“Tequila” is country duo Dan + Shay’s 2018 hit song detailing flashbacks of a lost relationship induced exclusively by tequila. The song reached the number 2 spot on the Billboard Country chart, and 21 on the main chart.
[Verse 1: Shay, with Dan]
I can still shut down a party
I can hang with anybody
I can drink whiskey and red wine
Champagne all night
Little Scotch on the rocks and I'm fine, I'm fine
[Chorus: Dan + Shay , Dan]
But when I taste tequila
Baby, I still see ya
Cuttin' up the floor in a sorority T-shirt
The same one you wore when we were
Sky high in Colorado, your lips pressed against the bottle
Swearing on a Bible, baby, I'd never leave ya
I remember how bad I need ya
When I taste tequila (When I, when I, when I)
When I taste tequila (When I, when I, when I)
[Verse 2: Shay, with Dan]
I can kiss somebody brand new
And not even think about you
I can show up to the same bar
Hear the same songs in my car
Baby, your memory, it only hits me this hard
[Chorus: Dan + Shay , Dan]
When I taste tequila
Baby, I still see ya
Cuttin' up the floor in a sorority T-shirt
The same one you wore when we were
Sky high in Colorado, your lips pressed against the bottle
Swearing on a Bible, baby, I'd never leave ya
I remember how bad I need ya (Need ya)
When I taste tequila (When I, when I, when I)
When I taste tequila (When I, when I, when I)
[Bridge: Dan + Shay]
I ain't even drunk, I ain't even drunk and I'm thinkin'
How I need your love, how I need your love, yeah, it sinks in
[Chorus: Dan + Shay]
When I taste tequila
Baby, I still see ya
Sorority T-shirt
The same one you wore when we were
Sky high in Colorado, your lips pressed against the bottle
Swearing on a Bible, baby, I'd never leave ya
I remember how bad I need ya (Need ya)
When I taste tequila (When I, when I, when I)
When I taste tequila, oh (When I, when I, when I)
When I taste tequila, oh (When I, when I, when I)
When I taste tequila (When I, when I, when I)
Ooh
Tequila was written by Shay Mooney & Jordan Reynolds & Nicolle Galyon & Dan Smyers.
Tequila was produced by Scott Johnson & Dan Smyers & Scott Hendricks.
Dan + Shay released Tequila on Wed Jan 10 2018.
Shay Mooney: That was [our co-writer] Jordan Reynolds.
Dan Smyers: Jordan actually was watching our Instagram story, he’s like, “Dude, you guys drink a lot of tequila. We gotta write that song.” It’s kind of what inspired us to write that tune. I’m glad we did – it’s gotten us a good bit of free te...
Dan Smyers: We knew it was really special, we were really proud of this song. Sometimes a piano ballad is a little risky to put out as a radio single, but we put [“Tequila”] out, and immediately we could feel the reaction was, like, so elevated. Radio embraced it, played it, and the fans reacted to...
“Tequila” was awarded with the GRAMMY for Best Country Duo/Group Performance in 2019: