Drunk dialing is an intoxicated person making phone calls that they would not likely make if sober, often a lonely individual calling former or current love interests.
In Kurt Vonnegut's 1969 novel Slaughterhouse-Five, the main character describes his tendency to drunk dial:
Drunk texting, emailing, and editing internet sites are related phenomena, and potentially yet more embarrassing for the sender as, once the message is sent, it cannot be rescinded; the message may be misspelled (due to being drunk), and it might be reviewed and shared among many.
The New York Post, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, have all reported on drunk dialing. Cell phone manufacturers and carriers are helping callers prevent drunk dialing. Virgin Mobile has launched an option to help its users stop drunk dialing by initiating multi-hour bans on calling specific numbers and the LG Group introduced the LP4100 mobile phone, which includes a breathalyzer. Although the breathalyzer function was incorporated to help the user assess fitness to drive, rather than fitness to phone, the owner can program the LP4100 to restrict calls to specific telephone numbers on certain days or after a certain hour, a feature that might help limit drunk dialing by eliminating calls when the user is more likely to be intoxicated. This requires prior planning or awareness that one will become intoxicated at a later time. Some reports indicate that this phone, or a planned future version for U.S. release, would activate the call-blocking function in tandem with the blood alcohol content results from the breathalyzer. Another app with half a million users that prevents drunk dialing is Drunk Mode.
"(This Ain't No) Drunk Dial" is a song by American country music group A Thousand Horses. It is their second single from their album Southernality.
An uncredited Taste of Country review stated that "“(This Ain’t No) Drunk Dial” is a strong follow-up to a chart-topper that took little time in standing out from the clutter on the radio. It’s similar enough to add another brick to the group’s Dixie-rock-country brand, but the story separates it from what they previously released."
The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil and premiered in June 2015.
Did I wake you up baby
Well I'm calling from New Jersey
And it's five in the morning
I'm so tired how are you
All the urging are sleeping
Well except for the reverend
He and I just decided that we would write this song for you