You Look Like I Need a Drink

"You Look Like I Need a Drink" is a song written by Rodney Clawson, Matt Dragstrem and Natalie Hemby^[2] and recorded by American country music artist Justin Moore. It was released in November 2015 as the first single from Moore's 2016 album Kinda Don't Care.^[3] The single topped the Country Airplay and Canada Country charts, and peaked at number 12 on the Hot Country Songs chart.

"You Look Like I Need a Drink"
Single by Justin Moore
from the album Kinda Don't Care
Released	November 17, 2015 (2015-11-17)
Recorded	2015
Genre	Country
Length	3:09
Label	Valory Music Group[1]
Songwriter(s)	Rodney Clawson Matt Dragstrem Natalie Hemby[2]
Producer(s)	Julian Raymond Jeremy Stover
Justin Moore singles chronology
"This Kind of Town" (2014) "You Look Like I Need a Drink" (2015) "Somebody Else Will" (2016)

Content

The song is a country rock influenced song in which the narrator drinks alcohol to face an impending breakup.^[4]

Commercial performance

The song debuted at No. 41 on Country Airplay after its premiere on iHeartMedia stations on October 30, 2015 before its official add date of November 17.^[5] It also debuted at No. 34 on Hot Country Songs and No. 14 on Country Digital Songs, with 20,000 copies sold in its first week.^[6] The song has sold 165,000 copies in the US as of August 2016.^[7] For the week of October 8, 2016, it became Moore's fifth number one country single before disappearing from the Country Airplay chart entirely the following week, making it the first song in that chart's history to fall off the chart from number one.

Music video

The music video was directed by Shane Drake and premiered in February 2016.^[8]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015–2016) Peak position Canada Country (Billboard)[9] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[10] 79 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] 1 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 12

Year end charts Chart (2016) Position US Country Airplay (Billboard)[13] 3 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 35

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15]	Gold	165,000[7]

References

1. "You Look Like I Need a Drink". RIAA. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
2. "Hear Justin Moore's New Single, 'You Look Like I Need a Drink'". The Boot. November 2015.
3. Shelburne, Craig (June 16, 2016). "Justin Moore Announces Track Listing For 'Kinda Don't Care'". MusicRow. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
4. "Hear Justin Moore Prepare to Get Dumped in New Single". Rolling Stone. 30 October 2015.
5. "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. November 2, 2015. p. 6.
6. Bjorke, Matt (November 7, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: November 9, 2015". RoughStock.
7. Bjorke, Matt (August 23, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: August 23, 2016". Roughstock.
8. "CMT : Videos : Justin Moore : You Look Like I Need a Drink". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
9. "Justin Moore Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
10. "Justin Moore Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
11. "Justin Moore Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
12. "Justin Moore Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
13. "Country Airplay: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
14. "Hot Country Songs: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
15. "American single certifications – Justin Moore – You Look Like I Need a Drink". Recording Industry Association of America.