Stone Cold Sober (Brantley Gilbert song)

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"Stone Cold Sober"
Stone-Cold-Sober.jpg
Single by Brantley Gilbert
from the album Just as I Am
ReleasedAugust 31, 2015 (2015-08-31) [1]
Recorded2015
Genre Country rock
Length3:52
Label Valory
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dann Huff
Brantley Gilbert singles chronology
"One Hell of an Amen"
(2014)
"Stone Cold Sober"
(2015)
"The Weekend"
(2016)

"Stone Cold Sober" is a song co-written and recorded by American country rock singer Brantley Gilbert. It was released in August 2015 as the fourth single from his third studio album Just as I Am . It was only included in the platinum edition of the album. The song was written by Gilbert, Brett James and Dan Layus.

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Critical reception

An uncredited Taste of Country review stated that "'Stone Cold Sober' is a songwriter's showcase that fans will need to dive into to fully appreciate. There's nothing hooky about the track, but one only needs to go as far as his last single — the chart-topping 'One Hell of an Amen' — to see this works for the just-married singer from Georgia." [2]

Commercial performance

The song debuted at No. 50 on Hot Country Songs on the release of the Just as I Am album in May 2015, [3] and No. 33 on Country Digital Songs chart, selling over 10,000 copies in its first week. [4] The song entered the Country Airplay chart at No. 58 for chart dated September 19, 2015 after it was released as a single. The song has sold 172,000 copies in the US as of May 2016. [5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Shane Drake and premiered in December 2015. [6]

Chart performance

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

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

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