About The Song
Are you looking for the perfect song to be added to your beach or summer playlist? Well, Alan Jackson’s “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” should be on top of your choices.
Jackson teamed up with Jimmy Buffett to create not only one of the best island-ready tunes but also one of the greatest drinking anthems ever recorded as they encourage pouring some drinks any time of the day without a hint of regret – because, in the end, it is five o’clock in someplace.
Indeed, this is one of the best Alan Jackson songs wherein two talented singers trade vocals and even some amusing banter at the song’s end. “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” turned out to be a huge hit for both Jackson and Buffet.
It was released in 2003 as the lead single from Alan Jackson‘s compilation album Greatest Hits Volume II. It then landed on top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, where it remained No. 1 for eight non-consecutive weeks. It also successfully crossed over to the pop chart, peaking at No. 17 on Billboard Hot 100 – making it Jackson’s biggest pop hit while Buffett’s first since the 1970s.
That same year, the song received the Vocal Event of the Year Award from the Country Music Association.
Don Rollins and Jim “Moose” Brown wrote the catchy song together. Rollins remembered the first time he heard the phrase “It’s five o’clock somewhere” when a colleague of his mentioned it during his days as a band teacher. He immediately liked the idea and wrote the song with Rollins really quickly.
However, when the duo offered the song to artists like Kenny Chesney and Colt Prather, it ended up being rejected. Luckily, Jackson took it and turned it into a hit.
Well, Jackson is, without a doubt, not going to waste a good drink – or in this case, a good song.
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Lyrics
The sun is hot and that old clock is movin’ slow
An’ so am I
Work day passes like molasses in wintertime
But it’s July
I’m gettin’ paid by the hour, an’ older by the minute
My boss just pushed me over the limit
I’d like to call him somethin’
I think I’ll just call it a day
Pour me somethin’ tall an’ strong
Make it a Hurricane before I go insane
It’s only half-past twelve but I don’t care
It’s five o’clock somewhere
Oh, this lunch break is gonna take all afternoon
An’ half the night
Tomorrow mornin’, I know there’ll be hell to pay
Hey, but that’s all right
I ain’t had a day off now in over a year
Our Jamaican vacation’s gonna start right here
Hit the phones for me
You can tell ’em I just sailed away
An’ pour me somethin’ tall an’ strong
Make it a Hurricane before I go insane
It’s only half-past twelve but I don’t care
It’s five o’clock somewhere
I could pay off my tab, pour myself in a cab
An’ be back to work before two
At a moment like this, I can’t help but wonder
What would Jimmy Buffet do?
Funny you should ask, Alan… I’d say
Pour me somethin’ tall an’ strong
Make it a Hurricane before I go insane
It’s only half-past twelve but I don’t care
Pour me somethin’ tall an’ strong
Make it a Hurricane before I go insane
It’s only half-past twelve but I don’t care
(He don’t care)
I don’t care
It’s five o’clock somewhere
What time zone am on? What country am I in?
It doesn’t matter, it’s five o’clock somewhere
It’s always on five in Margaritaville, come to think of it
Yeah, I heard that
You been there haven’t you
Yessir
I seen your boat there
I’ve been to Margaritaville a few times
All right, that’s good
Stumbled all the way back
OK, just wanna make sure you can keep it between the navigational beacons
Bring the booze, I tell you
All right, well, it’s five o’clock
Let’s go somewhere
I’m ready, crank it up
Let’s get out of here
I’m gone