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Tennessee Whiskey
Chris Stapleton
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- Album
- Traveller
- Released
- 2015
- Genres
- country, outlaw country
- Length
- 4:53
- Tempo
- 49 BPM
- Label
- Mercury Nashville
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About this song
Chris Stapleton's version became his breakout solo hit and reached #1 on Billboard's Country Songs chart after he performed it as a duet with Justin Timberlake at the 2015 CMA Awards. The song is a cover of a country classic, a minor hit for David Allan Coe in 1981 and a major hit for George Jones in 1983. Stapleton said he began singing it during a sound check in Charlottesville, and the band kept playing it live from then on.
What it's about
The song is a bluesy ballad about the intoxicating power of love.
Fun facts
- It's actually a cover of “T”.
- Covered 2 times, including “Tennessee Whiskey by T-Pain”.
- Written by Linda Hargrove and Dean Dillon.
- Produced by Chris Stapleton and Dave Cobb.