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"Drinkin' Problem"
Drinkin' Problem single.jpg
Single by Midland
from the album On the Rocks
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)
GenreCountry
Length3:41
LabelBig Machine
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Midland singles chronology
"Drinkin' Problem"
(2017)
"Make a Little"
(2017)

"Drinkin' Problem" is the debut song of the American country music band Midland. It was released on February 27, 2017, as the first single from their debut album On the Rocks. The band members wrote the song with Josh Osborne and Shane McAnally, both of whom produced it with Dann Huff.

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Country music

Country music

Country is a music genre originating in the Southern and Southwestern United States. First produced in the 1920s, country primarily focuses on working class Americans and blue-collar American life.

Midland (band)

Midland (band)

Midland is an American country music group formed in 2014 in Dripping Springs, Texas. The band members are Mark Wystrach, Jess Carson, and Cameron Duddy. Through Big Machine Records, the band has released two EPs, their self-titled EP and The Last Resort. They have released three studio albums, On the Rocks, Let It Roll and The Last Resort: Greetings From, which have accounted for seven charted singles on the Billboard country chart: "Drinkin' Problem", Burn Out", "Make a Little", "Mr. Lonely", "Cheatin' Songs", "Sunrise Tells the Story" and "Longneck Way to Go". Midland's musical style is known as neotraditional country.

On the Rocks (Midland album)

On the Rocks (Midland album)

On the Rocks is the debut studio album by American country music band Midland. It was released on September 22, 2017 via Big Machine Records. In 2019 it was certified Gold by RIAA for selling 500,000 units.

Josh Osborne

Josh Osborne

Josh Osborne is an American songwriter with several number-one singles to his credit.

Shane McAnally

Shane McAnally

Shane McAnally is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. Originally a solo artist for Curb Records in 1999, McAnally charted three singles on Hot Country Songs, including the No. 31 "Are Your Eyes Still Blue". McAnally left the country music business in 2000 and returned in 2006 as a songwriter, having initial success on that front with "Last Call" by Lee Ann Womack. He began working as a producer in 2013 with Kacey Musgraves' debut album Same Trailer Different Park. From the early 2010s onward, McAnally has worked almost exclusively as a songwriter and producer.

Dann Huff

Dann Huff

Dann Lee Huff is an American record producer, studio musician and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the Musician of the Year award in 2001, 2004, and 2016 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award in 2006 and 2009 at the Academy of Country Music. He is the father of American singer and songwriter Ashlyne Huff and brother of Giant and White Heart drummer David Huff.

Critical reception

Taste of Country reviewed the song with favor, saying that "The trio’s 'Drinkin’ Problem' keeps the pretty of old-school country swing but dives dark into sorrow with no shame."[1]

Commercial performance

"Drinkin' Problem" was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 16, 2017, and Platinum on January 18, 2019, and double Platinum on September 10, 2019.

Music video

The song's music video, directed by group member Cameron Duddy, was shot in Lockhart, Texas. It features the band selling moonshine.[2]

Personnel

Adapted from On the Rocks liner notes.[3]

  • Jess Carson - acoustic guitar, background vocals
  • Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
  • Cameron Duddy - bass guitar, background vocals
  • Ian Fitchuk - piano
  • Paul Franklin - steel guitar solo
  • Dann Huff - electric guitar, 12-string guitar, Hammond B-3 organ
  • Greg Morrow - drums
  • Danny Rader - acoustic guitar, mandolin, bouzouki
  • Derek Wells - electric guitar
  • Mark Wystrach - lead vocals

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Dan Dugmore

Dan Dugmore

Dan Dugmore is an American session musician known primarily for playing the pedal steel guitar

Paul Franklin (musician)

Paul Franklin (musician)

Paul V. Franklin is an American multi-instrumentalist, known mainly for his work as a steel guitarist. He began his career in the 1970s as a member of Barbara Mandrell's road band; in addition he toured with Vince Gill, Mel Tillis, Jerry Reed and Dire Straits. He has since become a prolific session musician in Nashville, playing on more than 500 albums. He has been named by the Academy of Country Music as Best Steel Guitarist on several occasions. He was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019. With thirty, Franklin is the most nominated person in CMA history and is notable for having been nominated for the Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year twenty nine times but has yet to win.

Dann Huff

Dann Huff

Dann Lee Huff is an American record producer, studio musician and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the Musician of the Year award in 2001, 2004, and 2016 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award in 2006 and 2009 at the Academy of Country Music. He is the father of American singer and songwriter Ashlyne Huff and brother of Giant and White Heart drummer David Huff.

Danny Rader

Danny Rader

Danny Rader is a musician from Panama City, Florida. Born into a musical family, he began to play drums at age 2 and branched out into bass, guitar and piano in his early teens. Later he incorporated bouzouki, mandolin, banjo, mandola, keyboards, accordion, melodica, and harmonica into his skill set.

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 98
Canada Country (Billboard)[5] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 45
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] 3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2017) Position
Canada Country (Billboard)[9] 12
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 14
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 15

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Canadian Hot 100

Canadian Hot 100

The Canadian Hot 100 is a music industry record chart in Canada for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine. The Canadian Hot 100 was launched on the issue dated March 31, 2007, and is currently the standard record chart in Canada; a new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by Billboard on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday.

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows.

Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales, radio play, and online streaming in the United States.

Country Airplay

Country Airplay

Country Airplay is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States since October 20, 2012, although the magazine also retrospectively recognizes the Hot Country Songs charts from January 20, 1990 through October 13, 2012 as part of the history of the Country Airplay listing. The chart lists the 60 most-listened-to records played on 150 mainstream country radio stations across the country as monitored by Nielsen BDS, weighted to each station's Nielsen ratings.

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Platinum 80,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[13] 3× Platinum 3,000,000double-dagger

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

Source: "Drinkin' Problem", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 16th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinkin'_Problem.

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References
  1. ^ Dukes, Billy (December 27, 2016). "ToC Critic's Pick: Midland, 'Drinkin' Problem' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ^ Konicki, Lisa (February 24, 2017). "Country's Hippest New Trio, Midland, Reveals Lawbreaking New Video for "Drinkin' Problem"". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  3. ^ On the Rocks (CD backing card). Midland. Big Machine Records. 2017. BMRML0100H.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Midland Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "Midland Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "Midland Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  7. ^ "Midland Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  8. ^ "Midland Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  9. ^ "Billboard Canada Year-End Country Airplay of 2017". Billboard. 22 December 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  10. ^ "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  11. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  12. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Midland – Drinkin' Problem". Music Canada. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  13. ^ "American single certifications – Midland – Drinkin' Problem". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

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