Whiskey Girl

2004 single by Toby Keith

"Whiskey Girl"

Single by Toby Keith

from the album Shock'n Y'all

B-side

"Nights I Can't Remember, Friends I'll Never Forget"

Released

March 22, 2004

Recorded

2003

Genre

Country

Length

3:59

Label

DreamWorks Nashville

Songwriter(s)

Toby Keith, Scotty Emerick

Producer(s)

James Stroud, Toby Keith

Toby Keith singles chronology

"American Soldier"
(2003)

"Whiskey Girl"
(2004)

"Hey, Good Lookin'"
(2004)

"Whiskey Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Toby Keith. The "Whiskey Girl" was model Kerry Summerville out of Pittsburgh, PA who spent years off and on touring with Keith. It was released in March 2004 as the third and final single from his 2003 album Shock'n Y'all. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 2004. A live version is included on the deluxe edition of his 2012 album Hope on the Rocks. Keith wrote this song with Scotty Emerick.

Content

The song's narrator describes his girlfriend as his "little whiskey girl." In the video, she is the object of fantasy for a mechanic at an autoshop Keith is visiting.^[1] According to Scotty Emerick, the little whiskey girl is "the epitome of a redneck girl who ain't into wine and beer or tequila".^[2]

Music video

Amy Weber, a WWE Diva, appeared in the music video, which was directed by Michael Salomon. The video premiered on CMT on March 27, 2004 during CMT 3rd Shift. In the music video, Weber was in an auto mechanic suit, and then, she took off her auto mechanic mask, and suit, and her belly button was shown attached by piercing jewelry, and then she goes with a man to a bar, and giving her a bottle of whiskey.

Chart performance

"Whiskey Girl" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 20, 2004.

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Canada Country (Radio & Records)^[3]	10
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	31

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	30

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Randall, Alice; Carter Little; Courtney Little (2006). My Country Roots: The Ultimate MP3 Guide to America's Original Outsider Music. Thomas Nelson, Inc. pp. 92. ISBN 1-59555-860-8.
^ "Whiskey Girl by Toby Keith Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
^ Radio & Records: May 28, 2004, page 44 worldradiohistory.com
^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
^ "American single certifications – Toby Keith – Whiskey Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

Toby Keith

1990s

Albums	Toby Keith Boomtown Blue Moon Dream Walkin' How Do You Like Me Now?!
Singles	"Should've Been a Cowboy" "He Ain't Worth Missing" "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" "Wish I Didn't Know Now" "Who's That Man" "Upstairs Downtown" "You Ain't Much Fun" "Big Ol' Truck" "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You" "A Woman's Touch" "Me Too" "We Were in Love" "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" (with Sting) "Dream Walkin'" "Getcha Some" "How Do You Like Me Now?!"

2000s

Albums	Pull My Chain Unleashed Shock'n Y'all Honkytonk University White Trash with Money Big Dog Daddy That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy American Ride
Singles	"Country Comes to Town" "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" "I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight" "I Wanna Talk About Me" "My List" "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)" "Who's Your Daddy?" "Rock You Baby" "Beer for My Horses" (with Willie Nelson) "I Love This Bar" "American Soldier" "Whiskey Girl" "Hey, Good Lookin'" (with Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson and George Strait) "Stays in Mexico" "Mockingbird" "Honkytonk U" "As Good as I Once Was" "Big Blue Note" "Get Drunk and Be Somebody" "A Little Too Late" "Crash Here Tonight" "High Maintenance Woman" "Love Me If You Can" "Get My Drink On" "She's a Hottie" "She Never Cried in Front of Me" "God Love Her" "Lost You Anyway" "American Ride" "Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)"

Albums

Singles

"Country Comes to Town"
"You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This"
"I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight"
"I Wanna Talk About Me"
"My List"
"Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)"
"Who's Your Daddy?"
"Rock You Baby"
"Beer for My Horses" (with Willie Nelson)
"I Love This Bar"
"American Soldier"
"Whiskey Girl"
"Hey, Good Lookin'" (with Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson and George Strait)
"Stays in Mexico"
"Mockingbird"
"Honkytonk U"
"As Good as I Once Was"
"Big Blue Note"
"Get Drunk and Be Somebody"
"A Little Too Late"
"Crash Here Tonight"
"High Maintenance Woman"
"Love Me If You Can"
"Get My Drink On"
"She's a Hottie"
"She Never Cried in Front of Me"
"God Love Her"
"Lost You Anyway"
"American Ride"
"Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)"

2010s–2020s

Albums	Bullets in the Gun Clancy's Tavern Hope on the Rocks Drinks After Work 35 MPH Town Peso in My Pocket
Singles	"Every Dog Has Its Day" "Trailerhood" "Bullets in the Gun" "Somewhere Else" "Made in America" "Red Solo Cup" "Beers Ago" "I Like Girls That Drink Beer" "Hope on the Rocks" "Drinks After Work" "Drunk Americans" "35 MPH Town" "Don't Let the Old Man In"