Luke Bryan’s “Drink a Beer” is spending a third week at the top of the charts. The track from his latest album, Crash My Party, is having a huge effect on his audiences out on his That’s My Kind of Night Tour. “It’s really special to be on stage and look out in the crowd…and you can tell when somebody’s really, really affected by it emotionally,” says Luke. Performing the song also has an emotional effect on the Georgia native, as well. “It’s an emotional ride for me every night to perform it, and I love having that aspect to my show too, where I can just sit down and be real raw and real emotional.”

The reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year is up for three awards at this year’s ACM Awards, including Entertainer, Male and Album of the Year. He’ll return as co-host of the show, along with his buddy Blake Shelton, when it airs live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas April 6th on CBS.

Luke Bryan (Drink a Beer stories) OC: …for the fans. 1:14
“I’ve had tons of people walk up and say, ‘Gosh, I used to go fish with my Dad, and we would drink a beer, and my dad’s passed away. And I drink a beer when I’m fishing, I think about my Dad.’ There’s tons of those stories. It’s really special to be on stage and look out in the crowd…and you can tell when somebody’s really, really affected by it emotionally, and they’re thinking about a lost loved one and stuff, and I think that’s special for me to have in my show. Obviously, my show has a lot of big fun moments where everybody’s kind of letting their hair down and dancing and having a great time, but it’s nice to have that real, real surreal moment in my show too. We played a real big indoor arena that had about 24,000 people in it, and a lot of ‘em had their cell phones lit up during ‘Drink a Beer.’ It was a real magical kind of deal. It was very powerful, and it’s an emotional ride for me every night to perform it, and I love having that aspect to my show too where I can just sit down and be real raw and real emotional with a song for the fans.”