| "I Drink Alone" | ||||
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| Single by George Thorogood & The Destroyers | ||||
| from the album Maverick | ||||
| Released | February 1, 1985 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 4:35 | |||
| Label | EMI America | |||
| Songwriter(s) | George Thorogood | |||
| Producer(s) | Terry Manning | |||
| George Thorogood & The Destroyers singles chronology | ||||
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| "I Drink Alone" on YouTube | ||||
"I Drink Alone" is a rock song by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers, released as a single from the 1985 album Maverick by EMI America. It was written by George Thorogood.
The song describes a man who, as the name of the song suggests, spends most of his time alone drinking. It name-checks various alcoholic beverages - Wiser's (or alternately Budweiser), Jack Daniel's, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker (Black and Red Labels), and Old Grand-Dad - in the verses. (In some live versions, the Old Grand-Dad verse is replaced with a verse referencing Wild Turkey).
Thorogood says that the song "is about a loner who wants to be alone.",[1] and that I Drink Alone is meant to be a comedy song.[2]