single, and was served as the first single from their album Lonestar. It peaked at number 8 in the United States and at number 11 in Canada.
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The song's narrator was drunk on tequila when he told his former lover that he was still in love with her, though he was not.
Critical reception
Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "great country lyric about longing and regret magnified through a bottle". He went on to say that "nice vocal and solid production make this accessible to radio". Rick Mitchell criticized the song in his review of the album, saying that it seemed derivative of the Eagles' "Tequila Sunrise".
Chart positions
"Tequila Talkin" entered the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks at 69 for the week of August 19, 1995. The commercial single release, a double A-side with "No News", reached number 22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.