NASHVILLE, Tenn. – This week Elle King and Miranda Lambert impacted country radio via Columbia Nashville/RCA with their infectious collaboration, “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home).” King and Lambert nab the second most-added title of the week with 35 first week stations for the “rambunctious last call singalong” (Billboard). The song hits country radio airwaves nationwide following RCA Records and Sony Music Nashville’s recent announcement of their new partnership with Elle King.
“Drunk” came roaring out of the gate and has already racked up over 55 million streams globally. The single debuted at No. 1 in early March on both Billboard’s Rock Digital Sales Chart and the Country Digital Song Sales Chart. King is the first female artist in history to have scored four radio No. 1 singles on different formats including Adult Pop Songs, Adult Alternative Songs, Alternative Songs and Country Airplay charts. The song was also recently a two-week No. 1 on SiriusXM The Highway’s Hot 30 Weekend Countdown.
“Drunk” was co-written by Elle King with Martin Johnson, who also produced the track, and was recorded in Nashville and New York pre-pandemic. This is the second time King collaborated with Lambert, having recorded together their first release “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” (along with Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes and Caylee Hammack) which became “Music Event of The Year” at the “2020 ACM Awards.” Elle also was a special guest on Miranda’s 2019 Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars tour. In addition, King’s 2016 collaboration with Dierks Bentley on “Different for Girls,” also scored a No. 1 on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck and Billboard country airplay charts, was nominated for a Grammy, and won a CMA Award for “Musical Event of the Year” the same year.
“Drunk” is the only song at country radio included in Billboard’s list of “The 50 Best Songs of 2021 So Far,” and continues to receive widespread critical praise:
“this may end up being a Top 10 pop song, country song, and rock song of 2021” – Stereogum
“a party anthem all about living your best life on the spur of the moment” – iHeart Radio
“Firebrands King and Lambert
“exhilarating new duet…when the chorus hits, it’s neon-spattered, banjo-flecked euphoria that fits perfectly with the idea of blowing off steam well into the wee hours” – Rolling Stone
“the badassery levels are off the charts…it’s a fun tribute to staying out till dawn and drinking the night away”
–Whiskey Riff
“the rocking jam is also emerging as a post-quarantine bar favorite” – CMT
“Feisty, rocking and oh-so-adorable. I never would have imagined these two together, but the result is ridiculously catchy.” – MusicRow
“an anthemic tale of love, imbibing, and taking some wrong turns” – American Songwriter
“genre-bending party banger” – ABC News Radio
“an exuberant celebration of a night out, with lyrics that allow both King and Lambert to show off their attitude”
– PopCulture