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"Drinkin' Me Lonely" is the debut single by American country music artist Chris Young. It was released following his winning season 4 of Nashville Star. Young wrote the song with Larry Wayne Clark.

"Drinkin' Me Lonely"
Single by Chris Young
from the album Chris Young
Released	July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17)
Recorded	2006
Genre	Country
Length	3:19
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Chris Young Larry Wayne Clark
Producer(s)	Buddy Cannon
Chris Young singles chronology
"Drinkin' Me Lonely" (2006) "You're Gonna Love Me" (2007)

Content

The song is a ballad about drinking alcohol at a bar to cope with the heartache of losing a girlfriend/wife.

Critical reception

In his review of the album, Thom Jurek of Allmusic gave the song a positive review, saying that "By the time "Drinkin' Me Lonely'" comes up on the player, the album is in full swing. It's a song Merle Haggard would have been proud to write."[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Warren P. Sonada and premiered in 2006.[2]

Chart performance

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	42

References

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