"Hold My Beer" is a song recorded by Canadian country music artist Aaron Pritchett. The song was the second single off his fourth studio album Big Wheel. Pritchett co-wrote the song with Deric Ruttan and Mitch Merrett.[1] The three writers won "Songwriter(s) of the Year" at the 2007 Canadian Country Music Awards for the song.[2]
| "Hold My Beer" | ||||
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| Single by Aaron Pritchett | ||||
| from the album Big Wheel | ||||
| Released | 2006 | |||
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| Length | 4:10 | |||
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| Aaron Pritchett singles chronology | ||||
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| "Hold My Beer" on YouTube | ||||
Background and content
editPritchett and his co-writers were in a songwriting session when he uttered the phrase "hold my beer", which he stated "just popped into" his head.[3] They wrote the song as "a joke", not initially intending to record it.[4] Neither Pritchett nor his co-writers expected the song to achieve any success.[5]
The primary lyrics of the chorus are "Hold my beer, while I kiss your girlfriend. 'Cause she needs a real man / Not a boy like you".[3] Years after the song's release, Pritchett remarked that it is like a "nursery rhyme, an earworm," as "it gets stuck in your head and you never forget it".[3]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Video of the Year | Won | [6] |
| 2007 | Canadian Country Music Association | SOCAN Songwriter(s) of the Year | Won | [7] |
Commercial performance
edit"Hold My Beer" reached a peak of number nine on the Billboard Canada Country chart dated August 26, 2006, marking Pritchett's fourth top ten hit.[8] The song peaked after only six weeks on the chart, while it charted for 22 weeks in total.[8] On August 24, 2017, the song became Pritchett's first single to be certified Gold by Music Canada.[9]
Music video
editThe official music video for "Hold My Beer" was directed by Stephano Barberis, and features footage of Pritchett performing the song, in addition to showing several actors portraying a scene at a bar.[6][10]
Charts
edit| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country (Billboard)[8] | 9 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[9] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Hold My Beer - Song by Aaron Pritchett". Spotify. OPM Records. March 1, 2006. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "Emerson Drive snags three CCMA awards". CBC News. September 10, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ a b c Rubinoff, Joel (February 7, 2019). "Aaron Pritchett still asking you to hold his beer". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Bernacki, Joseph (November 22, 2019). "Aaron Pritchett on the origins of Hold My Beer, his favourite music video, and what he'll be doing when he's 90". CTV News Saskatoon. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "Hold My Beer – Aaron Pritchett Country Music Singer & Songwriter". Experience Nicola Valley. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ a b "British Columbia Country Music Association – Awards Past Winners". British Columbia Country Music Association. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (September 11, 2008). "Emerson Drive, Terri Clark Big Winners At CCMA". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Aaron Pritchett Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "Canadian single certifications – Aaron Pritchett – Hold My Beer". Music Canada. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "Hold My Beer - Aaron Pritchett" (video). YouTube. August 8, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2023.