Day Drunk

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"Day Drunk"
Day Drunk by Morgan Evans (single).jpg
Single by Morgan Evans
from the album Morgan Evans EP and Things That We Drink To
Released8 June 2018
Genre Country
Length3:14
Label Warner Music Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Chris DeStefano
Morgan Evans singles chronology
"I Do"
(2018)
"Day Drunk"
(2018)
"Young Again"
(2019)

"Day Drunk" is a song recorded by Australian country music singer Morgan Evans, released on 8 June 2018 as the third single from his fourth EP Morgan Evans EP and second studio album Things That We Drink To . Evans told Taste of Country "I've never been the 'drinking song' guy, but this song came from a real place and is really more about spending a day with your person than it is about just going getting drunk. There's a reason why I love it so much and feel like I can sing it." [1] "Day Drunk" peaked at number 27 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song was written by Evans, along with Lindy Robbins and Chris DeStefano, the latter of whom produced it.

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At the 2019 Country Music Awards of Australia, the song won Single of the Year. [2]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2019, the song won Country Work of the Year. [3]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the song was nominated for Song of the Year. [4]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2020, "Day Drunk" was nominated for Most Performed Country Work of the Year. [5] [6]

Music video

There are two versions of the Day Drunk music video:

1) "Hawaii Version". This music video was released on 29 June 2018. [7] It captures Evans and wife Kelsea Ballerini enjoying waterslides, waterfalls and hours of bliss and relaxation on a recent vacation in Hawaii. [1]

2) "Reverse Version". Directed by Colin Duffy, this video was filmed entirely in reverse in LA, and was released in August 2019. (http://www.soundslikenashville.com/music/morgan-evans-day-drunk-video-2/)

Critical reception

Thomas Bleach ThomasBleach.com referred to "Day Drunk" in an album review as "playful" and "bright", and described it as having a "catchy hook". [8]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Day Drunk"3:13

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [15] 2× Platinum140,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Canada (Music Canada) [16] Gold40,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label
Australia [17] 8 June 2018 Digital download Warner Nashville
United States24 September 2018Country airplay

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