"Sangria" is a song recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released to country radio on April 6, 2015, as the third single from his ninth studio album, ''

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''. The song was written by J. T. Harding,

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and

Trevor Rosen Trevor Joseph Rosen (born February 18, 1975) is an American country music songwriter and musician. He is also a member of the American country music band Old Dominion, in which he plays guitar and keyboards. Early life Trevor Rosen grew up in ...

. It climbed to No. 1 position in Canada Country and US Country Airplay charts and also at No. 38 on

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Writing and recording

The idea for "Sangria" was originated by

during a songwriting session with

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and

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. At first, Osborne planned to write the song for a female vocalist, but Evans lacked interest in the idea, so Osborne revisited it during a later songwriting session with J.T. Harding and

. As the writing team developed the idea into a song, they decided to write it for a male vocalist, since they lacked a female co-writer. Osborne, Harding, and Rosen wrote "Sangria" in a single songwriting session.

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recorded a version of the song but never released it, deciding that it would not be right for the album was working on at the time. He considered including the song on his next album but decided against doing so after Shelton recorded his own version.

Critical reception

Giving it an "A", Tammy Ragusa of ''

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'' wrote that "With a subtle and appropriately Spanish flavor, reminiscent of

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's ' Just Let Me Be in Love', this cha-cha is super-sexy, thanks in large part to a suggestive lyric."

Commercial performance

The single peaked at number one on the Country Airplay chart on July 11, 2015, and it is Shelton's twentieth No. 1 hit on the chart, and his fifteenth consecutive single to achieve the feat, which is unmatched by other artists. It also peaked at number 38 on the ''

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the same week. The song was certified Gold by the

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on June 25, 2015, and Platinum on January 29, 2016. The song has sold 846,000 copies in the US as of May 2016.

Music video

The music video was directed by

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and premiered in March 2015.

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2014 songs 2015 singles Country ballads 2010s ballads Blake Shelton songs Warner Records Nashville singles Songs written by J. T. Harding Songs written by Josh Osborne Songs written by Trevor Rosen Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks Music videos directed by Trey Fanjoy Warner Records singles