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Post by recordyear on Oct 5, 2022 18:41:26 GMT -5
Artist: Justin Moore & Priscilla Block Single: "You, Me, And Whiskey" Writers: Jessi Alexander, Brock Berryhill & Cole Taylor Album: Stray Dogs Label: Valory Music Co. Release Date: October 7th, 2022 Impact Date: October 24th, 2022 (AllAccess)
To be released this Friday. The release/impact date combo is one year and a week after the previous single's.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 5, 2022 19:08:37 GMT -5
The riff instantly gave me "Never Say Never" vibes, so I'm expecting something in a similar vein to that one already. I imagine it will be a good move for both of them, since male-female duets are almost a guaranteed #1 hit these days at country radio, and I suspect it'll probably move the needle more than recent solo singles by Justin Moore have and anything Priscilla Block has put out so far.
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Post by LBTrocks on Oct 5, 2022 20:16:16 GMT -5
Loving the teaser! I'd like to forget "My Bar" exists, so hopefully this song will help with that.
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Post by sabre14 on Oct 6, 2022 10:17:37 GMT -5
It's a great song. It's a more country'ish version of "Never Say Never."
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Post by recordyear on Oct 6, 2022 23:17:48 GMT -5
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Post by raylatch98 on Oct 6, 2022 23:22:28 GMT -5
It's not bad and I do think Priscilla Block in particular sounds good (I know not shocking coming from me) but their voices don't mix very well and their is not a ton of vocal chemistry between the two. Maybe it will grow on me but I do think "Never Say Never" did this type of song much better on pretty much all fronts imo.
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Post by dm2081 on Oct 6, 2022 23:33:49 GMT -5
This is so middle of the road. Nothing bad about it, but nothing noteworthy either. I prefer Justin’s previous singles and many album tracks.
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Post by zdm1998 on Oct 7, 2022 5:11:22 GMT -5
Something feels off about this. Justin’s voice just feels off from the production and Pricilla’s voice. Don’t hate it, just feels off. Hope it’s successful nonetheless.
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Post by bigfan101 on Oct 7, 2022 7:29:48 GMT -5
Agreed with the above… this song is just a massive shrug to me. Not going to actively avoid, but not saving it at all either.
Justin and Priscilla both sound fine…it’s when their voices come together that doesn’t work for me.
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Post by bigfan101 on Oct 7, 2022 7:29:48 GMT -5
Agreed with the above… this song is just a massive shrug to me. Not going to actively avoid, but not saving it at all either.
Justin and Priscilla both sound fine…it’s when their voices come together that doesn’t work for me.
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Post by sabre14 on Oct 7, 2022 7:42:45 GMT -5
This will hit country radio on Wednesday.
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Post by jab820 on Oct 7, 2022 11:55:51 GMT -5
Why did they copy the exact same format of "Never Say Never"? From the guitar riff, to the back-and-forth, and the lead in to the chorus, they sound so clearly alike that even the casual listener is bound to pick up on it.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Oct 7, 2022 17:17:20 GMT -5
I honestly thought I was listening to "Never Say Never" for a moment, lol. I didn't love "Never Say Never" and predictably I'm feeling rather lukewarm about this one at the moment, I don't mind it but it's also not that great.
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Post by LBTrocks on Oct 7, 2022 19:43:09 GMT -5
Surprised to see the lukewarm response here cuz this is fantastic, "Never Say Never" is better of course but both are excellent and we need more songs like this on the radio.
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Post by dwindeezy on Oct 7, 2022 20:21:33 GMT -5
My Bar burned on me fast but her vocals sound great on this to me. I absolutely hear the similarities to Never say never, even enough for casual radio listeners would even recognize it and I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing quite yet. The production so definitely different thought and their vocals are much more up front, which makes it feel a bit more intimate to me than Never Say Never. Interested in seeing the response from radio and GP, I have a feeling it might be good.
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Post by stanches2318 on Oct 7, 2022 23:00:41 GMT -5
It's not bad and I do think Priscilla Block in particular sounds good (I know not shocking coming from me) but their voices don't mix very well and their is not a ton of vocal chemistry between the two. Maybe it will grow on me but I do think "Never Say Never" did this type of song much better on pretty much all fronts imo. I agree with You. there voices are annoying together. it did sound like "Never Say Never", but "Never Say Never" is a good song.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 8, 2022 10:14:36 GMT -5
This literally feels like if you ordered "Never Say Never" online and then when it arrived, you got this instead. This is mediocre. They don't sound good together (and Priscilla Block never really sounds good solo...) and it just feels limp. Doesn't really work for me, but like I mentioned prior to its release, it'll probably be a future #1 hit since it's a male-female duet and radio has a hard-on for those right now.
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Post by countryman87 on Oct 8, 2022 15:29:42 GMT -5
"Never Say Never" 2.0. Future #1 song imo.
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Oct 8, 2022 21:36:41 GMT -5
It's an alright song. I think Priscilla sounds good here, like she did with Wish You Were The Whiskey. I can also this becoming a solid hit for Justin Moore, and moves a little more needle than his previous #1s in the recent years.
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Post by phil1996 on Oct 9, 2022 7:13:51 GMT -5
Pretty poppy for a guy who always brags about how country he wants to sound. Disappointed at how boring this is, as I’ve mostly enjoyed his output the past few years
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Oct 9, 2022 9:15:05 GMT -5
I would probably enjoy this if I remotely cared about either of these two as artists but since they both are mediocre at best and their voices do NOT go well together like others have suggested, this one listen will be my only one. That said, this’ll likely be a hit on radio for them since most things Justin releases usually are (unfortunately).
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Post by sabre14 on Oct 10, 2022 10:16:14 GMT -5
This will hit country radio on Wednesday. They decided to send it early to programmers. Just sent out to country radio through Play MPE.
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Post by gonecountry on Oct 10, 2022 17:40:05 GMT -5
Other than this being a little too amped up, I really like this. The instrumentation overwhelms their voices at times, but I like the lyrics and it's great to see Justin partner up.
The road as of late is littered with so many Justin songs I would have loved to have heard on the radio. His last two albums had so many good songs; I am hoping this ditty sprints up the charts a little faster than normal.
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Post by recordyear on Oct 24, 2022 17:52:13 GMT -5
Second most added with 33 adds this week and 35 total historic adds.
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Post by raylatch98 on Oct 24, 2022 18:14:37 GMT -5
35 total stations isn't bad by any means. Just pretty standard. Nothing too noteworthy.
I have listened to this song a couple more times hoping this sticks with me and in addition to their voices not gelling all that well, the transitions from Justin Moore to Priscilla Block are so choppy and poorly strung together I have noticed imo. This feels like such a diet/bootleg version of "Never Say Never" in that they can't get any of what makes the original so good. As the chemistry is worse here, the melody is lacking, I personally think both Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson are better singers than Justin Moore and Priscilla Block respectively (I like Priscilla Block more than most but Lainey is superior in every sense), and something about "Never Say Never" just had this intensity/stakes to it which made it exciting where as this feels limp.
I do think this will probably be a hit after a long ass chart climb but this definitely feels more like "What Happens In A Small Town" (long chart climb to #1 and afterwards radio drops it in a hurry) than a "Never Say Never" or especially "Thinking Bout You" as I am gonna make an early prediction and that this won't have much longevity on the charts.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 24, 2022 22:34:00 GMT -5
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Post by recordyear on Nov 14, 2022 20:37:11 GMT -5
Debut at #58 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart.
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Post by raylatch98 on Jan 29, 2023 20:52:56 GMT -5
This has actually been really picking up momentum since the new year, as this has made it up to #39 on Billboard and #38 on Mediabase as of this week after spending 12 weeks on the Billboard chart. It's also managed to make it all the way up to #34 on the Hot Country Songs chart, lastly "You, Me and Whiskey" ranked at #29 on Monday Morning Intel callout score wise which for a song that is just entering the Top 40 is really good.
So this looks to potentially have some longevity and looks to be a dark horse to be a solid hit. I still doubt it reaches the highs we saw with "If I Didn't Love You", "Never Say Never", "Thinking Bout You". But this is definitely looking to for sure be Priscilla Block's biggest hit (which makes me happy), and be one of Justin Moore's biggest hits in quite a while.
I still don't love this like I did Priscilla Block's first two singles but she definitely makes this song better than it should be as I have always found her an underrated vocalist and I am glad this is doing well for her.
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Post by recordyear on Feb 3, 2023 11:27:21 GMT -5
Music video.
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Post by recordyear on Apr 4, 2023 5:15:17 GMT -5
Debut at #12 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
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