About this song
Stone Cold Sober was released as a single from Brantley Gilbert's album Just As I Am, and it appeared only on the Platinum edition of that album. Gilbert co-wrote the song, which he has said is based on a true story. The song reached number eighteen on the Country Airplay chart and number twenty-three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
What it's about
The song tells of a man who drunk dialed his girlfriend and told her he loved her, a phrase he had never said while sober. He later calls her again stone cold sober to make clear he meant what he said when drunk.
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Fun facts
- Written by Brett James, Brantley Gilbert and Daniel Layus.
- Produced by Dann Huff.