Kane Brown’s ‘Whiskey Sour’ Is For His Friends

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

January 18th, 2022 9:58 AM

Kane Brown’s latest song “Whiskey Sour” doesn’t really have much to do with his life, marriage, and happiness with his wife Katelyn Brown, it’s actually the story of a handful of friends in his life these days.

Kane said of the song and writing it, “The story behind the song is kind of weird for me. All my friends are really going through a depressing time with relationships.”

He added, “So when I heard this song for the first time, it really resonated with me just because the people around me and that’s why I fell in love with the song so much I love it and tell other people’s stories.”

The chorus of the song sings, “So now I take my whiskey sour / Sitting bar-side after-hours / Thinking how can I get over if the love was never ours? / Hell, I know you got my message / All my Xs and my Os / And it kills me by the hour / Now I take my whiskey sours alone.”

11 Songs That Made Kane Brown A Superstar

• 12. “What Ifs” (featuring Lauren Alaina) 2017

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  The song is about a couple where the question "what if" is asked repeatedly about what would happen in their relationship. The song is a duet with Kane’s high school friend Lauren Alaina.

• 11. “Lose It,” 2018

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  Kane said of the song, "I fell in love with this song, it was really exciting, it was really uptempo. It’s one of my favorite songs, so I hope you enjoy it." The song's video features Brown performing in the desert with a vintage Camaro.

• 10. “One Thing Right” (with Marshmello) 2019

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  What a collaboration! The lyrics are about a man who lies, steals, and always gets himself in trouble. The only thing he doesn't screw up is the love he's somehow found while being such a rascal. Brown described the song as "kind of the opposite" of Marshmello's collaboration with Bastille, "Happier."
• 9. “One Mississippi,” 2021

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  Kane said the song covered a relationship about "where you makeup and you break up, and you just keep running into each other, and then something about that spark in the relationship gets y’all back together and may fall apart again." The video features "the story of a lovestruck pair."

• 8. “Blessed & Free” (with H.E.R.) 2021

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  His new collaboration her H.E.R., and what a wonderful song! The video for the song is black and white and quite powerful.

• 7. “Homesick” 2019

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  Brown co-wrote the song about his own "experience traveling on the road and being away from his loved ones," but he dedicated it to military families.
• 6. “Famous Friends” (with Chris Young) 2020

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  Chris Young put this song on the album of the same name, and he and fellow native Tennessean Kane filmed a video for it. A great song, and Brown brings famous people to his concert to come and sing it with him. In 2021, he brought out quarterback Patrick Mahomes and actor Taylor Lautner to name a few.

• 5. “Cool Again” (featuring Nelly) 2020

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  Brown wrote the song at a songwriter's retreat during the wintertime. In August 2020, Brown remixed the song featuring rapper Nelly. This remix also received a music video featuring the two singers on a beach.

• 4. “Heaven” 2017

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  A gem of a song. Kane first discovered the song at a writer's retreat where he heard it from through the floor while he was working on another song ("What's Mine Is Yours") upstairs. "Heaven" reached number one on the US Country Airplay chart in 2018, becoming Brown's second number one on the chart.
• 3. “Worship You” 2020

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  This could be the perfect love song! Brown released "Worship You" for his wife, Katelyn Jae. "Worship You" depicted his belief in their love, comparing it to his belief in the Bible. Kane said, "When we were writing it, we didn't know what to write about. I think we tried like four different songs before we wrote that song... But I remember us writing it. It came, you know, so fluidly. We actually wrote it pretty fast."

• 1. “Worldwide Beautiful” 2020

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  An amazing song for the ages! Kane told Variety, “As an artist, you want to release a song that everybody can relate to and not argue about. So, I don’t think there’s anything arguable in the song. It’s just saying everybody should be treated the same, and stop looking at colors, because everybody’s worldwide beautiful… I hope the song gets more life."

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

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