Fix a Drink

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"Fix a Drink"
Chris Janson Fix a Drink.jpg
Single by Chris Janson
from the album Everybody
ReleasedMay 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)
Genre Country
Length3:06
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Chris Janson singles chronology
"Holdin' Her"
(2016)
"Fix a Drink"
(2017)
"Drunk Girl"
(2017)

"Fix a Drink" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Chris Janson. It was released in May 2017 as the first single from his album Everybody , which was released in September 2017. Janson co-wrote the song with Chris DuBois and Ashley Gorley.

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Monaco and premiered on CMT, GAC & CMT Music in July 2017. The Music video features appearances from Luke Bryan, Dustin Lynch, LOCASH, and Michael Ray.

The song has sold 152,000 copies in the United States as of November 2017. [1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [2] 5
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 67
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [4] 2
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
Canada Country (Billboard) [6] 26
US Country Airplay (Billboard) [7] 41
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [8] 45

Certifications

Certifications for Fix a Drink
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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