| "Buy My Own Drinks" | ||||
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| Single by Runaway June | ||||
| from the album Blue Roses | ||||
| Released | August 20, 2018 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:26 | |||
| Label | Wheelhouse | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Naomi Cooke, Josh Kear, Hillary Lindsey, Hannah Mullholand, Jennifer Wayne | |||
| Producer(s) | Dann Huff | |||
| Runaway June singles chronology | ||||
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"Buy My Own Drinks" is a song recorded by American country music group Runaway June. It was released as a single in August 2018, and served as the second single from their self-titled EP and lead-off single to Blue Roses, their full-length debut album, both released via Wheelhouse.
Content
"Buy My Own Drinks" is an uptempo "ebullient female anthem" about a woman who goes out for drinks following the end of a relationship and celebrates how she doesn't need a man. It was written by all three members of Runaway June along with Josh Kear and Hillary Lindsey.
Music video
The music video for the song premiered on March 1, 2019. Directed by Peter Zavadil, it features the 3 members of the group as bartenders at a local bar, as well as younger versions of themselves reenacting each member's dreams if they weren't a singer: an artist, a dog groomer, and a bouncer.
Chart performance
"Buy My Own Drinks" debuted on the Billboard Country Airplay chart at number 59 on the chart dated October 6, 2018. It reached the top 10 of the chart in September 2019, making it the first time a female group or trio had done so since SHeDAISY's "Don't Worry 'Bout a Thing" in 2005, fourteen years prior. It reached a peak of #8 later that month. It also became the group's first chart single on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 90 for the chart dated August 24, 2019.
It has sold 42,000 digital copies in the United States as of October 2019.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000 |
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Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- Despres, Tricia. "Runaway June Announces Plans for Their Self-Titled Debut EP". Taste of Country. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- Casey, Jim. "Runaway June Announces Release of Debut Album, "Blue Roses"". Nash Country Daily. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- Lisa Konicki (June 29, 2018). "[Listen] Runaway June's Catchy New Single "Buy My Own Drinks" Will Leave You Feeling Empowered". One Country. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- Lauren Hoffman (August 21, 2018). "EXCLUSIVE: Why Runaway June Wrote 'Buy My Own Drinks'". Radio.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- Madison Vain (March 1, 2019). "Country Trio Runaway June on Group Solidarity, Hit Song 'Buy My Own Drinks'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- Country Airplay
- "RUNAWAY JUNE'S "BUY MY OWN DRINKS" BECOMES FIRST COUNTRY TOP 20 BY A FEMALE BAND IN 14 YEARS". RunawayJune.com. June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
- Bjorke, Matt (October 8, 2019). "Top 30 Country Digital Singles Chart: October 7, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- "Runaway June Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- "Runaway June Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- "Runaway June Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- "Runaway June Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- "American single certifications – Runaway June – Buy My Own Drinks". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 7, 2022.