It 's Five O'Clock Somewhere - wikipedia It 's Five O'Clock Somewhere For the Slash 's Snakepit album, see It 's Five O'Clock Somewhere ( album ). `` It 's Five O'Clock Somewhere '' Single by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett from the album Greatest Hits Volume II B - side `` That 'd Be Alright '' Released June 2, 2003 Recorded May 2003 Genre Country Length 3 : 49 Label Arista Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Jim `` Moose '' Brown Don Rollins Producer ( s ) Keith Stegall Alan Jackson singles chronology `` That 'd Be Alright '' ( 2002 ) That 'd Be Alright 2002 `` It 's Five O'Clock Somewhere '' ( 2003 ) It 's Five O'Clock Somewhere2003 `` Remember When '' ( 2003 ) Remember When 2003 Jimmy Buffett singles chronology `` Far Side for the World '' ( 2002 ) Far Side for the World2002 `` It 's Five O'Clock Somewhere '' ( 2003 ) It 's Five O'Clock Somewhere2003 `` Hey, Good Lookin ' '' ( 2004 ) Hey, Good Lookin'2004 `` It 's Five O'Clock Somewhere '' is a song performed by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, and written by Jim `` Moose '' Brown and Don Rollins. It was released in June 2003 as the lead single from Jackson 's 2003 compilation album Greatest Hits Volume II. It spent eight non-consecutive weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in summer of 2003. In addition, the song hit number 17 on the US Hot 100, making it the biggest pop hit for Jackson and the first top forty hit for Buffett since the 1970s. On November 5, 2003, it also won the Country Music Association ( CMA ) Award for Vocal Event of the Year. The song became the # 3 country song of the decade on Billboard 's Hot Country Songs Chart. Contents 1 Content 2 History 3 Music video 4 Chart performance 4.1 Year - end chart 5 References Content The title refers to a popular expression used to justify drinking at any time of day, given that somewhere in the world it 's 5 : 00 p.m. ( the end of the work day for a traditional `` nine - to - five '' worker ). The narrator states that he has n't had a day off in over a year and that he wants to leave work and relieve his stress by drinking alcohol. The lyrics include the phrase, `` It 's only half - past twelve but I do n't care. It 's five o'clock somewhere '', which means that even though it is not five o'clock in the narrator 's time zone, it must be in another part of the world. History Jim `` Moose '' Brown wrote `` It 's Five O'Clock Somewhere '' with Don Rollins. Although Brown had several other cuts recorded by other artists, this song was the first to make the final cut of an album. The title lyric was inspired by a teacher who worked with Rollins. Brown recorded the demo and offered it to Kenny Chesney, who turned it down. It was then offered to Alan Jackson, who said that he was looking for a song that he could record as a duet with Jimmy Buffett. Music video The portion of the music video featuring Jimmy Buffett was shot at Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana. The tiki bar featured in the video is the Square Grouper Tiki Bar in Jupiter, Florida, near Jackson 's home at the time. It also features Jackson 's personal boat, the `` Hullbilly ''. Chart performance `` It 's Five O'Clock Somewhere '' debuted at number 31 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of June 21, 2003. The song held the number 1 position for 7 consecutive weeks, falling to number 2 on the chart dated September 27, 2003 while Dierks Bentley 's `` What Was I Thinkin ' '' overtook it at number 1. On the following chart ( October 4 ), Bentley 's song fell, allowing `` It 's Five O'Clock Somewhere '' to return to number 1 for an eighth and final week. The song has sold 1,332,000 copies in the US as of April 2014. Chart ( 2003 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 17 Year - end chart Chart ( 2003 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs U.S. Billboard Hot 100 65 Preceded by `` Red Dirt Road '' by Brooks & Dunn `` What Was I Thinkin ' '' by Dierks Bentley U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks number - one single August 9 -- September 20, 2003 ( first run ) October 4, 2003 ( second run ) Succeeded by `` What Was I Thinkin ' '' by Dierks Bentley `` Real Good Man '' by Tim McGraw References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2008 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 201. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 177 - 2. Jump up ^ Gazdziak, Sam ( 19 December 2010 ). `` The story behind `` It 's Five O'Clock Somewhere '' ``. Engine 145. Retrieved 19 August 2017. Jump up ^ Grein, Paul ( April 16, 2014 ). `` Chart Watch : `` Happy '' tops 4M ``. Yahoo ! Music. Yahoo !. Jump up ^ `` Alan Jackson -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Alan Jackson. Jump up ^ `` Alan Jackson -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Alan Jackson. Alan Jackson singles Here in the Real World `` Blue Blooded Woman '' `` Here in the Real World '' `` Wanted '' `` Chasin ' That Neon Rainbow '' `` I 'd Love You All Over Again '' Do n't Rock the Jukebox `` Do n't Rock the Jukebox '' `` Someday '' `` Dallas '' `` Midnight in Montgomery '' `` Love 's Got a Hold on You '' A Lot About Livin ' ( And a Little ' bout Love ) `` She 's Got the Rhythm ( And I Got the Blues ) '' `` Tonight I Climbed the Wall '' `` Chattahoochee '' `` Mercury Blues '' `` ( Who Says ) You Ca n't Have It All '' Who I Am `` Summertime Blues '' `` Livin ' on Love '' `` Gone Country '' `` Song for the Life '' `` I Do n't Even Know Your Name '' The Greatest Hits Collection `` Tall, Tall Trees '' `` I 'll Try '' `` Home '' Everything I Love `` Little Bitty '' `` Everything I Love '' `` Who 's Cheatin ' Who '' `` There Goes '' `` Between the Devil and Me '' `` A House with No Curtains '' High Mileage `` I 'll Go On Loving You '' `` Right on the Money '' `` Gone Crazy '' `` Little Man '' Under the Influence `` Pop a Top '' `` The Blues Man '' `` It Must Be Love '' When Somebody Loves You `` www. memory '' `` When Somebody Loves You '' `` Where I Come From '' `` It 's Alright to Be a Redneck '' Drive `` Where Were You ( When the World Stopped Turning ) '' `` Drive ( For Daddy Gene ) '' `` Work in Progress '' `` That 'd Be Alright '' Greatest Hits Volume II `` It 's Five O'Clock Somewhere '' ( w / Jimmy Buffett ) `` Remember When '' What I Do `` Too Much of a Good Thing '' `` Monday Morning Church '' `` The Talkin ' Song Repair Blues '' `` USA Today '' Like Red on a Rose `` Like Red on a Rose '' `` A Woman 's Love '' Good Time `` Small Town Southern Man '' `` Good Time '' `` Country Boy '' `` Sissy 's Song '' `` I Still Like Bologna '' Freight Train `` It 's Just That Way '' `` Hard Hat and a Hammer '' 34 Number Ones `` Ring of Fire '' Thirty Miles West `` Long Way to Go '' `` So You Do n't Have to Love Me Anymore '' `` You Go Your Way '' Angels and Alcohol `` Jim and Jack and Hank '' `` The One You 're Waiting On '' Other songs `` Tequila Sunrise '' `` Good Year for the Roses '' ( w / George Jones ) `` Redneck Games '' ( w / Jeff Foxworthy ) `` Margaritaville '' ( w / Jimmy Buffett ) `` Murder on Music Row '' ( w / George Strait ) `` Designated Drinker '' ( w / George Strait ) `` Hey, Good Lookin ' '' ( w / Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith and George Strait ) `` You Ai n't Just Whistlin ' Dixie '' ( w / The Bellamy Brothers ) `` Barefootin ' '' ( w / Jimmy Buffett ) `` As She 's Walking Away '' ( w / Zac Brown Band ) `` A Million Ways to Die '' See also Singles discography Jimmy Buffett Coral Reefer Band Michael Utley Greg `` Fingers '' Taylor Mac McAnally Robert Greenidge Deborah McColl Jim Mayer Peter Mayer Roger Guth Ralph MacDonald Studio albums Down to Earth High Cumberland Jubilee A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean Living and Dying in 3 / 4 Time A1A Rancho Deluxe ( soundtrack ) Havana Daydreamin ' Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes Son of a Son of a Sailor Volcano Coconut Telegraph Somewhere over China One Particular Harbour Riddles in the Sand Last Mango in Paris Floridays Hot Water Off to See the Lizard Fruitcakes Barometer Soup Banana Wind Christmas Island Do n't Stop the Carnival Beach House on the Moon Far Side of the World License to Chill Take the Weather with You Buffet Hotel Songs from St. Somewhere ' Tis the SeaSon Live albums You Had to Be There Feeding Frenzy Buffett Live : Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays Live at Texas Stadium encores Sound board live albums Live in Auburn, WA Live in Las Vegas, NV Live in Mansfield, MA Live in Cincinnati, OH Live in Hawaii Live at Fenway Park Live in Anguilla Compilation albums Down to Earth / High Cumberland Jubilee compilations Greatest hits compilations : Songs You Know by Heart Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads ( box set ) A Pirate 's Treasure All the Great Hits The Great Jimmy Buffett Biloxi Great American Summer Fun with Jimmy Buffett ( EP ) Calaloo ( EP ) Meet Me in Margaritaville : The Ultimate Collection Soundtrack, Christmas, and Musical albums Rancho Deluxe soundtrack Christmas Island ( Christmas album ) Do n't Stop the Carnival ( musical ) ' Tis the SeaSon ( Christmas album ) Songs `` Margaritaville '' `` Come Monday '' `` A Pirate Looks at Forty '' `` Volcano '' `` Fins '' `` Cheeseburger in Paradise '' `` It 's 5 O'Clock Somewhere '' `` Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes '' `` One Particular Harbour '' `` Why Do n't We Get Drunk '' `` Southern Cross '' `` Brown Eyed Girl '' `` Son of a Son of a Sailor '' `` God 's Own Drunk '' `` Pencil Thin Mustache '' `` Grapefruit -- Juicy Fruit '' `` Boat Drinks '' `` Gypsies in the Palace '' `` Knee Deep '' `` Hey, Good Lookin ' '' `` He Went to Paris '' `` The Great Filling Station Holdup '' `` Trip Around the Sun '' `` Math Suks '' Videos Live by the Bay Parrot Heads in Paradise Tales from Margaritavision Music for Montserrat Minimatinee # 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Question: who coined the phrase it's five o'clock somewhere
Answer: Jim "Moose" Brown