Whiskey Glasses

"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.

"Whiskey Glasses"
Single by Morgan Wallen
from the album If I Know Me
ReleasedJuly 30, 2018 (2018-07-30)
GenreCountry
Length3:54
LabelBig 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

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 was premiered on October 2018.[7] In it, Wallen exhibited as someone who was trying to mend his broken heart through drinking after his girlfriend dumped him, before eventually went to a bar with his friends (including Hardy) and performed a live version of the song.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14]100
US Billboard Hot 100[15]52
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[16]1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[17]1
US Rolling Stone Top 100[18]39

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010–2019)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[19]24

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[20]Diamond800,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[21]Silver200,000
United States (RIAA)[5]9× Platinum9,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References