Ain't Worth the Whiskey

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"Ain't Worth the Whiskey"
Single by Cole Swindell
from the album Cole Swindell
Released November 3, 2014 (2014-11-03)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre Country rock
Length 3:12
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Writer(s)
  • Cole Swindell
  • Josh Martin
  • Adam Sanders
Producer(s) Michael Carter
Cole Swindell singles chronology
"Hope You Get Lonely Tonight"
(2014)		 "Ain't Worth the Whiskey"
(2014)		 "Let Me See Ya Girl"
(2015)

"Ain't Worth the Whiskey" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Cole Swindell. It was released to country radio in November 2014 as the third single from his self-titled debut album. The song was written by Swindell, Josh Martin and Adam Sanders.

"Ain't Worth the Whiskey" peaked at number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, giving Swindell his third number-one country hit overall. It also charted at numbers 3 and 43 on the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over one million units in that country. The song also charted in Canada at number 10 on the Country chart and number 62 on the Canadian Hot 100. It was also certified Gold by Music Canada, denoting sales of over 40,000 units in that country.

The accompanying music video was directed by Michael Monaco.

Critical reception

Taste of Country reviewed it positively which stated that "Ultimately, ’Ain’t Worth the Whiskey’ is a strong choice for Swindell’s third single off his self-titled debut album. It’s fun to listen to and everything we love about country music. And who doesn’t love a classic tune about moving on … with a good shot of whiskey, of course."[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Monaco and premiered in March 2015.[2]

Commercial performance

The song first entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 27 on the album release in February 2014, as well as Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at No. 2, and No. 6 on the Country Digital Songs, selling 34,000 copies for the week.[3] In anticipation of the song release as a single, the song entered the Country Airplay chart on at No. 59 for chart dated October 25, 2014. With increasing airplay, the song eventually debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 for chart dated January 17, 2015. It peaked at Country Airplay at No. 1 and on the Hot 100 at No. 43 on the chart date of April 4, 2015.[4]

The single was certified Gold by the RIAA on March, 24, 2015, making it Swindell's third consecutive single to at least reach Gold status.[5] As of June 2015, "Ain't Worth the Whiskey" has sold 688,000 copies in the United States.[6]

Chart performance

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 62
Canada Country (Billboard)[8] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 43
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12] 41
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 34
Preceded by Billboard Country Airplay
number-one single
April 4, 2015		 Succeeded by
"Homegrown"
by Zac Brown Band

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 40,000
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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  7. ↑ "Cole Swindell – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Cole Swindell.
  8. ↑ "Cole Swindell – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Cole Swindell.
  9. ↑ "Cole Swindell – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Cole Swindell. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Cole Swindell – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Cole Swindell.
  11. ↑ "Cole Swindell – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Cole Swindell.
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