"Smokin' and Drinkin'" is a song recorded as a duet by American country music artist Miranda Lambert and American country music group Little Big Town. It was released to radio on June 22, 2015 as the fourth and final single from Lambert's fifth studio album Platinum (2014).[1] The song was written by Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally and Luke Laird.

"Smokin' and Drinkin'"
Single by Miranda Lambert featuring Little Big Town
from the album Platinum
ReleasedJune 22, 2015
Recorded2013–14
GenreCountry
Length
  • 3:51 (radio edit)
  • 5:30 (album version)
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Miranda Lambert singles chronology
"Little Red Wagon"
(2015)
"Smokin' and Drinkin'"
(2015)
"Vice"
(2016)
Little Big Town singles chronology
"Girl Crush"
(2014)
"Smokin' and Drinkin'"
(2015)
"Pain Killer"
(2015)

Commercial performance

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"Smokin' and Drinkin'" debuted at number 55 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week ending July 4, 2015.[2] It also debuted at number 38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 22, 2014, before it was released as a single. It reached a peak of number 33 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, becoming her lowest-peaking single release since 2009's "Dead Flowers" also failed to reach the top 20. The song has sold 132,000 copies in the US as of September 2015.[3]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Paul Miller and it featured Lambert, Westbrook, Fairchild, Sweet and Schlapman performing the song at the 2014 CMA Awards.

Charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[4] 46
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 32
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[6] 33

References

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  1. ^ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country". Radio & Records. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Trust, Gary (22 June 2015). "Chart Highlights: Andy Grammer Gets 'Good' Marks Atop Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (September 14, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: September 14, 2015". Roughstock. Sale figure given here
  4. ^ "Miranda Lambert Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  5. ^ "Miranda Lambert Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  6. ^ "Miranda Lambert Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2015.