Beers Ago

"Beers Ago" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in March 2012 as the third and final single from his 2011 album Clancy's Tavern. Keith co-wrote the song with Bobby Pinson. A remixed version by DJ Jason Nevins also appears on the deluxe edition of Keith's sixteenth studio album Hope on the Rocks, released the following year. It is Keith's final Top 10 hit before his death in 2024.

"Beers Ago"
Single by Toby Keith
from the album Clancy's Tavern
Released	March 12, 2012 (2012-03-12)
Genre	Country
Length	3:28
Label	Show Dog-Universal Music
Songwriter(s)	Toby Keith Bobby Pinson
Producer(s)	Toby Keith
Toby Keith singles chronology
"Red Solo Cup" (2011) "Beers Ago" (2012) "I Like Girls That Drink Beer" (2012)

Content

The song is a reminiscence about the narrator's teenage years, saying that they still seem like yesterday "[e]ven though / That was fourteen hundred and fifty-two beers ago".^[1]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that "his rapid-fire lyrics fit like pieces to a puzzle, with smart rhymes and imaginative references that captivate."^[2] Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B+ grade, saying that "there's a vibrancy to it because of Keith's skill as a vocalist."^[3]

Chart performance

"Beers Ago" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of March 24, 2012.^[4]

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Canada Country (Billboard)[5]	5
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6]	54
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	52
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9]	47

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Conaway, Alanna (March 18, 2012). "Toby Keith, 'Beers Ago' – Lyrics Uncovered". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
2. Dukes, Billy (March 12, 2012). "Toby Keith, 'Beers Ago' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
3. Coyne, Kevin John (March 21, 2012). "Single Review: Toby Keith, "Beers Ago"". Country Universe. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
4. Morris, Edward (March 17, 2012). "Charts: Dierks Bentley's "Home," Lady A's Own the Night Own the Heights". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
5. "Toby Keith Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
6. "Toby Keith Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
7. "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
8. "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
9. "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
10. "American single certifications – Toby Keith – Beers Ago". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 9, 2013.