Peak
40
Weeks
20
Score
1,451
Chart Year
2022
The music video was released on October 27, 2021, and starred by the three artists. It features all three artists as they drive a truck loaded with boxes of beer around Nashville, and "hand out free beer to unsuspecting people", the locations including "a poolside party, a dog park, a street basketball court and Bentley's own Whiskey Row bar."[6] Live performance
Dierks Bentley is in a generous mood. He's just got paid and wants to blow off steam with a few pals at his local bar. To encourage them to swing by, Bentley tells them he's given his card to the barman and the "beers are on me." Hardy and Breland join Bentley on the song. The three trade verses about brushing off a long week with good company, while offering to pay for everybody's drinks. "I love the idea of just buying everybody a beer," said Bentley. "We all have problems that we're going through, but on a Saturday night or Thursday night or Friday night, whatever night I'm on the road, we've got no problems and that's what this song is all about." Bentley and Hardy co-penned the fun track with Ross Copperman, Luke Dick and Ashley Gorley. They started the song on a writers' retreat in Telluride over quarantine and finished it back in Nashville. After Hardy threw out the title, Bentley enthusiastically went along with the idea. He used it not only for the song but also for his first tour following the COVID-enforced break after wishing he "could buy all my fans a beer." Bentley named his 2021 concert tour Beers on Me Tour. Dierks Bentley launched his High Times & Hangovers Tour on May 11, 2021 at the Windjammer in Isle of Palms, South Carolina. When he debuted "Beers on Me" at the gig, Bentley jumped from the stage, climbed the safety barrier and handed out beers to fans in the front few rows. Bentley's five-stop High Times & Hangovers Tour was the warm-up to his much longer Beers On Me Tour. The lighthearted, feel-good video follows Bentley, Hardy and Breland as they hand out free beer to folks in Nashville. Traveling around in a truck, they dish out the booze to unsuspecting locals in various locations, including a dog park, street basketball court, and the honky tonks. The original plan was for Breland to rap a pre-written verse, but when he came in the studio the country-rapper asked Bentley if he could re-write it a little bit. "We played the track over and over again and he just started pulling things out of the air, laughing to himself, messing with his hair and we're like, 'What is he doing?' and writing stuff on his phone," Bentley recalled to The Boot. "It was just like watching a mad scientist, and 25 minutes later, he's like, 'Can I play you what I wrote?' and he plays his verse." Bentley admitted nobody initially had a clue what Breland was rapping about, but they agreed he painted a beautiful picture. "We knew it was great," he said. "'I like my drinks like my roof on the house,' that line, what does that mean? We're like, 'Oh my gosh, he likes free drinks like his roof on the house.' And 'buckets for a Lincoln,' I had to figure out. Was that like a Lincoln town car? What's he talking about? Oh, buckets of beer for $5. He really, as all great songwriters do, [uses] a lot of metaphors, analogies to create a bigger picture than just the one line can do on its own." Originally, Bentley planned on "Beers On Me" being a duet between him and Hardy. While he was in the studio working on the third verse, Bentley took a break and read an article in the newspaper about a guy named Breland. "It just hit me maybe I should invite this guy in to sing the third verse," he said. "So I got his number and called him, and he came in the next day." When performing the song at his solo shows, Bentley attempted Breland's high notes in the third verse, but had to admit defeat. "I tried to do the Breland thing for a while and just totally stopped. It was so bad. I used to try it, and it was just embarrassing," the singer told Taste of Country. "So now no one sings the Breland verse."
Everybody's got a problem, so do I But we ain't gonna solve 'em on a Saturday night I just put a paycheck in the bank And I ain't hit the town in a minute to drink You had one of them, one of those weeks Stuck on repeat, I'll save you a seat Come on down, swing on by Bring whatever's been on your mind Locals on tap and bottles on ice Livin' on feel-good standard time My card's on the bar, you got nowhere to be If you don't come through, buddy, that's on you 'Cause the beer's on me Yeah, the beer's on me Ain't that right, Hardy? Yeah, I'ma get a round or two for all I want Just bustin' your back while you're cussin' the sun And if your girl don't love you no more Well, here's a tall-boy to cry in and it's been paid for And if you're short on cash, say cheers But don't sweat it, leave the sweatin' to the beer And come on down, swing on by Bring whatever's been on your mind Locals on tap and bottles on ice Livin' on feel-good standard time My card's on the bar, you got nowhere to be If you don't come through, buddy, that's on you 'Cause the beer's on me Yeah, the beer's on me Oh, oh Oh (drink it down) I like my drinks like my roof, on the house We turnin' up, got double cups, the sun's goin' down With lagers, I'm a boxer, yeah, I need 'bout twelve rounds And I could be your sponsor if you like how that sounds Tell me what you're drinkin', buckets for a Lincoln I could cover you and me and everyone you're bringin' Come on down, swing on by Bring whatever's been on your mind Locals on tap and bottles on ice Livin' on feel-good standard time My card's on the bar, you've got nowhere to be If you don't come through, buddy, that's on you 'Cause the beer's on me (yeah) Yeah, the beer's on me, the beer's on me Gonna save you a seat (oh-oh-oh-oh) 'Cause the beer's on me Come get a Bud heavy, Busch Light Kill a cold Miller, Blue Moon, Red Stripe Naturday, it don't matter to me 'Cause don't nothing taste better than free Yeah, the beer's on me
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 8, 2022 | 96 | 30 |
| 2 | Jan 15, 2022 | 72 | 54 |
| 3 | Jan 22, 2022 | 99 | 27 |
| 4 | Jan 29, 2022 | 68 | 58 |
| 5 | Feb 5, 2022 | 67 | 59 |
| 6 | Feb 12, 2022 | 63 | 63 |
| 7 | Feb 19, 2022 | 58 | 68 |
| 8 | Feb 26, 2022 | 58 | 68 |
| 9 | Mar 5, 2022 | 52 | 74 |
| 10 | Mar 12, 2022 | 42 | 84 |
| 11 | Mar 19, 2022 | 40 | 86 |
| 12 | Mar 26, 2022 | 42 | 84 |
| 13 | Apr 2, 2022 | 45 | 81 |
| 14 | Apr 9, 2022 | 43 | 83 |
| 15 | Apr 16, 2022 | 44 | 82 |
| 16 | Apr 23, 2022 | 41 | 85 |
| 17 | Apr 30, 2022 | 45 | 81 |
| 18 | May 7, 2022 | 52 | 74 |
| 19 | May 14, 2022 | 71 | 55 |
| 20 | May 21, 2022 | 92 | 34 |