Beer Never Broke My Heart

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"Beer Never Broke My Heart"
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Single by Luke Combs
from the album What You See Is What You Get
ReleasedMay 8, 2019 (2019-05-08)
GenreCountry
Length3:06
LabelColumbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Scott Moffatt
Luke Combs singles chronology
"Beautiful Crazy"
(2018) 		"Beer Never Broke My Heart"
(2019) 		"Even Though I'm Leaving"
(2019)

"Beer Never Broke My Heart" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Luke Combs. It is Combs's sixth single release to country radio, and the first from his second studio album What You See Is What You Get on Columbia Records Nashville.

History and content[]

Combs wrote the song with Randy Montana and Jonathan Singleton, and Scott Moffatt was the track's producer.[1] Combs first performed the song acoustically in concert in January 2018.[2]

Taste of Country wrote of the song's lyrical theme, "He sings about everything else in life that can hurt a person, but ultimately comes to the conclusion that beer is the only safe bet!"[3] The song features a list of various things and people that have disappointed the narrator in his life, before concluding in the chorus that "long-neck, ice-cold beer never broke my heart."[2] Combs performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in May 2019, and on Saturday Night Live in February 2020.[4]

Commercial performance[]

Beer Never Broke My Heart peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart dated August 4, 2019, which made this Combs' sixth number one on the chart.[5] The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 24, 2019.[6] It has sold 321,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.[7]

Music video[]

The music video was created by TA Films and premiered on CMT and Vevo in 2019.

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21] 2× Platinum 140,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 321,000[7]

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Robert K. Oermann (May 2, 2019). "DISClaimer: Luke Combs, Brandon Ratcliff Debut Top New Tunes". MusicRow. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Joseph Hudak (May 13, 2019). "Song You Need to Know: Luke Combs, 'Beer Never Broke My Heart'". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "HERE ARE THE LYRICS TO LUKE COMBS' 'BEER NEVER BROKE MY HEART'". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Emily Zemler (May 10, 2019). "Watch Luke Combs Perform 'Beer Never Broke My Heart' on 'Fallon'". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Asker, Jim (August 6, 2019). "Luke Combs' 'Beer Never Broke My Heart' Gives Him Six Pack Of Country Airplay No. 1s". Billboard.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "American single certifications – Luke Combs – Beer Never Broke My Heart". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Bjorke, Matt (March 4, 2020). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: March 2, 2020". Rough Stock. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Luke Combs – Beer Never Broke My Heart". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  9. ^ "Luke Combs Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  10. ^ "Luke Combs Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  11. ^ "Luke Combs Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  12. ^ "Luke Combs Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  13. ^ "Luke Combs Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  14. ^ "Luke Combs Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. June 28, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  16. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  17. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  18. ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  19. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  20. ^ "Top 100 Songs of 2019". Rolling Stone. January 10, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
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