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." The song features a guitar riff which was described as owing "as much to hard rock as country" by Rolling Stone reporter Robert Crawford.

Commercial performance

"Beer Never Broke My Heart" peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart dated August 10, 2019, becoming Combs' sixth consecutive number one on the chart. The song was certified 6x Platinum by the RIAA on August 25, 2023. It has sold 321,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine, writing for AllMusic, described the song as "a clever drinking anthem that summarizes the bold undercurrents of The Prequel EP quite well." Rolling Stone reporter Robert Crawford described the song as "a country hit for the digital streaming generation, with just enough genre-crossing charm to rope in the city slickers", and the outlet ranked it #188 on its ranking of the 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time on May 24, 2024.

Music video

The music video was created by TA Films and premiered on CMT and Vevo in 2019. In the video, Combs performs in a small dive bar, similar to gigs he played early in his career. The video also depicts a high school football game between RS Central and East Rutherford, portrayed as a college football game, filmed at RS Central High in Rutherford County, North Carolina.

A 360-degree video was filmed for the song in Tacoma, Washington, and was released in December 2019.

Live performances and other versions

Combs performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in May 2019, the 2019 CMA Awards in November 2019, and on Saturday Night Live in February 2020.

Charts

Certifications

References

1. What You See Is What You Get (Luke Combs album)
2. Luke Combs
3. The Prequel (EP)
4. Morgan Wallen
5. Luke Combs World Tour
6. Luke Combs discography
7. Jonathan Singleton
8. Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2019
9. List of Billboard number-one country songs of 2019
10. Jameson Rodgers
11. The Kind of Love We Make
12. Beautiful Crazy
13. Cold Beer Calling My Name
14. Saturday Night Live season 45
15. KFC Yum! Center
16. The Voice (American TV series) season 20
17. The Voice (American TV series) season 22
18. List of events held at Rogers Place
19. Even Though I'm Leaving
20. C2C: Country to Country