Get My Drink On

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"Get My Drink On"
Toby Keith - Get My Drink On.jpg
Single by Toby Keith
from the album Big Dog Daddy
ReleasedNovember 27, 2007 (2007-11-27)
Recorded2007
Genre Country rock
Length3:07 (album version)
2:54 (radio edit)
Label Show Dog Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Toby Keith
Toby Keith singles chronology
"Love Me If You Can"
(2007)
"Get My Drink On"
(2007)
"She's a Hottie"
(2008)

"Get My Drink On" is a song recorded by American country music singer Toby Keith, co-written by him, Scotty Emerick and Dean Dillon. It was released in November 2007 as the third and final single from his CD Big Dog Daddy .

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Content

The song describes a narrator whose lover has left him, so he decides to "get [his] drink on" (i. e., consume alcohol until he is intoxicated). "Get My Drink On" is an up-tempo song with primarily spoken-word lyrics delivered at a rapid pace.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it an A− rating. He called the song "one of the best up-tempo romps in a career that’s been long on them in recent years." [1]

Peak positions

Chart (2007–2008)Peak
position
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [2] 8
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 11
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 88

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 60

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References

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