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Drinking from the Bottle

"Drinking from the Bottle"
Single by Calvin Harris featuring Tinie Tempah
from the album 18 Months
Released27 January 2013 (2013-01-27)
Recorded2012
GenreHip house
Length4:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris singles chronology
"Sweet Nothing"
(2012) 		"Drinking from the Bottle"
(2013) 		"I Need Your Love"
(2013)
Tinie Tempah singles chronology
"R.I.P."
(2012) 		"Drinking from the Bottle"
(2013) 		"Trampoline"
Audio sample
Music video
"Drinking from the Bottle" on YouTube

"Drinking from the Bottle" is a song by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris from his third studio album, 18 Months. The song features British Nigerian rapper Tinie Tempah. The song was released as a single on 27 January 2013 and later peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

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A lyric video to accompany the release of "Drinking from the Bottle" was first released onto YouTube on 2 December 2012 at a total length of four minutes and one second. The official video was uploaded to Harris's YouTube's account on 21 December, after being filmed in the first week of December 2012.[1]

The video opens with actor Brad Dourif, as The Devil, speaking to his friend "Patrick" (Vader Vader) lead singer, Pat-Ric (McCaffery) Nasty, who is dressed as a wizard), talking about how he had sex with Joan of Arc in 1430, just a few months before her burning at the stake. The rest of the video features Harris and Tempah in a dark room with scantily-clad women, with Harris sitting inside a car and Tempah outside it. There are also scenes of drinking, drugs, violence, arson, sex, twerking and nudity, as well as Harris and Tempah meeting up with the devil. The video was accompanied by a parental advisory explicit content sign for extremely sexually explicit content and some strong language.

Critical reception

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Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song three out of five stars and wrote, "With lyrics about necking booze from buckets with sparklers, name-checking Rihanna, the Kardashians and, erm, Danny DeVito as well as a ravey breakdown that you could set your watch to, they've ticked all the necessary boxes for an easy chart hit. 'I know this crazy life can be a bitter pill to swallow,' he continues, prompting our weary response: 'Go on then, one last time won't hurt us... right?'."[2]

Live performances

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Harris and Tempah gave their first live performance of "Drinking from the Bottle" on The Jonathan Ross Show on 3 November 2012.[3]

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Drinking from the Bottle" (featuring Tinie Tempah)4:00
2."Drinking from the Bottle" (Andy Light Remix)5:24
3."Drinking from the Bottle" (Extended Mix)6:02

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for "Drinking from the Bottle"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[33] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Italy (FIMI)[34] Gold 15,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[35] Gold 7,500*
Sweden (GLF)[36] Platinum 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Platinum 600,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[38] Platinum 1,800,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Drinking From the Bottle (Lyric Video) on YouTube
  2. ^ Calvin Harris ft. Tinie Tempah: 'Drinking from the Bottle' – Single review. Digital Spy.
  3. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Calvin Harris feat. Tinie Tempah – Drinking from the Bottle (Live Jonathan Ross Show)". YouTube.
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  8. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 14. týden 2013 in the date selector.
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  10. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
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  14. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Calvin Harris".
  15. ^ "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard.
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  19. ^ "Romanian Top 100 Official Podcast". Kissfm.ro. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  20. ^ "Russia Airplay Chart for 2013-05-13." TopHit. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  22. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201310 into search.
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  24. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  25. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  26. ^ "Calvin Harris Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
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  28. ^ "Dance Top 100 – 2013". Mahasz. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  29. ^ "MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 – radios 2013" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  30. ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2013" (in Russian). TopHit. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  31. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  32. ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  33. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  34. ^ "Italian single certifications – Calvin Harris feat. Tinie Tempah – Drinking from the Bottle" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  35. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Calvin Harris feat. Tinie Tempah – Drinking from the Bottle". Radioscope. Retrieved 25 December 2024. Type Drinking from the Bottle in the "Search:" field.
  36. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Calvin Harris" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  37. ^ "British single certifications – Calvin Harris ft Tinie Tempah – Drinking from the Bottle". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  38. ^ "Danish single certifications – Calvin Harris feat. Tinie Tempah – Drinking from the Bottle". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 7 May 2023.