<P> "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 . It was released in June 2003 as the lead single from Jackson's 2003 compilation album Greatest Hits Volume II . It spent eight non-consecutive weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in summer of 2003 . In addition, the song hit number 17 on the US Hot 100, making it the biggest pop hit for Jackson and the first top forty hit for Buffett since the 1970s . On November 5, 2003, it also won the Country Music Association (CMA) Award for Vocal Event of the Year . The song became the #3 country song of the decade on Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart . </P> <P> The title refers to a popular expression used to justify drinking at any time of day, given that somewhere in the world it's 5: 00 p.m. (the end of the work day for a traditional "nine - to - five" worker). The narrator states that he hasn't had a day off in over a year and that he wants to leave work and relieve his stress by drinking alcohol . The lyrics include the phrase, "It's only half - past twelve but I don't care . It's five o'clock somewhere", which means that even though it is not five o'clock in the narrator's time zone, it must be in another part of the world . </P> <P> Jim "Moose" Brown wrote "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" with Don Rollins . Although Brown had several other cuts recorded by other artists, this song was the first to make the final cut of an album . The title lyric was inspired by a teacher who worked with Rollins . Brown recorded the demo and offered it to Kenny Chesney, who turned it down . It was then offered to Alan Jackson, who said that he was looking for a song that he could record as a duet with Jimmy Buffett . </P> <P> The portion of the music video featuring Jimmy Buffett was shot at Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana . The tiki bar featured in the video is the Square Grouper Tiki Bar in Jupiter, Florida, near Jackson's home at the time . It also features Jackson's personal boat, the "Hullbilly". </P>

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