Whiskey Glasses

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"Whiskey Glasses"
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Single by Morgan Wallen
from the album If I Know Me
ReleasedJuly 30, 2018 (2018-07-30)
Genre Country
Length3:54
Label Big Loud
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Joey Moi
Morgan Wallen singles chronology
"Up Down"
(2017)		"Whiskey Glasses"
(2018)		"Chasin' You"
(2019)
Music video
"Whiskey Glasses" on YouTube

"Whiskey Glasses" is a song written by Ben Burgess and Kevin Kadish, and recorded by American country music singer Morgan Wallen. It was first included on his 2016 EP The Way I Talk , [2] and was released as the third single from his 2018 studio album, If I Know Me .

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Background

The song was written by Kevin Kadish and Ben Burgess in 2015. Burgess had an idea about writing a song about whiskey glasses in a song-writing session with Kadish. He liked the idea, and came up with the line "I'mma need some whiskey glasses, 'cause I don't wanna see the truth". They decided that the theme should be about someone who turned to drink because of a bad break-up. Burgess then remembered his father who used to say after he had too much to drink: "Poor Pappy ... oh, pour your Pappy a drink", which became the start of the song as "Poor me, pour me another drink". [3]

The song was pitched to Wallen who then recorded the song with producer Joey Moi. It was first released in the summer of 2018, but only became a hit in 2019. [3]

Commercial performance

"Whiskey Glasses" reached No. 1 on Billboard Country Airplay chart dated June 8, 2019, after topping the Hot Country Songs chart. [4] The song was certified 9× Platinum by the RIAA on November 3, 2023. [5] It has sold 391,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020. [6]

Music video

The music video for "Whiskey Glasses" was directed by Justin Clough and premiered in October 2018. [7] In it, Wallen is exhibited as someone who was trying to mend his broken heart through drinking after his girlfriend dumped him, before eventually going to a bar with his friends (including Hardy) and performed a live version of the song.

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [20] Diamond800,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [21] Platinum30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [5] 9× Platinum9,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Lorie Hollabaugh (April 11, 2018). "Morgan Wallen Releases Track Listing For 'If I Know Me'". Music Row. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Way I Talk - EP by Morgan Wallen on Apple Music". Apple Music . July 29, 2016. Archived from the original on March 29, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Yahr, Emily (November 13, 2019). "How Morgan Wallen's 'Whiskey Glasses' became one of the year's most unexpected hits". Washington Post.
  4. ↑ Asker, Jim (June 4, 2019). "Morgan Wallen's 'Whiskey Glasses' Tops Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs Charts". Billboard.
  5. 1 2 "American single certifications – Morgan Wallen – Whiskey Glasses". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (March 4, 2020). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: March 2, 2020". Rough Stock. Archived from the original on April 4, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ Christina Vinson; Liv Stecker (October 5, 2018). "Watch Morgan Wallen's 'Whiskey Glasses' and More New Country Music Videos". The Boot. Retrieved March 12, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Top 100 Songs, June 26, 2020 - July 2, 2020". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Top 100 Songs of 2019". Rolling Stone . January 10, 2020. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Decade-End Charts: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Morgan Wallen – Whiskey Glasses". Music Canada . Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  21. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Morgan Wallen – Whiskey Glasses". Radioscope. Retrieved January 2, 2025.Type Whiskey Glasses in the "Search:" field.
  22. ↑ "British single certifications – Morgan Wallen – Whiskey Glasses". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved June 25, 2024.
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