"How Many Drinks?" | ||||
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Single by Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar | ||||
from the album Kaleidoscope Dream | ||||
Released | March 3, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
Length | 4:30 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Salaam Remi | |||
Miguel singles chronology | ||||
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Kendrick Lamar singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"How Many Drinks?" on YouTube |
"How Many Drinks?" is a song by American recording artist Miguel,taken from his critically acclaimed second studio album, Kaleidoscope Dream . The song was produced by Salaam Remi. A remixed single featuring Kendrick Lamar on an added third verse was released as the album's third single on March 3,2013. It received a nomination for Best R&B Performance at the 56th Grammy Awards held in January 2014. The chorus melody samples the O'Donel Levy instrumental cover of The Carpenters song We've Only Just Begun.
The music video,directed by Clark Jackson, [1] was released on April 22,2013 on VEVO.
The song debuted at 88 on the Billboard Hot 100 on week ending May 4,2013. It has since peaked at #69 on the week of July 20,2013,and spent a total of 20 weeks on the chart.
Chart (2013–14) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [2] | 69 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [3] | 24 |
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ( Billboard ) [4] | 3 |
US Adult R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [5] | 19 |
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [6] | 31 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [7] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [8] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [9] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |