11 Beers

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"11 Beers"
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Single by The Reklaws with Jake Owen
Released March 11, 2022 (2022-03-11)
Genre Country
Length 3:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Todd Clark
The Reklaws singles chronology
"Somewhere to Drink"
(2021)		 "11 Beers"
(2022)
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Music video
"11 Beers" on YouTube

"11 Beers" is a song by Canadian country duo The Reklaws with American country artist Jake Owen. The track was written by Hardy, Ashley Gorley, Hunter Phelps, and Benjamin Johnson, and produced by Todd Clark.[1]

Background

The Reklaws first met Jake Owen at the Boots and Hearts Music Festival in 2016, when Owen was a headlining act set to be introduced by the then-upcoming Reklaws.[2] They initially watched Owen drive up backstage with the Volkswagen bus from the cover of his album American Love, before he introduced himself to the sibling duo. Stuart Walker of the Reklaws stated that Owen's authenticity off the stage along with the "vibes" from his performance were inspiration for how he wanted the Reklaws to build their image as country artists.[3] Years later, the two artists were looking to record a song together and sent demos to each other back and forth for approximately eight months.[4] Owen sent "11 Beers" to the Reklaws, and Stuart Walker stated he initially was scared of the title as the duo has already recorded several drinking songs, including their hit "Can't Help Myself".[2] They were nonetheless intrigued as the song was written by several well-known Nashville writers including Hardy, a fellow country artist who sang the vocals for the demo of the song.[2] They were instant fans of the track upon listening to it and recognizing its theme of reminiscing about a summer love between two people.[3] Jenna Walker of the Reklaws described the song as the "first of many to come" in the "next level" of the duo's music,[2] adding that the duo knows their fans "are going to relate to this track because we’ve all lived through losing something before we felt it was finished".[5]

Critical reception

Chris Parton of Sounds Like Nashville compared the song to "a buzz worth chasing again and again", adding that it "has a golden mix of romantic perfection and what-if desire, and a refreshing groove that goes down easy.[6] Nanci Dagg of Canadian Beats Media described the song as an "'80s inspired pop medley that is also a hopeful love song and will surely turn into country's next party anthem where one can't help but dance along", adding that it "transports listeners back to the dreamy elation after a great first date and then watching it disappear right before your eyes before the last drink".[5] Bill King of FYI Music News said that "11 Beers" is "slated to become yet another massive hit" for the Reklaws.[7] The Country Note called the song "an anthem full of potential".[8]

Charts

Chart performance for "11 Beers"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 56
Canada Country (Billboard)[10] 1

References

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  9. ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=793 "Jake Owen – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Jake Owen.
  10. ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J&f%5B1%5D=itm_field_chart_id%3A1240&f%5B2%5D=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Template:BillboardEncode/J "Jake Owen – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Jake Owen.
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