"Cheap Wine and Cigarettes" is a song written by Cary Barlowe and Hillary Lindsey and recorded by Canadian country pop singer Jess Moskaluke for her debut studio album, Light Up the Night (2014).
[1] Met with positive critical and commercial success, the song became Moskaluke's first to chart on the Canadian Hot 100 (and then to reach the top 50), as well as her first to be certified by Music Canada.
The official music video for "Cheap Wine and Cigarettes" was filmed live at CMT Canada; it was directed by Joel Stewart and premiered April 1, 2014.
[5] Aided by this warm reception, the song debuted at number 39 on the Billboard Canada Country airplay chart, where it eventually reached a peak of 11.
[6] Its local success led to the song being picked up by Sirius XM radio station "The Highway", which broadcasts in both Canada and the United States.