"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" is a song by American musician Shaboozey. It was released April 12, 2024, as the fourth single from his third album Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going. The song tied "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X as the longest-running number-one song of all time on the Billboard Hot 100 with 19 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the chart, and the longest by a solo artist (later surpassed by Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" and Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas"). Outside of the United States, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" topped the charts in Australia, Belgium (Flanders), Canada, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Austria, Belgium (Wallonia), Denmark, Iceland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" was nominated for Song of the Year, Best Country Song, and Best Country Solo Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, with the David Guetta remix additionally being nominated for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical and Shaboozey also being nominated for Best New Artist.

Release and composition Shaboozey released "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" on April 12, 2024. The song interpolates the clean version of J-Kwon's 2004 single "Tipsy". The song is about a narrator who is frustrated from hard work at his job, and takes out his frustrations by drinking alcohol at a bar and having fun. The song is in the key of A major and is in common time, with a tempo of 81 beats per minute. The chord progression includes Fm–A–D–E.

There were also remixes released, from Swedish DJ Alesso and French DJ David Guetta.

Critical reception The song received critical acclaim. Chris Molanphy of Slate wrote that "A Bar Song" "fuses the kid-friendly counting lyrics from J-Kwon's original rap hit ... with more adult concerns that reflect our current national malaise" and "is at once digitally savvy, culturally old-school, and as American as a trucker hat". Ashley Pointer of NPR described the song as having an "infectious hook encapsulating a rowdy energy made for celebrations and singalongs". NPR included it in its list of 124 Best Songs of 2024.

Commercial performance "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" was a number-one hit on Billboards Hot Country Songs chart. As it succeeded Beyoncé's "Texas Hold 'Em" at the top, this was the first time in history that two black artists held the number-one position there in consecutive weeks. This song made Shaboozey the first male black artist to chart at number one on Billboards Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts at the same time; Beyoncé had previously become the first black artist to do so with "Texas Hold 'Em". The song also made Shaboozey the first male black artist to chart at number one on Billboards Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts at the same time. In addition, it spent seven weeks at number one on the latter chart, surpassing the record for the longest-running number one debut single previously set by Carrie Underwood's "Jesus, Take the Wheel", which spent six weeks at the top in January–February 2006. The song spent 25 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Canadian Hot 100, breaking the record for the longest-running number-one hit ever on the chart set by "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus in 2019. On the Billboard Hot 100, it became the longest-running number one song in the chart's history, tying the record set five years earlier by "Old Town Road". It was named the top single of 2024 by RIAA.

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" was a top-ten hit in several international markets. For two Billboard tracking years in a row, the song was the best-performing entry on the Canadian Hot 100. In Sweden, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" had two six-week periods at number one, separated apart by three weeks, totaling to 12 non-consecutive weeks. It also had five consecutive weeks at the top spot in Australia, three non-consecutive in Flanders and Norway each, and one in Ireland. In the UK, the song spent eight non-consecutive weeks at number three on the UK Singles Chart. It was the most sold song in the country for four non-consecutive weeks, in particular being the most-downloaded of five, and the second most-streamed for one. It also spent 39 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the country's Independent Singles Chart, starting in May 2024 and well into March 2025.

Charts

Weekly charts + Chart (2024–2025) Peakposition Australia Country Hot 50 (The Music) 1 Brazil Airplay (Top 100 Brasil) 72 Colombia Anglo Airplay (National-Report) 2 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 3 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) 3 Greece International (IFPI) 85 Hungary (Editors' Choice Top 40) 15 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 4 Latvia Airplay (LaIPA) 1 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 47 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 53 Latvia Streaming (LaIPA) 16 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20) 4 Lithuania (AGATA) 70 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 3 Luxembourg (Billboard) 11 Malta Airplay (Radiomonitor) 7 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 29 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 49 San Marino Airplay (SMRTV Top 50) 23 Serbia Airplay (Radiomonitor) 5 Slovenia Airplay (Radiomonitor) 1 Suriname (Nationale Top 40) 31 UK Country Airplay (Radiomonitor)1

Monthly charts + Chart (20242025) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 21 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 3 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100) 2 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) 55 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 1 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 10 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 50 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 55 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 3 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 51 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 12 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 72 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) 2 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) 42

Year-end charts + 2024 year-end chart performance Chart (2024) Position Australia (ARIA) 2 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 10 Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 75 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 7 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 57 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 1 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 15 Denmark (Tracklisten) 20 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 11 Germany (GfK) 36 Global 200 (Billboard) 6 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 8 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 90 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 9 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 16 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 6 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 43 South Africa (TOSAC) 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 11 UK Singles (OCC) 6 US Billboard Hot 100 2 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 36 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard) 12 US Country Airplay (Billboard) 8 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) 1 US Pop Airplay (Billboard) 11 US Rhythmic (Billboard) 24

+ 2025 year-end chart performance Chart (2025) Position Australia (ARIA) 9 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 40 Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 105 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 28 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 120 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 1 Canada AC (Billboard) 12 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard) 47 Canada Country (Billboard) 90 Canada Hot AC (Billboard) 9 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 33 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 30 Germany (GfK) 35 Global 200 (Billboard) 15 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 59 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 14 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 109 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 28 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 23 UK Singles (OCC) 27 US Billboard Hot 100 3 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 7 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard) 7 US Country Airplay (Billboard) 15 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) 1 US Pop Airplay (Billboard) 14

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