Jon Pardi - "When I've Been Drinkin'"

[rsmatto]

Jon Pardi
When I've Been Drinkin'
Capitol Nashville
Add Date: 9/22
Source: Play MPe


Interesting choice. Wonder if radio will play it any more than "What I Can't Put Down." Was one of my favorites from the album though so hopefully they will.

[sabre14]

I really don't want to sound sour since I love Jon's album, and I really enjoy this song, but why is Capitol choosing this? On the bright side, I'm thrilled they decided to get back on the horse so quickly after "What I Can't Put Down" fell off. But to me the best chance at a hit is "Trash A Hotel Room" or even "Empty Beer Cans". The one I was praying for was "That Man" which would have been a boom or bust pick. But the fall and winter months approaching, I thought there was a reasonable shot at that being released, even with "What I Can't Put Down" faltering.

I have no clue how this will perform at radio. If "What I Can't Put Down" couldn't crack the top 30, and "Up All Night" and "Missin' You Crazy" took forever and a day to achieve their peaks, I'm not optimistic about this song's chances.

[dm2081]

This is pretty good, has a different kind of feel to it, but I don't see this getting into high rotation. Maybe if this were the lead single, but not the 4th and following a relative flop. The song sounds similar to Puddle of Mudd's "She Hates Me" (www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYE4CVhVkhw - for those who aren't familiar). This is my favorite of Jon's singles so far.

[Deleted]

Man, should they even bother with a 4th single? I like Jon a lot but i feel like a 4th single will flop for him, especially this one(not that some of his others didn't unfortuneatly flop) I mean a song that uses alcohol for regret instead of boom boom fun time? Idk this is one i was expecting NOT to go to radio(next to That Man and Write You A Song) oh well i hope this does well for him this will definently be a long uphill battle though

[rsmatto]

Capital doesn't see this as a 4th single though. They see it as the third single. "What I Can't Put Down" did well enough. I don't see why they wouldn't try this.

"Missin' You Crazy" was a single, that's true, but it's not like many remember it as a single when it struggled (though it did better than "What I Can't Put Down").

[kw9461]

I absolutely love Jon's album, but when I saw this thread I actually thought it must be for a new lead single - that's how unmemorable this one was. It's far from a bad song, but it was my least favorite on the whole album and just a stunningly bad single choice. The quirky production and lack of a melody make it anything but radio fodder, and it's an even more confusing choice given the strength of the remaining songs on the album. I knew there were a few that were probably too neo-trad for a radio push, but Empty Beer Cans, Trash A Hotel Room, or even Chasin' Those Better Days would have done just fine. And if they wanted something with less tempo - That Man is probably the best song on the whole darn record. I'm just so frustrated by this choice, I'd be surprised if it even made the top 40.

[Deleted]

I wasn't expecting a fourth single out of this album.. I really wanted to see "That Man" released one of my favourite album tracks of the last couple years.
I'm not sure how this song will do, I do enjoy it, I enjoyed the whole album and when I saw him live he was great.

[Spacey_Kacey]

I've said it before, but I really don't understand how "Write You A Song" isn't perfect for radio. It may stand out a little, but it is so perfect and catchy in every way.
I suppose "That Man" would be acceptable though I'm not a fan. "Trash a Hotel Room" would probably be 2nd best. Not a huge fan of that either. WYAS and MYC were the only two I loved when the album came out. WICPD grew on me enormously like I figured it would. Hopefully this does the same.

[zjames]

I actually like this a decent amount. Granted, I haven't listened to Write You A Song so I can't say if this is the right pick or not. I really enjoy the instrumentation; it feels like something Eric Church would record.

I don't think this has any chance of doing much. It might scrape the Top 40, but that's the best it can do in my opinion.

[ethanhunt]

This sounds eerily similar to “Somebody that IUsed to Know" musically.

I love this song thothough it's fun.

[.indulgecountry]

I want to like this guy because he's a bit more on the neo-traditional side of things (which is more my taste), but I just can't seem to get into his voice. His debut single is the only one of his releases thus far that I've been able to really enjoy. He's just way too nasally for me and it just doesn't sound good to my ears. That style of voice works for me usually, but his is on the verge of off-putting.

[sabre14]

With the much needed house cleaning underway, Jon finally breaks free of the 50's and lands at #48 this week on MB.

[zaclord 🌈]

I was never a big fan of any of his previous singles (they were just okay), but for some reason I'm really liking this one. Hopefully this will do decently for him considering its a 4th single after a somewhat under performing "What I Can't Put Down"

[countryqueen]

Sept 16, 2014 20:52:53 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

I want to like this guy because he's a bit more on the neo-traditional side of things (which is more my taste), but I just can't seem to get into his voice. His debut single is the only one of his releases thus far that I've been able to really enjoy. He's just way too nasally for me and it just doesn't sound good to my ears. That style of voice works for me usually, but his is on the verge of off-putting.

I agree...personally I think its more of him trying to fake a southern accent (he's from Northern California) than anything. I saw him perform a couple of months ago and really loved his songs (well written, neo-traditional stuff) but his voice is just so fake sounding to me that I can't get behind him as a fan.

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Nov 3, 2014 19:14:49 GMT -5 countryqueen said:

Sept 16, 2014 20:52:53 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

I want to like this guy because he's a bit more on the neo-traditional side of things (which is more my taste), but I just can't seem to get into his voice. His debut single is the only one of his releases thus far that I've been able to really enjoy. He's just way too nasally for me and it just doesn't sound good to my ears. That style of voice works for me usually, but his is on the verge of off-putting.

I agree...personally I think its more of him trying to fake a southern accent (he's from Northern California) than anything. I saw him perform a couple of months ago and really loved his songs (well written, neo-traditional stuff) but his voice is just so fake sounding to me that I can't get behind him as a fan.

See, I don't think it should matter where Jon is from. I've lived in one of the biggest cities in the country (Phoenix) for the last 2 years and there are a lot of people here that like the country lifestyle and have somewhat of an accent. I've been to California numerous times since I've lived here as well and there are a lot of rural areas in the central and northern part of the state. It might not be "the south" but there are a lot of 'country folks' (for lack of a better description) in CA, and when I listen to Jon's normal speaking voice (as well as his singing voice), I don't hear anything that sounds fake. I can understand someone just not enjoying his voice, but I don't think it sounds like he's trying to fake an accent at all. That's his natural voice.

[sabre14]

Nov 3, 2014 19:24:20 GMT -5 jhomes87 said:

Nov 3, 2014 19:14:49 GMT -5 countryqueen said:

I agree...personally I think its more of him trying to fake a southern accent (he's from Northern California) than anything. I saw him perform a couple of months ago and really loved his songs (well written, neo-traditional stuff) but his voice is just so fake sounding to me that I can't get behind him as a fan.

See, I don't think it should matter where Jon is from. I've lived in one of the biggest cities in the country (Phoenix) for the last 2 years and there are a lot of people here that like the country lifestyle and have somewhat of an accent. I've been to California numerous times since I've lived here as well and there are a lot of rural areas in the central and northern part of the state. It might not be "the south" but there are a lot of 'country folks' (for lack of a better description) in CA, and when I listen to Jon's normal speaking voice (as well as his singing voice), I don't hear anything that sounds fake. I can understand someone just not enjoying his voice, but I don't think it sounds like he's trying to fake an accent at all. That's his natural voice.

Yeah, if you listen to Jon speak, his talking voice is exactly like his singing voice. Like you said I understand not enjoying his vocals (there's quite a few singing voices I personally don't enjoy that many do) but his singing voice is 100% natural.

[.indulgecountry]

I remember people having this problem with Jana Kramer's voice sounding "fake" because she's from Michigan. But that's not why I have a problem with Jon's voice -- I just think it sounds very grating, personally.

[Ten Pound Hammer]

I have no problem with his voice. It sounds natural to me.

[countryqueen]

Nov 3, 2014 19:55:35 GMT -5 sabre14 said:

Nov 3, 2014 19:24:20 GMT -5 jhomes87 said:

See, I don't think it should matter where Jon is from. I've lived in one of the biggest cities in the country (Phoenix) for the last 2 years and there are a lot of people here that like the country lifestyle and have somewhat of an accent. I've been to California numerous times since I've lived here as well and there are a lot of rural areas in the central and northern part of the state. It might not be "the south" but there are a lot of 'country folks' (for lack of a better description) in CA, and when I listen to Jon's normal speaking voice (as well as his singing voice), I don't hear anything that sounds fake. I can understand someone just not enjoying his voice, but I don't think it sounds like he's trying to fake an accent at all. That's his natural voice.

Yeah, if you listen to Jon speak, his talking voice is exactly like his singing voice. Like you said I understand not enjoying his vocals (there's quite a few singing voices I personally don't enjoy that many do) but his singing voice is 100% natural.

I respect your opinion, but I actually have a coworker that grew up with him in Dixon, CA and she has said that the accent came along a couple of years ago when he moved to Nashville. Maybe he does have a nasally thing going on too , but according to her (and my ears agree), it's more of a forced accent than anything.

[sabre14]

Official Lyric Video:

[dajire4]

I need Jon to at least make the top 40 with this one. That way he'll be setting himself up perfectly for his sophomore album. He won't have less momemtum if Drinkin doesn't reach the top 40, but I do want his debut album to include 4 top 40 hits. He actually defied my expectations, since when Missin' You Crazy was released I didn't really expected him to stick around. I'm curious to see how his next era fares

[Daryl the Beryl]

Reaches top 40 on Billboard in its 14th week.

Source:http://charts.bdsradio.com/bdsradiocharts/charts.aspx?formatid=4

[Daryl the Beryl]

Top 40 on Mediabase:

43 38 JON PARDI When I've Been Drinkin' 818 781 37 3.929

[sabre14]

I haven't heard this song too many times (WYRK actually plays this a fair amount and The Highway has it in their "On The Horizon" show) but I did hear it this afternoon on The Highway. I still enjoy this song a good amount but every time I hear it I think to myself "why did they choose this" - which I said when this thread was started. It just doesn't sound anything like what country radio is catering to these days and there were far better options in my opinion on the album. It kinda sounds like a song that would have been released in 2004 or 2005. 

As for its chart run; it went for adds four months ago and cracked the top 40 two weeks ago on MB. It should re-crack the top 40 this week with "Gentle On My Mind" in free fall mode. It's up over 600k in audience for the week which is its biggest gain in quite some time (since before Christmas). I still believe that a top 35 peak is what we are once again looking at here, just like "What I Can't Put Down", and the Write You A Song album should be done at that point.

[jferstler]

It's a damn shame that Jon can't score a hit off this album. That Man would have been a SMASH hit.

[Deleted]

This is the only song off Jon's album I didn't care for. That being said, I still hope it can keep on keepin' on, I'd love to see Jon break through. I for one think that this song has done alright considering that a.) It's a fourth single. B.) Jon has no momentum really. And C.) How weird it sounds for radio. A top 40 peak (so far) is nothing to be ashamed of or anything. Perhaps it shows radio is willing to play Jon with the right song (and no I don't meant going poppier). With the rumored return of traditional return sounding songs at radio, perhaps Jon came back strong with a new single that will suit his style. At least that's what I hope lol

[dm2081]

Jan 25, 2015 1:17:37 GMT -5 jferstler said:

It's a damn shame that Jon can't score a hit off this album. That Man would have been a SMASH hit.

Up All Nignt reached #11 on Billboard didn't it? I know that is by no means a definite blockbuster smash, but I'd say it was a hit.

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Jan 25, 2015 1:36:38 GMT -5 dm2081 said:

Jan 25, 2015 1:17:37 GMT -5 jferstler said:

It's a damn shame that Jon can't score a hit off this album. That Man would have been a SMASH hit.

Up All Nignt reached #11 on Billboard didn't it? I know that is by no means a definite blockbuster smash, but I'd say it was a hit.

That, and plus Up All Night was Gold certified. I always thought it was interesting that this song dropped off almost just as his album was being released. But no, I guess #11 really doesn't constitute a hit unfortuneatly. Maybe he can gain a following touring with Alan Jackson, i'd love to see that

[Kanenrá:ke]

Jan 25, 2015 1:50:08 GMT -5 zack97 said:

Jan 25, 2015 1:36:38 GMT -5 dm2081 said:

Up All Nignt reached #11 on Billboard didn't it? I know that is by no means a definite blockbuster smash, but I'd say it was a hit.

That, and plus Up All Night was Gold certified. I always thought it was interesting that this song dropped off almost just as his album was being released. But no, I guess #11 really doesn't constitute a hit unfortuneatly. Maybe he can gain a following touring with Alan Jackson, i'd love to see that

For me anything peaking in the top 20 is a hit. Sure it's a bigger hit the higher it goes but labels seem to deem the top 20 as the threshold for releasing albums, which to me means they thing the single is a big enough "hit" to release the album. Seeing as this is the case I count Jon as having a hit.

I'm loving this song and love seeing it in the top 40, it's not my favorite on the album but it's such a strong album that I would've liked pretty much any single they put out. I hope they keep him around for a second album and push him like crazy cause I think his potential is really great and I can see him being an A-Lister one day.

[sabre14]

Jan 25, 2015 11:43:32 GMT -5 Kanenrá:ke said:

Jan 25, 2015 1:50:08 GMT -5 zack97 said:

That, and plus Up All Night was Gold certified. I always thought it was interesting that this song dropped off almost just as his album was being released. But no, I guess #11 really doesn't constitute a hit unfortuneatly. Maybe he can gain a following touring with Alan Jackson, i'd love to see that

For me anything peaking in the top 20 is a hit. Sure it's a bigger hit the higher it goes but labels seem to deem the top 20 as the threshold for releasing albums, which to me means they thing the single is a big enough "hit" to release the album. Seeing as this is the case I count Jon as having a hit.

I'm loving this song and love seeing it in the top 40, it's not my favorite on the album but it's such a strong album that I would've liked pretty much any single they put out. I hope they keep him around for a second album and push him like crazy cause I think his potential is really great and I can see him being an A-Lister one day.

I think as long as he's on Capitol Nashville, they'll push him as hard as they can. The problem is, the longer Jon goes without success (meaningful) or having sustained momentum, the harder it will be for him to score another top 20 single and that's where it could be an issue. As soon as a label feels that it's going to cost too much of they're money in promoting an artist who's momentum is all but gone and when radio is not responding that the artist's music the way they first did, then the label might decide to move on. It happens so much in this business. Not saying you don't know that Kanenrá:ke, but just wanted to point that out since Jon's songs I feel could get lost in the shuffle with country radio. 

I do think they will try another album, but if the first single or two don't click, then I would expect Jon to be let go. Luckily I think that's a way's down the road and he'll have a good opportunity to get another hit. Capitol still believes in him and the fact they decided on a fourth single (and "When I've Been Drinkin'" no less, lol) is all the proof you need that they are for the moment committed to Jon.