{{short description|2024 single by the Reklaws}} {{infobox song | name = One Beer Away | cover = One Beer Away.jpeg | alt = | type = single | artist = The Reklaws | album = | released = {{start date|2024|06|28}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = *Country *country pop | length = 3:38 | label = Starseed | writer = *Stuart Walker *Jenna Walker *Scott Helman *Callum Maudsley | producer = Callum Maudsley | chronology = The Reklaws | prev_title = I Grew Up on a Farm | prev_year = 2024 | next_title = Never Drinking Again | next_year = 2025 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|JcEPgaVLFJ8|"One Beer Away"}}|header=Visualizer}} {{Extra album cover | header = Alternate cover | type = single | cover = One Beer Away Three-Pack.webp | border = | alt = | caption = }} }} "'''One Beer Away'''" is a song recorded by Canadian country music duo The Reklaws. Stuart Walker and Jenna Walker of the duo wrote the song with Scott Helman and Callum Maudsley, while Maudsley produced the track.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4PrVEVTs11WAhVm1k4Q7pd|title=One Beer Away - Single by The Reklaws|work=Spotify|date=June 28, 2024|access-date=October 25, 2024|publisher=Starseed Records}}</ref>
==Background and release== Stuart Walker of the Reklaws remarked that the sibling duo was releasing "some different music" than fans were used to in 2024, so with "One Beer Away", they wished to release a "true Reklaws song". Jenna Walker compared the song to the duo's past single "Long Live the Night", hoping that it "[captures] the essence of the perfect summer night in your small town".<ref name="CBM">{{cite web|url=https://canadianbeats.ca/2024/06/29/the-reklaws-share-new-single-one-beer-away/|title=The Reklaws share new single, "One Beer Away"|date=June 29, 2024|work=Canadian Beats Media|first=Nanci|last=Dagg|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref> The song was initially released in June 2024, before being released again as the title track of a three-pack single with the songs "If I Drink Enough" and "All the Time".<ref name="EP"/>
==Critical reception== Chad Carlson of ''Today's Country Magazine'' referred to the track as a "a summer anthem that is worthy of unprecedented airplay and fandom," adding that the duo "[explores] new realms of the country genre while incorporating those trademark elements that fans have always loved about them over the years".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://todayscountrymagazine.com/index.php/reviews/single-reviews/4711-single-review-the-reklaws-one-beer-away|title=Single Review: The Reklaws - One Beer Away|work=Today's Country Magazine|first=Chad|last=Carlson|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref> Nanci Dagg of ''Canadian Beats Media'' stated that the song had a "catchy chorus" and "upbeat tempo".<ref name="CBM"/> Hank Rivers of ''Harmony Hay'' stated that the track "is much more than a song about having a beer", opining that it is "a testament to the resilience found in friendship, the healing power of a listening ear, and the freedom that comes from a moment of reprieve, encapsulated in the act of sharing a beer and a good time".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://harmonyhay.com/meaning-of-one-beer-away-by-the-reklaws/|title=Meaning of 'One Beer Away' by 'The Reklaws'|date=July 1, 2024|work=Harmony Hay|first=Hank|last=Rivers|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
==Live performances== The Reklaws appeared on Citytv's ''Breakfast Television'' to perform "One Beer Away" live shortly after the song's release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.breakfasttelevision.ca/videos/the-reklaws-perform-one-beer-away-live-in-studio/|title=The Reklaws perform 'One Beer Away' LIVE in studio|access-date=October 25, 2024|work=Breakfast Television|publisher=Rogers Media}}</ref>
==Music video== The official visualizer for "One Beer Away" was directed by Austin Chaffe and premiered on YouTube on June 28, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Reklaws - One Beer Away (Official Video Visualizer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcEPgaVLFJ8|website=YouTube|date=June 28, 2024|format=video|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://country929.com/blogs/country-music-videos/2024/09/the-reklaws-one-beer-away/|title=The Reklaws – One Beer Away|first=Cheryl|last=Johnstone|date=September 26, 2024|work=Country 92.9|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
==Track listings== '''Digital download – single'''<ref>{{cite web|title=One Beer Away - Single by The Reklaws|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/one-beer-away-single/1753716286|website=Apple Music (Canada)|publisher=Starseed Records|date=June 28, 2024|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref> # "One Beer Away" – 3:38
'''Digital download – single'''<ref name="EP">{{cite web|title=One Beer Away - Single by The Reklaws|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/one-beer-away-single/1759410590|website=Apple Music (Canada)|publisher=Starseed Records|date=August 9, 2024|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref> # "One Beer Away" – 3:38 # "If I Drink Enough" – 2:51 # "All the Time" – 3:35
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ Chart performance for "One Beer Away" ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australia Country Hot 50 (''The Music'')<ref name="AU">{{cite web|url= https://countrytown.com/charts/countrytown-hot-50?year=2024&week=48|title=Countrytown Hot 50 – 2024, Week 48|work=Countrytown|access-date=November 29, 2024}}</ref> | 20 |- ! scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2024-11-23/|title=Canadian Hot 100 chart for November 23, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 19, 2024}}</ref> | 96 |- ! scope="row"| Canada Country (Mediabase)<ref name="Canada Country">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.pollstar.com/charts/4171/canada-country/mediabase?variant=&date=2024-11-25T09:00:00|title=Canada Country chart for November 25, 2024|magazine=Pollstar|access-date=November 26, 2024}}</ref> | 5 |- |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry |region=Canada |award=Gold|type=single |artist=The Reklaws|title=One Beer Away|certyear=2025|certmonth=9|access-date=September 8, 2025| refname=MC certs}} {{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}
==References== {{reflist}} {{The Reklaws}} {{authority control}}
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