Bottoms Up (Brantley Gilbert song)

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"Bottoms Up"
Bottoms Up (Brantley Gilbert song).jpg
Single by Brantley Gilbert
from the album Just as I Am
ReleasedDecember 16, 2013 (2013-12-16)
Recorded2013
Genre Country rock
Length3:42
Label Valory
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dann Huff
Brantley Gilbert singles chronology
"More Than Miles"
(2012)		"Bottoms Up"
(2013)		"Small Town Throwdown"
(2014)

"Bottoms Up" is a song recorded by American country rock singer Brantley Gilbert. It is the first single from his third studio album Just as I Am , and was released on December 16, 2013. [1] [2] The song was written by Gilbert, Justin Weaver and Brett James. A remix featuring Atlanta-based rapper T.I., was included on the reissue of Just as I Am. [3]

Contents

Content

The song is a mid-tempo song with country rock influences. The song has the male narrator addressing his lover and offering to party with her by telling her, "tonight it's bottoms up." [4]

Reception

Critical

Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal wrote that "With this new song, he has shown maturity as both a vocalist and songwriter…'Bottoms Up' seems like a fun track for him to play at his live shows that will surely get the crowd excited." [5] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock rated it 3.5 out of 5, saying that "If you like the sound of the stuff from Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line and Thomas Rhett, you’ll certainly enjoy 'Bottoms Up.' If you wanted the more ‘edgy’ rockin’ side to Brantley, this one certainly isn’t gonna be your kind of song. It’s certainly no 'Hell on Wheels' or 'Kick It in the Sticks' but it’s also not far removed vocally from 'More Than Miles.'" [6]

Commercial

Released on December 16, 2013, the song premiered at the No. 1 spot at Country Digital Songs with 63,000 downloads sold. [1] The song reached a million in sales in the U.S. by April 2014, and became the first million-selling song by Brantley Gilbert. [7] The song was certified Platinum by RIAA on May 1, 2014. The song has sold 1,762,000 copies in the U.S. as of June 2015. [8]

Music video

Shane Drake directed the music video. [9] In it, Gilbert is dressed in 1930s apparel and surrounded by flappers while smuggling illegal moonshine. [10] [11]

Charts and certifications

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