How Many Drinks?

2013 single by Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar

"How Many Drinks?"

Single by Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar

from the album Kaleidoscope Dream

Released

March 3, 2013 (2013-03-03)

Recorded

2012

Length

4:30

Label

RCA

Songwriter(s)

Miguel Pimentel
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth
Roger Nichols
Salaam Remi
Paul Williams

Producer(s)

Salaam Remi

Miguel singles chronology

"Power Trip"
(2013)

"How Many Drinks?"
(2013)

"#Beautiful"
(2013)

Kendrick Lamar singles chronology

"YOLO"
(2013)

"How Many Drinks?"
(2013)

"Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"
(2013)

Music video

"How Many Drinks?" on YouTube

"How Many Drinks?" is a song by American recording artist Miguel, taken from his critically acclaimed second studio album, Kaleidoscope Dream. The song was produced by Salaam Remi. A remixed single featuring Kendrick Lamar on an added third verse was released as the album's third single on March 3, 2013. It received a nomination for Best R&B Performance at the 56th Grammy Awards held in January 2014. The chorus melody samples the O'Donel Levy instrumental cover of The Carpenters song We've Only Just Begun.

Music video

The music video, directed by Clark Jackson,^[1] was released on April 22, 2013 on VEVO.

Chart performance

The song debuted at 88 on the Billboard Hot 100 on week ending May 4, 2013. It has since peaked at #69 on the week of July 20, 2013, and spent a total of 20 weeks on the chart.

Chart (2013–14)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	69
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[3]	24
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)^[4]	3
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)^[5]	19
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[6]	31

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	Gold	35,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[8]	Silver	200,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[9]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Miguel Debuts Video for Kendrick Lamar-Assisted 'How Many Drinks?': Watch". Billboard.
^ "Miguel Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
^ "Miguel Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
^ "Miguel Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
^ "Miguel Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
^ "Miguel Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
^ "British single certifications – Miguel – How Many Drinks". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ "American single certifications – Miguel – How Many Drinks?". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 27, 2021.