Drunk on a Plane - wikipedia Drunk on a Plane `` Drunk on a Plane '' Single by Dierks Bentley from the album Riser Released April 21, 2014 ( 2014 - 04 - 21 ) Format Digital download Recorded 2013 -- 14 Genre Country Length 4 : 14 Label Capitol Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Dierks Bentley Chris Tompkins Josh Kear Producer ( s ) Ross Copperman Dierks Bentley singles chronology `` I Hold On '' ( 2013 ) `` Drunk on a Plane '' ( 2014 ) `` Say You Do '' ( 2014 ) `` I Hold On '' ( 2013 ) `` Drunk on a Plane '' ( 2014 ) `` Say You Do '' ( 2014 ) `` Drunk on a Plane '' is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in April 2014 as the third single from his seventh studio album Riser. The song has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The song was written by Bentley, Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins. Contents 1 Content 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Music video 5 Charts and certifications 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Year - end charts 5.3 Certifications 6 References Content `` Drunk on a Plane '' is an up - tempo song about a man who is left behind at the altar and takes a trip to Cancún by himself after he is unable to obtain a refund for the airplane tickets he had purchased for a honeymoon. While on the airplane, the narrator drinks heavily, becoming intoxicated and parties with the other passengers. Bentley told Country Standard Time, `` It 's a fun song, but when you really listen, there 's also an underlying lonesomeness, which is what makes it different than a lot of the other uptempo songs I 've put out. '' Critical reception Bob Paxman of Country Weekly rated the song `` A '', saying, `` The song has a particular smartness about it, which sets this apart from the sundry drinking songs that inundate our space... ' Drunk on a Plane ' captures a sky - high party atmosphere while giving off a melancholy feel at the same time, a difficult maneuver that 's pulled off nicely. '' Commercial performance `` Drunk on a Plane '' was a commercial success. The song is Bentley 's 18th career single to peak in the top 10 on Billboard 's Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay chart. In August 2014, it hit number one on Country Airplay. The song peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, it is Bentley 's second highest peaking song on the chart, behind only his debut single, `` What Was I Thinkin ' '', which peaked at number 22. The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA on September 26, 2014. It reached its million sales mark in the United States in October 2014. The song has sold 1,487,000 copies in the US as of July 2016. Music video In the music video, Bentley plays both himself and an airline pilot. According to Country Weekly, `` musician Dierks ( who is a real - life pilot ) has to save the day when the craft is plummeting toward the ground. '' Wes Edwards directed the video. The video won Music Video of the Year at the 2014 CMA Awards. Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 2014 ) Peak position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 34 Canada Country ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 27 US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 2014 ) Position Canada Canadian Hot 100 97 US Billboard Hot 100 79 US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) 31 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 8 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 80,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,487,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Preceded by `` I Do n't Dance '' by Lee Brice Billboard Country Airplay number - one single August 30 -- September 6, 2014 Succeeded by `` Bartender '' by Lady Antebellum References ^ Jump up to : `` American single certifications -- Dierks Bentley -- Drunk on a Plane ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH ^ Jump up to : Paxman, Bob ( 2 June 2014 ). `` Dierks Bentley -- ' Drunk on a Plane ' ''. Country Weekly. 21 ( 22 ) : 66. ISSN 1074 - 3235. Jump up ^ `` Bentley gets `` Drunk on a Plane '' ``. Country Standard Time. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014. Jump up ^ Paul Grein ( October 1, 2014 ). `` Chart Watch : Women Tie All - Time Record ''. Yahoo ! Music. ^ Jump up to : Bjorke, Matt ( July 5, 2016 ). `` Top 30 Digital Country Songs Chart : July 5, 2016 ''. Roughstock. Jump up ^ `` Dierks Bentley Saves the Day in `` Drunk on a Plane '' Video ``. Country Weekly. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` ' Drunk on a Plane ' video ''. Country Music Television. Retrieved 27 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban + Miranda Lambert Are Early 2014 CMA Awards Winners ''. Taste of Country. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Dierks Bentley Chart History ( Canadian Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Dierks Bentley Chart History ( Canada Country ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Dierks Bentley Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Dierks Bentley Chart History ( Country Airplay ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Dierks Bentley Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2014 : Canadian Hot 100 ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2014 : Hot 100 Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2014 : Country Airplay ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2014 : Hot Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Canadian single certifications -- Dierks Bentley -- Drunk on a Plane ''. Music Canada. Retrieved March 21, 2015. Dierks Bentley Studio albums Do n't Leave Me in Love Dierks Bentley Modern Day Drifter Long Trip Alone Feel That Fire Up on the Ridge Home Riser Black Compilation albums Greatest Hits / Every Mile a Memory 2003 -- 2008 Singles `` What Was I Thinkin ' '' `` My Last Name '' `` How Am I Doin ' '' `` Lot of Leavin ' Left to Do '' `` Come a Little Closer '' `` Settle for a Slowdown '' `` Every Mile a Memory '' `` Long Trip Alone '' `` Free and Easy ( Down the Road I Go ) '' `` Trying to Stop Your Leaving '' `` Feel That Fire '' `` Sideways '' `` I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes '' `` Up on the Ridge '' `` Draw Me a Map '' `` Am I the Only One '' `` Home '' `` 5 - 1 - 5 - 0 '' `` Tip It On Back '' `` Bourbon in Kentucky '' `` I Hold On '' `` Drunk on a Plane '' `` Say You Do '' `` Riser '' `` Somewhere on a Beach '' `` Different for Girls '' ( feat. Elle King ) `` Black '' `` What the Hell Did I Say '' `` Woman, Amen '' Featured singles `` The South '' ( w / The Cadillac Three, Florida Georgia Line and Mike Eli ) Concert tours Riser Tour Sounds of Summer Tour Somewhere on a Beach Tour Related articles Discography `` Murder on Music Row '' ( w / George Jones ) `` Flatliner '' ( w / Cole Swindell ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Drunk_on_a_Plane&oldid=830270659 '' Categories : 2014 singles Dierks Bentley songs Capitol Records Nashville singles Songs written by Dierks Bentley Songs written by Chris Tompkins Songs written by Josh Kear Music videos directed by Wes Edwards 2014 songs Billboard Country Airplay number - one singles Song recordings produced by Ross Copperman Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canada Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardcanadacountry Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardcountryairplay Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Certification Table Entry usages for Canada Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 13 March 2018, at 20 : 16. 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Question: who wrote the song drunk on a plane
Answer: Dierks Bentley