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"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"
Single by Chris Brown
from the album Royalty
Released	June 26, 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	Psychedelic R&B
Length	3:47
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Chris Brown Antonio Stith Jordan Evans Matthew Samuels Omega Shelton
Producer(s)	Tone Stith The Aquarius
Chris Brown singles chronology
"All Eyes on You" (2015) "Liquor" (2015) "Body on Me" (2015)
Music video
"Liquor" on YouTube

Background and composition

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]

Music video

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]

Synopsis

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]

Chart performance

The song saw moderate success, peaking at number 60 on US Billboard Hot 100 and spending a total of 17 weeks on the chart.

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17]	Platinum	1,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

• Music video on YouTube
• Audio on YouTube

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