"Drinking Alone" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer Carrie Underwood, and released as the fourth single from her sixth studio album, Cry Pretty (2018).

[2] Written by Underwood, co-producer David Garcia, and Brett James, the song centers around a bar encounter between a woman and a man after each of their respective relationships have just ended.

Taste of Country reviewed the song favorably, saying, "Underwood's new single brings with it a subtle maturity that's important for her music moving forward.

[5] Kyle's Korner gave a negative review, however, writing, "'Drinking Alone' is the equivalent of taking three different jigsaw puzzles and trying to mash all their pieces together, and nothing ends up fitting together.

The sound is too dark and polished, the writing is confusing as all get-out, and Carrie Underwood brings a ton of swagger and attitude to the table that is neither necessary nor helpful.

[15] In April 2020, she gave another acoustic performance of the song for Sirius XM The Highway's "Stagecouch Weekend," on account of Stagecoach Festival being postponed to October.