Pour Me A Drink
by Post Malone (featuring Blake Shelton)

Album: F-1 Trillion (2024)
Charted: 34 12
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Songfacts®:

  • "Pour Me a Drink" pairs Post Malone's signature drawl with Blake Shelton's down-home twang. Both fellas are ready to trade in their troubles for a barstool and a stiff drink come Friday night. Malone raps about everyday woes like a speeding ticket and a team's crushing defeat, while Shelton croons about a love gone south. But hey, misery loves company, right? They both could sure use a good pour.
  • The song itself is a fun, lighthearted toe-tapper penned by Malone and his go-to producer Louis Bell, along with some familiar names from the Morgan Wallen writing camp: Charlie Handsome, John Byron, Rocky Block, and Jordan Dozzi. Bell and Handsome cooked up a breezy country-pop instrumental that wouldn't sound out of place on Shelton's mid-'00s playlist.
  • First hinted at in late May 2024, "Pour Me a Drink" officially hit the airwaves on June 21, 2024, as the second single from Post Malone's country project F-1 Trillion.
  • Directed by Chris Villa (the same guy behind F-1 Trillion's lead single "I Had Some Help"), the video starts with Posty trying to score some brews at a gas station, with Blake Shelton manning the register. They head to a wild lakeside party, where the pair are surrounded by Bud Lights, a drink Malone always seems to have nearby.
  • During an Entertainment Tonight interview, Blake Shelton credited Post Malone for reigniting his passion for making music after retiring from The Voice. Malone's enthusiasm and work ethic, which Shelton described as unparalleled, inspired him. The collaboration not only resulted in this song but also sparked a genuine friendship.

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