A Bar Song (Tipsy)
"A Bar Song " is a song by American musician Shaboozey. It was released April 12, 2024, as the fourth single from his third album Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going. The song tied "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X as the longest-running number-one song of all time on the Billboard Hot 100 with 19 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the chart, and the longest by a solo artist. Outside of the United States, "A Bar Song " topped the charts in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
"A Bar Song " was nominated for Song of the Year, Best Country Song, and Best Country Solo Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, with Shaboozey also being nominated for Best New Artist.
Release and composition
Shaboozey released "A Bar Song " on April 12, 2024. The song interpolates the clean version of J-Kwon's 2004 single "Tipsy". The song is about a narrator who is frustrated from hard work at his job, and takes out his frustrations by drinking alcohol at a bar and having fun. The song is in the key of F minor and is in common time, with a tempo of 81 beats per minute. The chord progression includes Fm–A–D–E.There were also remixes released, from Swedish DJ Alesso and French DJ David Guetta.
Critical reception
The song received critical acclaim. Chris Molanphy of Slate wrote that "A Bar Song" "fuses the kid-friendly counting lyrics from J-Kwon's original rap hit... with more adult concerns that reflect our current national malaise" and "is at once digitally savvy, culturally old-school, and as American as a trucker hat". Ashley Pointer of NPR described the song as having an "infectious hook encapsulating a rowdy energy made for celebrations and singalongs".NPR included it in its list of 124 Best Songs of 2024.
Commercial performance
"A Bar Song " charted at number one on Billboards Hot Country Songs. As it succeeded Beyoncé's "Texas Hold 'Em" at the top, this was the first time in history that two black artists held the number-one position there in consecutive weeks. This song made Shaboozey the first male black artist to chart at number one on Billboards Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts at the same time; Beyoncé had previously become the first black artist to do so with "Texas Hold 'Em". The song also made Shaboozey the first male black artist to chart at number one on Billboards Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts at the same time. In addition, it spent seven weeks at number one on the latter chart, surpassing the record for the longest-running number one debut single previously set by Carrie Underwood's "Jesus, Take the Wheel", which spent six weeks at the top in January–February 2006. The song spent 25 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Canadian Hot 100, breaking the record for the longest-running number-one hit ever on the chart set by "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus in 2019. On the Billboard Hot 100, it became the longest-running number one song in the chart's history, tying the record set five years earlier by "Old Town Road". It was named the top single of 2024 by RIAA.Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart | Position |
| Australia | 9 |
| Austria | 40 |
| Belarus Airplay | 105 |
| Belgium | 28 |
| Belgium | 120 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Canada AC | 12 |
| Canada CHR/Top 40 | 47 |
| Canada Country | 90 |
| Canada Hot AC | 9 |
| CIS Airplay | 33 |
| Estonia Airplay | 30 |
| Germany | 35 |
| Global 200 | 15 |
| Lithuania Airplay | 59 |
| New Zealand | 14 |
| Russia Airplay | 109 |
| Sweden | 28 |
| UK Singles | 27 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| US Adult Contemporary | 7 |
| US Adult Pop Airplay | 7 |
| US Country Airplay | 15 |
| US Hot Country Songs | 1 |
| US Pop Airplay | 14 |