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Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2013 single by Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar
"How Many Drinks?"
Single by Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar
from the album Kaleidoscope Dream
ReleasedMarch 3, 2013 (2013-03-03)
Recorded2012
Length4:30
LabelRCA
Songwriters
  • Miguel Pimentel
  • Kendrick Lamar Duckworth
  • Roger Nichols
  • Salaam Remi
  • Paul Williams
ProducerSalaam 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

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

Chart performance

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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) Peakposition
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 Airplay (Billboard)[6] 31

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Gold 35,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] 2× Platinum 60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Miguel Debuts Video for Kendrick Lamar-Assisted 'How Many Drinks?': Watch". Billboard.
  2. ^ "Miguel Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "Miguel Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  4. ^ "Miguel Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  5. ^ "Miguel Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  6. ^ "Miguel Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  8. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Miguel feat. Kendrick Lamar – How Many Drinks?". Radioscope. Retrieved September 17, 2025. Type How Many Drinks? in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  9. ^ "British single certifications – Miguel – How Many Drinks". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 14, 2024. Select singles in the Formats field. Type How Many Drinks Miguel in the "Search:" field.
  10. ^ "American single certifications – Miguel – How Many Drinks?". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
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Miguel
  • Discography
  • Awards and nominations
Studio albums
  • All I Want Is You
  • Kaleidoscope Dream
  • Wildheart
  • War & Leisure
  • Caos
Extended plays
  • Te Lo Dije
Singles
  • "All I Want Is You"
  • "Sure Thing"
  • "Quickie"
  • "Adorn"
  • "Do You..."
  • "How Many Drinks?"
  • "Coffee"
  • "Waves"
  • "Sky Walker"
  • "Shockandawe"
  • "Told You So"
  • "Show Me Love"
  • "Don't Forget My Love"
Featured singles
  • "Lotus Flower Bomb"
  • "Pride N Joy"
  • "Power Trip"
  • "#Beautiful"
  • "PrimeTime"
  • "Good Lovin"
  • "Everyday"
  • "Weekend"
  • "Lost in Your Light"
  • "Remind Me to Forget"
  • "Happiness Over Everything (H.O.E.)"
  • "Sweet Dreams"
Other songs
  • "Satisfied"
  • "Remember Me"
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Kendrick Lamar songs
  • Singles discography
  • Songs
Section.80
  • "A.D.H.D."
  • "HiiiPoWeR"
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
  • "Sherane a.k.a Master Splinter's Daughter"
  • "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"
  • "Backseat Freestyle"
  • "Money Trees"
  • "Poetic Justice"
  • "Good Kid"
  • "M.A.A.D City"
  • "Swimming Pools (Drank)"
  • "Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst"
  • " Compton"
Deluxe
  • "The Recipe"
To Pimp a Butterfly
  • "For Free? (Interlude)"
  • "King Kunta"
  • "These Walls"
  • "Alright"
  • "How Much a Dollar Cost"
  • "The Blacker the Berry"
  • "I"
  • "Mortal Man"
Untitled Unmastered
  • "Untitled 02 | 06.23.2014."
  • "Untitled 03 | 05.28.2013."
  • "Untitled 07 | Levitate"
  • "Untitled 08 | 09.06.2014."
Damn
  • "Blood"
  • "DNA"
  • "Yah"
  • "Element"
  • "Feel"
  • "Loyalty"
  • "Pride"
  • "Humble"
  • "Lust"
  • "Love"
  • "XXX"
  • "Fear"
  • "God"
  • "Duckworth"
Black Panther
  • "All the Stars"
  • "King's Dead"
  • "Pray for Me"
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
  • "N95"
  • "Die Hard"
  • "We Cry Together"
  • "Count Me Out"
  • "Silent Hill"
  • "Auntie Diaries"
  • "The Heart Part 5"
Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud
  • "Like That"
  • "Euphoria"
  • "6:16 in LA"
  • "Meet the Grahams"
  • "Not Like Us"
GNX
  • "Wacced Out Murals"
  • "Squabble Up"
  • "Luther"
  • "Man at the Garden"
  • "Hey Now"
  • "Reincarnated"
  • "TV Off"
  • "Dodger Blue"
  • "Peekaboo"
  • "Heart Pt. 6"
  • "GNX"
  • "Gloria"
Collaborations with Baby Keem
  • "Family Ties"
  • "Range Brothers"
  • "The Hillbillies"
  • "Good Flirts"
Featured songs
  • "Hood Gone Love It"
  • "I'm On 2.0"
  • "Fuckin' Problems"
  • "Let Us Move On"
  • "YOLO"
  • "How Many Drinks?"
  • "We Up"
  • "Memories Back Then"
  • "Collard Greens"
  • "Fragile"
  • "Forbidden Fruit"
  • "Give It 2 U"
  • "Radioactive (Remix)"
  • "Nosetalgia"
  • "It's On Again"
  • "Control"
  • "1 Train"
  • "Backwards"
  • "Autumn Leaves"
  • "Never Catch Me"
  • "Bad Blood (Remix)"
  • "Classic Man (Remix)"
  • "Easy Bake"
  • "Holy Key"
  • "No More Parties in LA"
  • "The Greatest"
  • "Freedom"
  • "Really Doe"
  • "Don't Wanna Know"
  • "Sidewalks"
  • "Goosebumps"
  • "Doves in the Wind"
  • "New Freezer"
  • "Dedication"
  • "Mona Lisa"
  • "Tints"
  • "America Has a Problem"
  • ""Like That"
  • "Backd00r"
Other songs
  • "Cartoon and Cereal"
  • "The Heart Part 4"
  • "Under the Sun"
  • "Watch the Party Die"
  • "Money Without Me"
  • "30 for 30"
  • "Mojo Jojo"
  • "Good Credit"
  • "Chains & Whips"
Additional songwriting credits
  • "All Day"
  • "Win"
  • "Greatest"
  • "Numb Numb Juice"
  • "Chopstix"
  • "Floating"
  • "House Money"
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