Drink to Get Drunk

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"Drink to Get Drunk"
DifferentGear vs Sia Drink To Get Drunk.jpg
Single by DifferentGear vs Sia
from the album Healing Is Difficult
Released2001
Length3:58
Label
  • Long Lost Brother
  • INCredible
  • Sony Dance
  • Dance Pool
Songwriter(s)
  • Sia Furler
  • Sam Frank
DifferentGearsingles chronology
"When the World Is Running Down"
(2000)
"Drink to Get Drunk"
(2001)
"Whingin' It"
(2001)
Sia singles chronology
"Little Man"
(2000)
"Drink to Get Drunk"
(2001)
"Destiny"
(2001)

"Drink to Get Drunk" is a song by Sia. It was included her album Healing Is Difficult (2001). The song was released as a single in 2001 after it was remixed by Gino Scaletti and Quinn Whalley (also known as DifferentGear).

Contents

Track listing

CD maxi [1]
  1. "Drink to Get Drunk" (DifferentGear Radio Edit) -3:58
  2. "Drink to Get Drunk" (DifferentGear Mix) - 7:53
  3. "Drink to Get Drunk" (Make Mine a Becks Mix) - 6:16
  4. "Drink to Get Drunk" (Album Version) - 3:37

Charts

The song peaked at number 1 on the Belgian Dance Chart in January 2001. [2]

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [3] 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [4] 85
Italy (FIMI) [5] 43
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 91

Cover versions

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