Dear Drunk Me

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"Dear Drunk Me"
Dear Drunk Me.jpeg
Single by Chad Brownlee
from the album Back in the Game
ReleasedAugust 13, 2018 (2018-08-13)
Genre
Length3:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Chad Brownlee singles chronology
"Out of the Blue"
(2017)
"Dear Drunk Me"
(2018)
"Forever's Gotta Start Somewhere"
(2019)
Music video
"Dear Drunk Me" on YouTube

"Dear Drunk Me" is a song recorded by Canadian country artist Chad Brownlee. The song was co-written by Erik Dylan, Gordie Sampson, and Tawgs Salter. [1] It was the lead single from Brownlee's studio album Back in the Game , [2] and his debut major-label release with Universal Music Canada. [3]

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Commercial performance

"Dear Drunk Me" reached a peak of #3 on Billboard Canada Country chart, and marked his first Top 5 hit. [4] It peaked at #90 on the Canadian Hot 100, which made it his first charting entry there since "When the Lights Go Down" in 2014. [5] The song has been certified Gold by Music Canada. [6]

Music video

The official music video for "Dear Drunk Me" premiered on ET Canada on September 12, 2018, and features Brownlee acting in a drunk night filled with poor decisions. [3] It was directed by Ben Knechtel. [7]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] 90
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [4] 3

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6] Platinum80,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

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

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