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Wishful Drinking (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Wishful Drinking
| cover = Wishful Drinking Ingrid Andress.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Ingrid Andress and Sam Hunt
| album = Good Person
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
* Country
* R&B
| length = 3:14
| label = Warner Nashville
| writer =
* Ingrid Andress
* Jonny Price
* JP Saxe
* Lucky Daye
* Rykeyz
| producer =
* Ingrid Andress
* Jordan Schmidt
| chronology = Ingrid Andress
| prev_title = Lady Like
| prev_year = 2020
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"'Wishful Drinking'" is a song by American country music singers Ingrid Andress and Sam Hunt. It was made available digitally on August 2, 2021 and released to country radio on December 13, 2021. Andress co-wrote the song with Jonny Price, JP Saxe, Lucky Daye and Rykeyz, and produced it with Jordan Schmidt. It is the lead single from Andress' second studio album 'Good Person'.
Background and content
"Wishful Drinking" is the first duet between the artists. Andress stated in a press release: "I've never done anything like 'Wishful Drinking' before, I've always wanted to work with Sam and have been such a fan of his for a long time. I admire how he stays so true to himself and am so happy to have him join me for my first collaboration. The song was co-written by my friend JP Saxe, and it became this amazing sad bop, which we all know I love". Hunt said: "I heard Ingrid's music a while back and knew right away she was a very talented singer and songwriter, I met her not long ago at a Nashville Sports League kickball game and I really enjoyed getting to know her a little bit. When the opportunity came along to be a part of this song with her, I was all in". Lauren Jo Black of 'Country Now' described the song as "a story of a couple who is trying to move past a breakup and find themselves thinking of one another when they drink".
Critical reception
Luana Harumi of 'V Magazine' wrote that the song "is a moving country-pop ballad that perfectly combines Andress's soft pitch and Sam Hunt's husky vocals". Kelly Brickey of 'Sounds Like Nashville' commented that it "spins with a modern buzz that mixes clever lines with a strong beat over ice for a sound that goes down easy".
Music video
The music video was released on August 2, 2021, and filmed at the Flamingo Cocktail Club in Nashville, Tennessee. The video features "vintage-inspired fashion and '70s glam" and showcases Andress and Hunt "performing the song from across the room before getting up to sing on a small stage in the bar".
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References
Category:2020s ballads
Category:2021 singles
Category:2021 songs
Category:Ingrid Andress songs
Category:Sam Hunt songs
Category:Songs written by Ingrid Andress
Category:Warner Records Nashville singles
Category:Malefemale vocal duets
Category:Songs written by JP Saxe
Category:Pop ballads
Category:Country ballads
Category:Contemporary R&B ballads
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