"Two Piña Coladas" is a song recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in March 1998 as the third single from his album Sevens. It hit No. 1 on the Billboard Country Charts in 1998. A concert version is available on Double Live. The song was written by Shawn Camp, Benita Hill and Sandy Mason. Camp provides an additional acoustic guitar.
| "Two Piña Coladas" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 European Release | ||||
| Single by Garth Brooks | ||||
| from the album Sevens | ||||
| B-side | "To Make You Feel My Love" (EU CD single) | |||
| Released | March 16, 1998 | |||
| Studio | Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Shawn Camp Benita Hill Sandy Mason | |||
| Producer(s) | Allen Reynolds | |||
| Garth Brooks singles chronology | ||||
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The song
editContent
editA man feeling the blues (most likely a love problem), turns on the news when a person comes on, claiming that "heartaches are healed by the sea." Without a moment's notice, he heads down to the beach, eager for a night on the town. After two piña coladas, the man begins to feel elated, and at this point never wants to leave. The chorus also suggests that he continues drinking, specifically, drinking Captain Morgan, until he forgets his troubles and is happy.
The music
editThe song is in F major with an approximate tempo of 120 beats per minute[2] and a moderate Latin music feel, punctuated by several acoustic guitar runs (mostly performed by Shawn Camp, the song's co-writer). A large crowd of singers joins Brooks on the song's final chorus.
"Two Piña Coladas" gained the number 29 position on the CMT 40 Greatest Drinking Songs: Morning After broadcast.[3]
Personnel
editPer liner notes.[4]
- "Big Al" – backing vocals
- Garth Brooks – lead and backing vocals
- Shawn Camp – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Mike Chapman – bass guitar
- "Double D" – backing vocals
- Sam "The Man" Duczer – backing vocals
- Charles Green – backing vocals
- Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
- Mat Lindsey – backing vocals
- Sandy Mason – backing vocals
- Dorothy "The Birthday Girl" Robinson – backing vocals
- Milton Sledge – drums
Chart positions
edit"Two Pina Coladas" debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 6, 1997.
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] | 33 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 48 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Two Piña Coladas - Garth Brooks". Allmusic. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ^ "Two Piña Coladas sheet music". Musicnotes.com. 5 January 2000. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ Drew, David (17 March 2011). "CMT Names The 40 Greatest Drinking Songs Of Country Music". B105. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ^ Sevens (CD). Garth Brooks. Capitol Records. 1997. 329519.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3549." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 11, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "Garth Brooks Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
