"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" is a song performed by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, and written by Jim "Moose" Brown and Don Rollins.
The title refers to a popular expression used to justify drinking at any time of day, given that somewhere in the world, it is 5:00 p.m., the end of the workday for a traditional "nine-to-five" worker.
The lyrics request the bartender serve "something tall and strong," specifically a Hurricane, a potent cocktail made with a large amount of rum.
both a reference to the Christian What Would Jesus Do advertising campaign and a joke at Buffett's expense, due to his large amount of alcohol-related songs.
The music video for the song was filmed at the Square Grouper Bar in Jupiter, Florida on June 21, 2003, and was directed by Trey Fanjoy.
On the following chart (October 4), Bentley's song fell, allowing "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" to return to number 1 for an eighth and final week.
Nineteen years later, this record would be surpassed by Morgan Wallen's "You Proof", which spent ten non-consecutive weeks at number one on Country Airplay.