Let Me Drink
| "Let Me Drink" | ||||
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| Single by Guy Sebastian featuring The HamilTones and Wale | ||||
| from the album T.R.U.T.H. | ||||
| Released | 15 November 2019[1] | |||
| Length | 4:13 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
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| Producer(s) | M-Phazes | |||
| Guy Sebastian singles chronology | ||||
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| Wale singles chronology | ||||
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"Let Me Drink" is a song by Australian singer Guy Sebastian featuring The HamilTones and Wale. It was released on 15 November 2019 as the third single from his ninth studio album T.R.U.T.H..[2]
The song was nominated for Most Performed Pop Work at the APRA Music Awards of 2021[3]
Background[edit]
Sebastian admits that The HamilTones remind him of growing up and his involvement in church music. Sebastian wrote "Let Me Drink" on the night before The HamilTones were scheduled to join Sebastian in the studio to record some backing vocals for his upcoming album. Sebastian recalls thinking "I'm crazy if I don't write something that's super-catered to them... I reckon it probably took 15 minutes to write. I started singing that 'Come on let me drink' melody, I could immediately hear the background vocals and I just knew it had to be a call-and-response thing. And then I sat down and nutted out a standard blues chord progression. With me, I write really quickly if I’m led by something."[2]
On 3AW radio, Sebastian told Denis Walter the song is "very lighthearted". He told Walter "I needed something a little bit light, and something that wasn't so emotional because 'Choir' is about losing a friend of mine, and 'Before I Go' was quite an emo sort of song as well."[4]
Music video[edit]
The music video for "Let Me Drink" was directed by James Chappell and released on 2 December 2019.[5]
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA Digital Track Chart)[6] | 30 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Let Me Drink (feat. The HamilTones & Wale) – Single by Guy Sebastian". Apple Music. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Guy Sebastian Releases "Let Me Drink" Featuring The Hamiltones and Wale". Sony Music Australia. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Nominees announced for the 2021 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Why overseas success means so much to Guy Sebastian". 3AW. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Guy Sebastian – Let Me Drink (Official) ft. The HamilTones, Wale". 2 December 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020 – via YouTube.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Digital Tracks" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
