Bartender song ( Sittin ' at a Bar ) - wikipedia Bartender song ( Sittin ' at a Bar ) `` Bartender song '' redirects here. For the song by the Dave Matthews Band, see Bartender ( Dave Matthews Band song ). For the song by T - Pain, see Bartender ( T - Pain song ). `` Bartender Song ( Sittin ' at a Bar ) '' Single by Rehab from the album Graffiti the World Released May 27, 2008 Format Digital download CD single Recorded 2008 Length 3 : 49 Label Universal Republic Songwriter ( s ) Rehab Producer ( s ) Rehab Rehab singles chronology `` Bump '' ( 2006 ) `` Bartender Song ( Sittin ' at a Bar ) '' ( 2008 ) `` 1980 '' ( 2008 ) `` Bump '' ( 2006 ) `` Bartender Song ( Sittin ' at a Bar ) '' ( 2008 ) `` 1980 '' ( 2008 ) `` Bartender Song ( Sittin ' at a Bar ) '' is a song by American southern rock group Rehab. It was released in May 2008 as the third single from their fourth album, Graffiti the World ( 2005 ). It was the band 's first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, at # 64. The song originally appeared as `` Sittin ' at a Bar '' on the band 's second album Southern Discomfort in 2000, released by Epic Records. The band were subsequently dropped by Epic in 2002, but the song became an underground hit on the internet and on jukeboxes. Rehab were later signed by Universal Records, with Avery Lipman ( Co-President of Universal ) describing the single as a `` viral phenomenon '' and stating that he had signed the band based on the success of their jukebox airplay, Contents 1 2008 Re-recording 2 Remix featuring Hank Williams Jr. 3 Charts 4 References 2008 re-recording Rehab re-recorded the song, now titled Bartender Song ( Sittin ' at a Bar ) for the Universal Records re-release of their independent 2005 album Graffiti the World. The song was released as a single in May 2008, charting at # 64 on the Billboard Hot 100, their most successful release to date. The music video for the single featured Danny Trejo as the bartender and has a cameo from Larry Wilcox. Without their permission, their old label Epic re-released Southern Discomfort, retitling the album Sittin ' at a Bar in order to capitalize on the success of the 2008 single. Remix featuring Hank Williams Jr. In August 2008, a new radio - friendly remix of the single was released by Universal, featuring Hank Williams Jr. singing the second verse. The song peaked at # 60 on the country charts. The music video takes place primarily in a bar, and depicts the events in the song. Hank Williams and his daughter Holly Williams also appear in that version 's music video, with Holly playing the role of the bartender. The remix was covered by Internet cartoon band Your Favorite Martian on August 29, 2012. Charts Chart ( 2008 -- 2009 ) Peak Position US Billboard Hot 100 64 US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) 11 US Mainstream Rock Tracks ( Billboard ) 22 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 33 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 60 References ^ Jump up to : Danny explains the situation with the `` Bartender Song '' - Rehab Official Youtube Channel ^ Jump up to : Their hit single `` Bartender Song ( Sittin ' at a Bar ) '' was the 10th most played song throughout the TouchTunes network in 2009. The band has gained commercial success and recognition due to the single becoming such a viral phenomenon. `` Rehab is the first band in my career that we signed based on jukebox airplay, '' said Avery Lipman, Co-President and COO, Universal Republic Records. Universal Media Group Press Release Feb 2 2010 ( Archived by WebCite at https://www.webcitation.org/5nQCabWby?url=http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId%3Dnews_view%26newsId%3D20100202007310%26newsLang%3Den ) Jump up ^ Bartender Song - profile - Billboard.com ^ Jump up to : Universal Media Group Press Release - August 18 2008 ( Archived by WebCite at https://www.webcitation.org/5nQC4f0X6?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universalmusic.com%2Fartist-news%2Frehab-video-for-hit-%25E2%2580%259Cbartender-song-sittin%25E2%2580%2599-at-a-bar%25E2%2580%259D-features-appearence-by-country-leg ) Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IzJSZRKWZ8 Jump up ^ Billboard.com - Rehab - Artist Chart History - Singles Jump up ^ `` Rehab -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Rehab. Jump up ^ `` Rehab -- Chart history '' Billboard Alternative Songs for Rehab. Jump up ^ `` Rehab -- Chart history '' Billboard Pop Songs for Rehab. Jump up ^ `` Rehab -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Rehab. Hank Williams Jr. Studio albums Your Cheatin ' Heart Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites Ballads of the Hills and Plains Blues My Name A Time to Sing Songs My Father Left Me Luke the Drifter Jr. Vol. 2 Live at Cobo Hall After You, Pride 's Not Hard to Swallow Hank Williams Jr. and Friends Family Tradition Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound Habits Old and New Rowdy The Pressure Is On High Notes Strong Stuff Man of Steel Major Moves Five - O Montana Cafe Hank Live Born to Boogie Wild Streak Lone Wolf Pure Hank Maverick Out of Left Field Hog Wild A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam Three Hanks : Men with Broken Hearts Stormy The Almeria Club Recordings I 'm One of You 127 Rose Avenue It 's About Time Compilation albums Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Fourteen Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr. 's Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr. 's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 America ( The Way I See It ) The Best of Hank Williams Jr. Volume One : Roots and Branches Tribute to My Father 20 Hits Special Collection, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 2 The Bocephus Box That 's How They Do It in Dixie : The Essential Collection Notable singles `` Long Gone Lonesome Blues '' `` Nobody 's Child '' `` All for the Love of Sunshine '' `` So Sad ( To Watch Good Love Go Bad ) '' ( with Lois Johnson ) `` Eleven Roses '' `` Rainy Night in Georgia '' `` I 'll Think of Something '' `` I Fought the Law '' `` To Love Somebody '' `` Family Tradition '' `` Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound '' `` Women I 've Never Had '' `` Kaw - Liga '' `` Old Habits '' `` Texas Women '' `` Dixie on My Mind '' `` All My Rowdy Friends ( Have Settled Down ) '' `` A Country Boy Can Survive '' `` Honky Tonkin ' '' `` The American Dream '' `` Gonna Go Huntin ' Tonight '' `` Leave Them Boys Alone '' ( with Ernest Tubb and Waylon Jennings ) `` Queen of My Heart '' `` Man of Steel '' `` Attitude Adjustment '' `` All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight '' `` Major Moves '' `` I 'm for Love '' `` This Ai n't Dallas '' `` Ai n't Misbehavin ' '' `` Country State of Mind '' `` Mind Your Own Business '' ( with Reba McEntire, Tom Petty, Reverend Ike and Willie Nelson ) `` Born to Boogie '' `` Heaven Ca n't Be Found '' `` Young Country '' `` If the South Woulda Won '' `` Early in the Morning and Late at Night '' `` There 's a Tear in My Beer '' ( with Hank Williams Sr. ) `` Finders Are Keepers '' `` Ai n't Nobody 's Business '' `` Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin ' '' `` I Mean I Love You '' `` If It Will, It Will '' `` Devil in the Bottle '' `` Are You Ready for the Country ? 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Question: who sings bartender i really did it this time
Answer: American southern rock group Rehab