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Hole in a Bottle

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"Hole in a Bottle"
Single by Canaan Smith
from the album Bronco
ReleasedAugust 17, 2015 (2015-08-17)
Recorded2014
GenreCountry
Length2:37
LabelMercury Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Canaan Smith singles chronology
"Love You Like That"
(2014)
"Hole in a Bottle"
(2015)
"Like You That Way"
(2017)

"Hole in a Bottle" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Canaan Smith. Smith co-wrote the song with Brett Beavers and Dan Couch. It was released on August 17, 2015 as Smith's third single and the second single from a self-titled extended play released by Mercury Nashville on March 24, 2015. It was also included on Smith's debut album, Bronco, released on June 23, 2015.

Content

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The song uses various forms of "holes" to describe its narrator, who is drinking alcoholic beverages when heartbroken. An uncredited review in Taste of Country described the song as a "rowdy country-rocker that finds the singer wallowing in self-pity, much to his fans’ enjoyment."[1] Smith told the same publication that he wrote the song with the intention of having a song which his fans could sing along to in concert.[2]

Critical reception

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In a review of Smith's self-titled EP, Bill Caruthers of Country Standard Time criticized the song for its use of a drum machine instead of normal drums, but otherwise found the lyrical and vocal content favorably comparable to the work of David Lee Murphy.[3]

Chart performance

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2015–2016) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[4] 50
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[5] 23
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 30

Year-end charts

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Chart (2016) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 92

References

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  1. ^ "Canaan Smith, 'Hole in a Bottle'". Taste of Country. August 31, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Canaan Smith shares 'Hole in a Bottle' music video". Taste of Country. November 12, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Bill Caruthers. "Canaan Smith (EP) review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Canaan Smith Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Canaan Smith Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Canaan Smith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.