You and Tequila - wikipedia You and Tequila `` You and Tequila '' Single by Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter from the album Hemingway 's Whiskey Released May 31, 2011 ( 2011 - 05 - 31 ) Format Music download Genre Country Length 4 : 03 Label BNA Songwriter ( s ) Matraca Berg Deana Carter Producer ( s ) Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney singles chronology `` Live a Little '' ( 2011 ) `` You and Tequila '' ( 2011 ) `` Reality '' ( 2011 ) `` Live a Little '' ( 2011 ) `` You and Tequila '' ( 2011 ) `` Reality '' ( 2011 ) `` You and Tequila '' is a song co-written by Matraca Berg and Deana Carter. It was recorded by Kenny Chesney for his 2010 album Hemingway 's Whiskey, from which it was released in May 2011 as the fourth single. Chesney 's version of the song features a guest vocal from Grace Potter, lead singer of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. On November 30, the song received two nominations in 54th Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and Best Country Duo / Group Performance. Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Song information 3 Critical reception 4 Music video 5 Chart performance 5.1 Year - end charts 5.2 Certifications 6 References Background and writing Deana Carter and Matraca Berg co-wrote the song, and both recorded their own versions : Carter on her 2003 album I 'm Just a Girl, and Berg on her 2011 album The Dreaming Fields. Carter told the music website Taste of Country that Berg was inspired to write the song after having been out on the town. According to Carter, the two began talking about relationships, when Carter said, `` Yeah, it 's just like men... they get in your blood ! '' Also, Carter added several references to California, because she was living there at the time. Chesney first heard the song when he and Carter toured together in 2003. He said that he identified with it more after he rented a house in Malibu, California, and chose to record `` You and Tequila '' because it reminded him of driving the Pacific Coast Highway. He also told National Public Radio host David Green that `` there are some commonalities about getting someone out of your mind and drinking and trying to quit. '' Song information Chesney and Potter 's version of the song is set in the musical key of F ♯ major with a vocal range from F ♯ 3 to D ♯ 5. The main chord pattern is F ♯ 5 - F ♯ / A ♯ - Bsus2 - F ♯ 5. Critical reception Chesney 's version of the song has received positive reviews. Chris Talbott of the Associated Press called it a `` melancholy love - hate song '', and an uncredited review in HitFix called the song `` exquisite '' and one of Chesney 's `` career high notes ''. Bobby Peacock of Roughstock rated the song four - and - a-half stars out of five, praising Chesney 's and Potter 's vocals and the `` understated simplicity '' of the lyrics. Bill Friskics - Warren of The Washington Post thought that the song had an Americana influence and made the album Chesney 's `` most stylistically wide - ranging to date. '' Music video Potter appears in the song 's music video, which was filmed in Malibu, California. Chart performance Chart ( 2011 ) Peak position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 62 US Billboard Hot 100 33 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 2011 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 7 US Billboard Hot 100 98 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,434,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. `` I 'm Just a Girl review ''. Allmusic. Retrieved May 23, 2011. Jump up ^ Jurek, Thom. `` The Dreaming Fields review ''. Allmusic. Retrieved May 23, 2011. ^ Jump up to : Conaway, Alanna. `` Kenny Chesney Feat. Grace Potter, ' You and Tequila ' -- Lyrics Uncovered ''. Taste of Country. Retrieved May 23, 2011. Jump up ^ Bonaguro, Alison ( September 15, 2010 ). `` Kenny Chesney, Grace Potter, `` You and Tequila '' ``. CMT. Retrieved May 23, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Kenny Chesney : Hemingway And Country Music ''. National Public Radio. September 24, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2011. Jump up ^ `` '' You and Tequila '' sheet music ``. Musicnotes.com. Retrieved September 18, 2011. The sheet music indicates that the song is recorded a semitone lower than written. Jump up ^ Talbott, Chris ( October 3, 2010 ). `` So much for taking a break During his year of ' rest, ' Kenny Chesney works overtime on his new album ''. Associated Press. Retrieved May 23, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Review : Kenny Chesney 's ' Hemingway 's Whiskey ' ''. Hitfix.com. September 29, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2011. Jump up ^ Peacock, Bobby ( May 17, 2011 ). `` '' You and Tequila '' review ``. Roughstock. Retrieved May 23, 2011. Jump up ^ Friskics - Warren, Bill ( September 28, 2010 ). `` Click Track -- Album review : Kenny Chesney, `` Hemingway 's Whiskey '' ``. The Washington Post. Retrieved May 23, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Kenny Chesney Chooses `` You and Tequila '' for Next Single ``. CMT. April 26, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Kenny Chesney Chart History ( Canadian Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Kenny Chesney Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Kenny Chesney Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2011 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2011 : Hot 100 Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- CHESNEY, KENNY -- YOU AND TEQUILA ( FEAT. GRACE POTTER ) ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ Grein, Paul ( April 16, 2014 ). `` Chart Watch : `` Happy '' tops 4M ``. Yahoo ! Music. Yahoo !. Kenny Chesney singles In My Wildest Dreams `` Whatever It Takes '' `` The Tin Man '' `` Somebody 's Callin ' '' All I Need to Know `` Fall in Love '' `` All I Need to Know '' `` Grandpa Told Me So '' Me and You `` Back in My Arms Again '' `` Me and You '' `` When I Close My Eyes '' I Will Stand `` She 's Got It All '' `` A Chance '' `` That 's Why I 'm Here '' `` I Will Stand '' Everywhere We Go `` How Forever Feels '' `` You Had Me from Hello '' `` She Thinks My Tractor 's Sexy '' `` What I Need to Do '' Greatest Hits `` I Lost It '' `` Do n't Happen Twice '' `` The Tin Man '' ( re-release ) No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems `` Young '' `` The Good Stuff '' `` A Lot of Things Different '' `` Big Star '' `` No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems '' When the Sun Goes Down `` There Goes My Life '' `` When the Sun Goes Down '' ( w / Uncle Kracker ) `` I Go Back '' `` The Woman with You '' `` Anything but Mine '' `` Keg in the Closet '' The Road and the Radio `` Who You 'd Be Today '' `` Living in Fast Forward '' `` Summertime '' `` You Save Me '' `` Beer in Mexico '' Just Who I Am : Poets & Pirates `` Never Wanted Nothing More '' `` Do n't Blink '' `` Shiftwork '' ( w / George Strait ) `` Better as a Memory '' Lucky Old Sun `` Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven '' ( w / The Wailers ) `` Down the Road '' ( w / Mac McAnally ) Greatest Hits II `` Out Last Night '' `` I 'm Alive '' ( w / Dave Matthews ) `` Ai n't Back Yet '' Hemingway 's Whiskey `` The Boys of Fall '' `` Somewhere with You '' `` Live a Little '' `` You and Tequila '' ( w / Grace Potter ) `` Reality '' Welcome to the Fishbowl `` Feel Like a Rock Star '' ( w / Tim McGraw ) `` Come Over '' `` El Cerrito Place '' Life on a Rock `` Pirate Flag '' `` When I See This Bar '' The Big Revival `` American Kids '' `` Til It 's Gone '' `` Wild Child '' ( w / Grace Potter ) `` Save It for a Rainy Day '' Cosmic Hallelujah `` Noise '' `` Setting the World on Fire '' ( w / Pink ) `` Bar at the End of the World '' `` All the Pretty Girls '' Guest singles `` Hey, Good Lookin ' '' ( w / Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait ) `` Find Out Who Your Friends Are '' ( w / Tracy Lawrence and Tim McGraw ) `` Every Other Weekend '' ( w / Reba McEntire ) See also Discography `` Back Where I Come From '' `` Baptism '' `` Some People Change '' `` Take Me There '' `` Turning Home '' Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Grace Potter Matt Burr Scott Tournet Benny Yurco Michael Libramento Bryan Dondero Catherine Popper Studio albums Nothing But the Water ( 2005 ) This Is Somewhere ( 2007 ) Grace Potter and the Nocturnals ( 2010 ) The Lion the Beast the Beat ( 2012 ) Live albums Live from the Legendary Sun Studio Singles `` Medicine '' `` Paris ( Ooh La La ) '' `` Stars '' `` You and Tequila '' `` Wild Child '' Related Discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You_and_Tequila&oldid=786573362 '' Categories : 2011 singles 2010 songs Kenny Chesney songs Vocal duets Deana Carter songs Songs written by Matraca Berg Songs written by Deana Carter Music videos directed by Shaun Silva Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon BNA Records singles Songs about alcohol Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from May 2012 Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canada Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Edit links This page was last edited on 20 June 2017, at 08 : 48. 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Question: who sings you and tequila make me crazy
Answer: Kenny Chesney