Cold Beer with Your Name on It

"Cold Beer with Your Name on It"
Single by Josh Thompson
from the album Turn It Up
Released	August 12, 2013
Format	Music download
Genre	Country
Length	3:21
Label	Show Dog-Universal Music
Writer(s)	Brent Anderson Clint Daniels
Producer(s)	Mark Wright Cliff Audretch, III
Josh Thompson singles chronology
"Comin' Around" (2011) "Cold Beer with Your Name on It" (2013) "Wanted Me Gone" (2014)

"Cold Beer with Your Name on It" is a song recorded by American country music artist Josh Thompson. It was released on August 12, 2013.^[1][2] It is the first single from his second studio album, his first for Show Dog-Universal Music.^[3][4] The song was written by Brent Anderson and Clint Daniels.^[5]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, calling it "vivid, but familiar." Dukes wrote that it "isn’t as unique as some songs on the radio or from his catalog" but felt that it "stays true to his brand while opening the door for a few more to join the party."^[6]

Music video

The music video was directed by Chris Hicky and premiered in March 2014.^[7]

Chart performance

"Cold Beer with Your Name on It" debuted at number 52 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of August 31, 2013,^[8] and at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of August 10, 2013. It also debuted at number 88 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of August 10, 2013, becoming his first chart entry there.

Chart (2013–14)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9]	88
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10]	27
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11]	32

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12]	96

References

1. Wyland, Sarah (July 26, 2013). "Josh Thompson to Release “Cold Beer With Your Name On It”". Great American Country. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
2. "Thompson serves up "Cold Beer"". Country Standard Time. July 25, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
3. Conaway, Alanna (October 25, 2013). "Josh Thompson Talks Current Single “Cold Beer With Your Name on It”". Country Weekly. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
4. Dauphin, Chuck (November 5, 2013). "Josh Thompson Cracks 'Cold Beer' Ahead of Second Album". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
5. "Cold Beer With Your Name On It – Josh Thompson". AllMusic. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
6. Dukes, Billy (July 17, 2013). "Josh Thompson, ‘Cold Beer With Your Name on It’ – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
7. "Thompson releases video". Country Standard Time. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
8. Morris, Edward (August 24, 2013). "Luke Bryan Explodes at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
9. "Josh Thompson – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Josh Thompson.
10. "Josh Thompson – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Josh Thompson.
11. "Josh Thompson – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Josh Thompson.
12. "Billboard Country Update for December 15, 2014" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 15, 2014. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2014.