Sangria (song)

2015 single by Blake Shelton

"Sangria"

Single by Blake Shelton
from the album  Bringing Back the Sunshine
Released| April 6, 2015 (2015-04-06)
Recorded| 2014
Genre| Country
Length| 3:54
Label| Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)|

* J. T. Harding
* Josh Osborne
* Trevor Rosen

Producer(s)| Scott Hendricks
Blake Shelton singles chronology
| "Lonely Tonight"
(2014)  | "Sangria"
(2015)  | "Gonna"
(2015)

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"Sangria" is a song recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released to country radio on April 6, 2015, as the third single from his ninth studio album, Bringing Back the Sunshine. The song was written by J. T. Harding, Josh Osborne and Trevor Rosen.[1] It climbed to No. 1 position in Canada Country and US Country Airplay charts and also at No. 38 on Billboard Hot 100.

## Writing and recording

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The idea for "Sangria" was originated by Josh Osborne during a songwriting session with Shane McAnally and Sara Evans. At first, Osborne planned to write the song for a female vocalist, but Evans lacked interest in the idea, so Osborne revisited it during a later songwriting session with J.T. Harding and Trevor Rosen. As the writing team developed the idea into a song, they decided to write it for a male vocalist, since they lacked a female co-writer.[2]

> It was kind of a different idea at that point. It was more of the girl saying to a guy, why don't you come over and help me drink my sangria or whatever...But I couldn’t quite figure out how to write it with three guys writing it, and I thought 'we're not going to write a great girl song'...If the guy was saying it, it would be like 'Your lips taste like Sangria.'

> — Osborne[2]

Osborne, Harding, and Rosen wrote "Sangria" in a single songwriting session. Kenny Chesney recorded a version of the song but never released it, deciding that it would not be right for the album was working on at the time. He considered including the song on his next album but decided against doing so after Shelton recorded his own version.[2]

## Critical reception

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Giving it an "A", Tammy Ragusa of Country Weekly wrote that "With a subtle and appropriately Spanish flavor, reminiscent of Tracy Byrd's 'Just Let Me Be in Love', this cha-cha is super-sexy, thanks in large part to a suggestive lyric."[3]

## Commercial performance

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The single peaked at number one on the Country Airplay chart on July 11, 2015, and it is Shelton's twentieth No. 1 hit on the chart, and his fifteenth consecutive single to achieve the feat, which is unmatched by other artists.[4] It also peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same week. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 25, 2015, and Platinum on January 29, 2016.[5] The song has sold 846,000 copies in the US as of May 2016.[6]

## Music video

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The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered in March 2015.[7]

## Charts and certifications

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### Peak positions

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| Chart (2015)  | Peak
position

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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] | 43
Canada Country (Billboard)[9] | 1
US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 38
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] | 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] | 3

### Year-end charts

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Chart (2015)  | Position

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US Country Airplay (Billboard)[13] | 40
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] | 6

### Certifications

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| Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
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Canada (Music Canada)[15] | Gold  | 40,000*
United States (RIAA)[5] | 2× Platinum  | 2,000,000‡ / 846,000[6]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Blake Shelton debuts "Sangria" music video". Taste of Country. 30 March 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
2. ^ a b c Paulson, Dave (March 30, 2018). "Story Behind the Song: 'Sangria'". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
3. ^ Ragusa, Tammy (27 April 2015). "Reviews". Country Weekly. 22 (17): 66. ISSN 1074-3235.
4. ^ Jim Asker (June 30, 2015). "Blake Shelton Tops Billboard's Country Airplay Chart for the 20th Time'". Billboard.
5. ^ a b "American single certifications – Blake Shelton – Sangria". Recording Industry Association of America.
6. ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (April 4, 2016). "The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: April 4, 2016". Roughstock.
7. ^ "CMT : Videos : Blake Shelton : Sangria". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
8. ^ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
9. ^ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
10. ^ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
11. ^ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
12. ^ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
13. ^ "Best of 2015: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
14. ^ "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
15. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Blake Shelton – Sangria". Music Canada.

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Discography

Studio albums|

* Blake Shelton
* The Dreamer
* Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill
* Pure BS
* Startin' Fires
* Red River Blue
* Cheers, It's Christmas
* Based on a True Story...
* Bringing Back the Sunshine
* If I'm Honest
* Texoma Shore
* Body Language

Extended plays|

* Hillbilly Bone
* All About Tonight

Compilations|

* Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton
* Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits
* Fully Loaded: God's Country

Singles|

* "Austin"
* "All Over Me"
* "Ol' Red"
* "The Baby"
* "Playboys of the Southwestern World"
* "Some Beach"
* "Goodbye Time"
* "Nobody but Me"
* "Don't Make Me"
* "The More I Drink"
* "Home"
* "She Wouldn't Be Gone"
* "I'll Just Hold On"
* "Hillbilly Bone"
* "All About Tonight"
* "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking"
* "Honey Bee"
* "God Gave Me You"
* "Drink on It"
* "Over"
* "Sure Be Cool If You Did"
* "Boys 'Round Here"
* "Mine Would Be You"
* "Doin' What She Likes"
* "My Eyes"
* "Neon Light"
* "Lonely Tonight"
* "Sangria"
* "Gonna"
* "Came Here to Forget"
* "Savior's Shadow"
* "She's Got a Way with Words"
* "A Guy with a Girl"
* "Every Time I Hear That Song"
* "I'll Name the Dogs"
* "I Lived It"
* "Turnin' Me On"
* "God's Country"
* "Hell Right"
* "Nobody but You"
* "Happy Anywhere"
* "Minimum Wage"
* "Come Back as a Country Boy"
* "No Body"
* "Purple Irises"

Collaborations|

* "The Truth About Men"
* "Just a Fool"
* "You Make It Feel Like Christmas"
* "Dive Bar"
* "Get Ready"
* "Tuesday I'll Be Gone"
* "Out in the Middle"
* "Forever Country"
* "Pour Me a Drink"

Promotional singles|

* "Go Ahead and Break My Heart"
* "Straight Outta Cold Beer"

Other songs|

* "Footloose"
* "Over You"
* "Medicine"
* "Christmas Eve"

Concert tours|

* Ten Times Crazier Tour

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz work

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