"Donkey" is a song recorded by American

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artist

Jerrod Niemann Jerrod Lee Niemann (born July 24, 1979) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has released one single for Category 5 Records (2006); three albums for Sea Gayle Music/Arista Nashville: '' Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury'' (2010), ' ...

. It was released in May 2014 as the second single from his album ''

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''. The song was written by David Tolliver, Kyle Jacobs, and Fred Wilhelm.

Critical reception

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'' gave the song a positive review, saying that "it’s more down-home than the auto-tune-heavy ‘Drink to That All Night.’ This is the song that could get you up and dancing at any of the best country bars — and Niemann knows it."

Chart performance

References

2014 songs 2014 singles Jerrod Niemann songs Arista Nashville singles Songs written by Kyle Jacobs (songwriter) {{2010s-country-song-stub