Dierks Bentley: Drunk on a Plane (Video 2014) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Other noted actors in the video include Emma Fitzpatrick (as the protagonist's girlfriend), Josh Schuber (as tone of the aisle guys) and Dierks's own drummer as the co-pilot. "[7] Wes Edwards directed the video. [9], The video won Music Video of the Year at the 2014 CMA Awards. [1] It reached its million sales mark in the United States in October 2014. [1] The song was written by Bentley, Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins. [6], The video premiered during his performance at the Havelock Country Jamboree. "Drunk on a Plane" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley.It was released in April 2014 as the third single from his seventh studio album Riser.The song has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. With Bette Bentley, Dierks Bentley, Eric Cajiuat, Jeff Dye. It was released in April 2014 as the third single from his seventh studio album Riser. According to Country Weekly, "musician Dierks (who is a real-life pilot) has to save the day when the craft is plummeting toward the ground. It was filmed inside a real aircraft stationed at a garage in Los Angeles. "[2] In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin put "Drunk on a Plane" at number seven on his top 10 list of Bentley's best songs. Music video for Dierks Bentley's Drunk on a Plane. While on the airplane, the narrator drinks heavily, becoming intoxicated and parties with the other passengers. The song is Bentley's 18th career single to peak in the top 10 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay chart. [4], "Drunk on a Plane" was a commercial success. The song peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, it is Bentley's second highest peaking song on the chart, behind only his debut single, "What Was I Thinkin'", which peaked at number 22. The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA on September 26, 2014. [10], ^shipments figures based on certification alonesales+streaming figures based on certification alone, "American single certifications – Dierks Bentley – Drunk on a Plane", Recording Industry Association of America, "Dierks Bentley's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks", "Top 30 Digital Country Songs Chart: July 5, 2016", "Dierks Bentley Saves the Day in "Drunk on a Plane" Video", "Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban + Miranda Lambert Are Early 2014 CMA Awards Winners", "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)", "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Canada Country)", "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Country Airplay)", "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)", "Canadian single certifications – Dierks Bentley – Drunk on a Plane", Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Drunk_on_a_Plane&oldid=964865670, Billboard Country Airplay number-one singles, Song recordings produced by Ross Copperman, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Singlechart usages for Billboardcanadacountry, Singlechart usages for Billboardcountryairplay, Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs, Certification Table Entry usages for Canada, Certification Table Entry usages for United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 June 2020, at 01:30. "Drunk on a Plane" is an up-tempo song about a man who is left behind at the altar and takes a trip to Cancún by himself after he is unable to obtain a refund for the airplane tickets he had purchased for a honeymoon. [5] The song has sold 1,487,000 copies in the US as of July 2016. In the music video, Bentley plays both himself and an airline pilot. Josh's story is continued in the video for "Somewhere on a Beach", which Edwards would also direct. The song has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. Directed by Wes Edwards. [8] The protagonist is played by comedian Jeff Dye. In August 2014, it hit number one on Country Airplay. The song was written by Bentley, Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins [2] Bentley told Country Standard Time, "It's a fun song, but when you really listen, there's also an underlying lonesomeness, which is what makes it different than a lot of the other uptempo songs I've put out. "On the Up" Drunk on a Plane (TV Episode 2008) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. "[3], Bob Paxman of Country Weekly rated the song "A", saying, "The song has a particular smartness about it, which sets this apart from the sundry drinking songs that inundate our space…'Drunk on a Plane' captures a sky-high party atmosphere while giving off a melancholy feel at the same time, a difficult maneuver that's pulled off nicely. "Drunk on a Plane" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley.