Beer Never Broke My Heart


"Beer Never Broke My Heart" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Luke Combs. It is Combs's sixth single release to country radio, and the first from his second studio album What You See Is What You Get on Columbia Records Nashville.

History and content

Combs wrote the song with Randy Montana and Jonathan Singleton, and Scott Moffatt was the track's producer. Combs first performed the song acoustically in concert in January 2018.
Taste of Country wrote of the song's lyrical theme, "He sings about everything else in life that can hurt a person, but ultimately comes to the conclusion that beer is the only safe bet!" The song features a list of various things and people that have disappointed the narrator in his life, before concluding in the chorus that "long-neck, ice-cold beer never broke my heart." Combs performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in May 2019, and on Saturday Night Live in February 2020.

Commercial performance

Beer Never Broke My Heart peaked at No. 1 on Billboards Country Airplay chart dated August 4, 2019, which made this Combs' sixth number one on the chart. The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 24, 2019. It has sold 321,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.

Music video

The music video was created by TA Films and premiered on CMT and Vevo in 2019.

Charts

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