"Beer In Mexico" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer Kenny Chesney

Kenny Chesney

Kenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S...

. It was released in January 2007 as the fifth and final single from Chesney's 2005 album The Road and the Radio

The Road and the Radio

The Road and the Radio is the eleventh album released by country music singer and guitarist Kenny Chesney. It was released on November 8, 2005. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 on November 26, 2005....

. Thhe song reached the top of the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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 chart and was the first song written by Kenny Chesney himself to reach number 1 on the charts.

Background and writing

The liner notes for The Road and the Radio state that Chesney wrote the song while vacationing in Cabo San Lucas

Cabo San Lucas

Cabo San Lucas , commonly called Cabo, is a city at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, in the municipality of Los Cabos in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,463 people...

, Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 for Sammy Hagar

Sammy Hagar

Sam Roy "Sammy" Hagar , also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Also sings Country Music....

's birthday party.

Content

The narrator talks about being at crossroads in his life and doesn't know what decisions to make so he decides to relax and have a beer in Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

.

Reception

Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a B+ rating. He said that it is "a cool, loud record. There’s almost too much going on, but just almost." He then goes on to say that radio will be all over the song. Dan Milliken of Country Universe rated the song number 108 on his list of the 201 Greatest Singles of the Decade. He stated that the song was "such a perfect encapsulation of Kenny Chesney’s musical identity from this decade that you could skip over the most of the rest of his work and still get the basic idea."

Chart positions

"Beer in Mexico" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of January 6, 2007.

Chart (2007)	Peak position

Certifications

Country	Certification
United States Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...	Gold