Thinkin ' Problem ( song ) - wikipedia Thinkin ' Problem ( song ) `` Thinkin ' Problem '' Single by David Ball from the album Thinkin ' Problem B - side `` Down at the Bottom of a Broken Heart '' Released March 28, 1994 Format CD Single Recorded January 1994 Genre Country Length 3 : 00 Label Warner Bros. Nashville Songwriter ( s ) David Ball Allen Shamblin Stuart Ziff Producer ( s ) Blake Chancey David Ball singles chronology `` Gift of Love '' ( 1989 ) `` Thinkin ' Problem '' ( 1994 ) `` When the Thought of You Catches Up with Me '' ( 1994 ) `` Gift of Love '' ( 1989 ) `` Thinkin ' Problem '' ( 1994 ) `` When the Thought of You Catches Up with Me '' ( 1994 ) `` Thinkin ' Problem '' is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer David Ball. Ball co-wrote the song with Allen Shamblin and Stuart Ziff. It was released in March 1994 as the lead - off single and title track from his album Thinkin ' Problem. The song reached number 2 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( now Hot Country Songs ) chart, and number 1 on Canada 's RPM country chart. Contents 1 Content 2 Music video 3 Reception 4 Parody 5 Chart positions 5.1 Year - end charts 6 References 7 External links Content `` Thinkin ' Problem '' is a moderate up - tempo with electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, and fiddle flourishes. In it, the male narrator states that he has a `` thinkin ' problem '' ( meant as a play on the term `` drinking problem '' ) because he is constantly thinking about his former significant other despite numerous attempts to quit. The song begins with the famous phrase `` Yes I admit, I 've got a thinkin ' problem '', with the final syllable of the word `` admit '' drawn out. Music video The music video was directed by O Pictures and premiered in early 1994. Reception Rick Cohoon of Allmusic gave the song a mixed review, saying that it `` is the fuel that ignited Ball 's launch into stardom '' but that `` he tends to over-nasalize to the point of annoyance. '' Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably calling it a `` perfect combination of retro sensibility and ' 90s production, and a pure honky - tonk delight. '' Parody Cledus T. Judd, a country music parodist, parodied the song as `` Stinkin ' Problem '' on his 1995 debut album Cledus T. Judd ( No Relation ). Chart positions `` Thinkin ' Problem '' debuted at number 72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 16, 1994. Chart ( 1994 ) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) US Billboard Hot 100 40 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1994 ) Position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 18 US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 71 Preceded by `` Foolish Pride '' by Travis Tritt RPM Country Tracks number - one single July 25, 1994 Succeeded by `` Summertime Blues '' by Alan Jackson References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2008 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 39. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 177 - 2. Jump up ^ Cohoon, Rick. `` David Ball - `` Thinkin ' Problem '' ``. Allmusic. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 01. Jump up ^ Billboard, April 2, 1994 Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 2541. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 25, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013. Jump up ^ `` David Ball -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for David Ball. Jump up ^ `` David Ball -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for David Ball. Jump up ^ `` RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994 ''. RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Best of 1994 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics David Ball Studio albums Thinkin ' Problem David Ball Starlite Lounge Play Amigo Freewheeler Heartaches by the Number Sparkle City Top 20 singles `` Thinkin ' Problem '' `` When the Thought of You Catches Up with Me '' `` Look What Followed Me Home '' `` Riding with Private Malone '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thinkin%27_Problem_(song)&oldid=724939612 '' Categories : 1994 singles 1994 songs David Ball ( country singer ) songs RPM Country Tracks number - one singles Songs written by Allen Shamblin Song recordings produced by Blake Chancey Warner Bros. Records singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canadacountry Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 12 June 2016, at 15 : 05. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote i've got a drinking problem
Answer: David Ball