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How Many Drinks?

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"How Many Drinks?"
Single by Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar
from the album Kaleidoscope Dream
ReleasedMarch 3, 2013 (2013-03-03)
Recorded2012
Length4:30
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Salaam Remi
Miguel singles chronology
"Power Trip"
(2013)
"How Many Drinks?"
(2013)
"#Beautiful"
(2013)
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"YOLO"
(2013)
"How Many Drinks?"
(2013)
"Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"
(2013)
Music video
"How Many Drinks?" on YouTube

"How Many Drinks?" is a song by American recording artist Miguel, taken from his critically acclaimed second studio album, Kaleidoscope Dream. The song was produced by Salaam Remi. A remixed single featuring Kendrick Lamar on an added third verse was released as the album's third single on March 3, 2013. It received a nomination for Best R&B Performance at the 56th Grammy Awards held in January 2014. The chorus melody samples the O'Donel Levy instrumental cover of The Carpenters song We've Only Just Begun.

Music video

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The music video, directed by Clark Jackson,[1] was released on April 22, 2013 on VEVO.

Chart performance

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The song debuted at 88 on the Billboard Hot 100 on week ending May 4, 2013. It has since peaked at #69 on the week of July 20, 2013, and spent a total of 20 weeks on the chart.

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 69
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 24
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[4] 3
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[5] 19
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[6] 31

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Gold 35,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Miguel Debuts Video for Kendrick Lamar-Assisted 'How Many Drinks?': Watch". Billboard.
  2. ^ "Miguel Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "Miguel Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  4. ^ "Miguel Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  5. ^ "Miguel Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  6. ^ "Miguel Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  8. ^ "British single certifications – Miguel – How Many Drinks". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "American single certifications – Miguel – How Many Drinks?". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 27, 2021.