"Liquor" is a song by American recording artist Chris Brown from his seventh studio album Royalty. It was released as the lead single on June 26, 2015, by RCA Records.[1]
"Liquor" | ||||
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Single by Chris Brown | ||||
from the album Royalty | ||||
Released | June 26, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Genre | Psychedelic R&B | |||
Length | 3:47 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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"Liquor" on YouTube | ||||
On June 25, 2015, Billboard revealed that Brown's new album will be released in the fall of that year.[2] In the same interview with Billboard, Brown stated that "Liquor" will be included in the album's track list.[2] The song was premiered on June 25[2] and was released for digital download the next day.[1]
"Liquor" was written by Chris Brown, Tone Stith, Jordan Evans, Matthew Samuels and Omega Shelton, and was produced by Tone Stith and The Aquarius.[3][4]
On August 7, 2015, a few images from the music video shoot were released online.[5][6] On August 27, 2015 Brown uploaded a teaser for "Liquor" on his Instagram.[7] The music video premiered on September 22, 2015, along with "Zero" as one video.[8]
The music video for "Liquor/Zero" was directed by Brown.[9] The “Liquor” part of the video begins with Brown at the bar alone drowning his sorrows, before accepting a drink from a female, that had put a drug in his glass. Brown after drinking that drink starts to feel confused. After that, the girl and Brown take a taxi that takes them to the girl's house, but Brown is under the effect of the drug and sees everything in a psychedelic way. After the night spent with the woman, the "Liquor" part ends with Brown that takes a taxi that takes him to his home.[10]
The song saw moderate success, peaking at number 60 on US Billboard Hot 100 and spending a total of 17 weeks on the chart.
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 82 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[12] | 19 |
US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 60 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] | 14 |
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[15] | 3 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[16] | 22 |
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United States (RIAA)[17] | Platinum | 1,000,000![]() |
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