title: Hole in a Bottle
text: # Hole in a Bottle
  
  "Hole in a Bottle" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Canaan Smith. Smith co-wrote the song with Brett Beavers and Dan Couch. It was released on August 17, 2015 as Smith's third single and the second single from a self-titled extended play released by Mercury Nashville on March 24, 2015. It was also included on Smith's debut album, Bronco, released on June 23, 2015.
  
  ## Content
  
  The song uses various forms of "holes" to describe its narrator, who is drinking alcoholic beverages when heartbroken. An uncredited review in Taste of Country described the song as a "rowdy country-rocker that finds the singer wallowing in self-pity, much to his fans’ enjoyment." Smith told the same publication that he wrote the song with the intention of having a song which his fans could sing along to in concert.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  In a review of Smith's self-titled EP, Bill Caruthers of Country Standard Time criticized the song for its use of a drum machine instead of normal drums, but otherwise found the lyrical and vocal content favorably comparable to the work of David Lee Murphy.
  
  ## Chart performance
  
  ### Weekly charts
  
  | Chart (2015–2016) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Canada Country (Billboard) | 50 |
  | US Country Airplay (Billboard) | 23 |
  | US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) | 30 |
  
  ### Year-end charts
  
  | Chart (2016) | Position |
  | - | - |
  | US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) | 92 |
  