"Beer on the Table"
Single by Josh Thompson
from the album Way Out Here
ReleasedJuly 27, 2009
GenreCountry
Length3:30
LabelColumbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)Ken Johnson
Josh Thompson
Andi Zack
Producer(s)Michael Knox
Josh Thompson singles chronology
"Beer on the Table"
(2009)
"Way Out Here"
(2010)

"Beer on the Table" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Josh Thompson. It was released in July 2009 as his debut single and the first from his debut album Way Out Here.[1] Thompson wrote this song with Ken Johnson and Andi Zack.

Critical reception

Juli Thanki of Engine 145 gave the song a thumbs-up, calling some of the lyrics "cringe-inducing" but also saying that she thought Thompson had a distinctive voice.[2] Similarly, Bobby Peacock of Roughstock said that Thompson has "an everyman quality to his voice that lends it a sense of authenticity."[3]

Chart performance

"Beer on the Table" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated August 15, 2009,[4] and reached a peak of number 17 in February 2010.

Chart (2009–2010) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 17
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[6] 3

References

  1. Neal, Chris (2009-10-12). "Who's New: Josh Thompson". Country Weekly. 16 (35): 17. ISSN 1074-3235.
  2. Thanki, Juli (2009-08-31). "Josh Thompson - "Beer on the Table"". Engine 145. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  3. Peacock, Bobby (2009-08-25). "Josh Thompson — "Beer on the Table"". Roughstock. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  4. Morris, Edward (2009-08-08). "Darius Rucker Claims No. 1 Song Spot With "Alright"". CMT.com. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  5. "Josh Thompson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 893. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.
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