About Whiskey Lullaby

"Whiskey Lullaby" is a song composed by Bill Anderson and Jon Randall. The song was a duet recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley and bluegrass artist Alison Krauss on Paisley's album Mud on the Tires. The song was released on March 29, 2004 as the album's third single, and the 11th chart single of Paisley's career. Whiskey Lullaby peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, and No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song won the 2005 Country Music Association Song of the Year Award. It was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

"Whiskey Lullaby" is an acoustic ballad in the key of B minor, accompanied by acoustic guitar and Dobro. Its narrative centers on a couple that has a painful separation leading them both to drinking themselves to death. In the first verse the heartbroken man dies and in the second verse a guilt-ridden woman dies. Paisley sings the first verse and chorus which focus on the male character, and Krauss sings the second verse and chorus which focus on the female character.