Different for Girls (Dierks Bentley song)

"Different for Girls"
The cover is in black-and-white with both artists sitting next to each other with a window behind them. The song title centered in the bottom has the artists' respective names between it.
Single by Dierks Bentley featuring Elle King
from the album Black
Released June 6, 2016 (2016-06-06)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2016
Genre Country
Length 3:00
Label Capitol Nashville
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Ross Copperman
Dierks Bentley singles chronology
"Somewhere on a Beach"
(2016)		 "Different for Girls"
(2016)		 "Black"
(2016)
Elle King singles chronology
"America's Sweetheart"
(2016)		 "Different for Girls"
(2016)		 "Good Girls"
(2016)

"Different for Girls" is a song recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It features American singer and songwriter Elle King and was released to country radio on June 6, 2016, as the second single from Bentley's eighth studio album, Black (2016).[1] "Different for Girls" gave Bentley his fifteenth number-one hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and his fifth top 5 hit on the Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number 3. It also charted at number 42 on the Hot 100. The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 411,000 copies in the United States as of Ocrober 2016. It was nominated for "Vocal Event of the Year" at the 2016 CMA Awards. It received similar chart success in Canada, giving Bentley his second number-one hit on the Country chart and peaking within the top 50 of the Canadian Hot 100 at number 49.

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Wes Edwards.

Background

Bentley stated that he found "a real honesty in the lyrics" and that "the differences in how guys and girls deal with a broken heart is really interesting material to me. Having two daughters certainly has changed the way I see the world and what they have ahead."[2]

Commercial reception

The song reached No. 3 on the Hot Country Songs chart where it stayed for three weeks,[3] and it is Bentley's 20th song to reach top 10 on the chart.[4] It also topped the chart on Country Airplay.[5] The song has sold 436,000 copies in the US as of November 2016.[6]

Track listing

Digital download[7]
No. Title Length
1. "Different for Girls" (featuring Elle King) 3:00

Music video

The music video was directed by Wes Edwards and premiered in July 2016.[8]

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 49
Canada Country (Billboard)[10] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 42
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 436,000[6]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Preceded by
"Record Year"
by Eric Church		 Billboard Canada Country
number-one single
August 27–October 1, 2016 		Succeeded by
"You Look Like I Need a Drink"
by Justin Moore
Preceded by
"Peter Pan"
by Kelsea Ballerini		 Billboard Country Airplay
number-one single
October 1, 2016

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States May 27, 2016 Digital download Capitol Nashville [7]
June 6, 2016 Country radio [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations - New Music Artist Free Song - AllAccess Music Group". AllAccess Music Group. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dierks Bentley Drops 'Different for Girls', Feat. Elle King". The Boot. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. October 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ Asker, Jim (August 2, 2016). "Eric Church Earns His Seventh No. 1 on Country Airplay Chart With 'Record Year'". Billboard.
  5. ↑ Dauphin, Chuck (October 5, 2016). "Dierks Bentley & Elle King on Why 'Different for Girls' Is a Different Kind of Country Hit". Billboard.
  6. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (November 21, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: November 21, 2016". Roughstock.
  7. 1 2 "Amazon.com: Different For Girls [feat. Elle King]: Dierks Bentley: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. May 27, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Dierks Bentley, Elle King : Different For Girls". Country Music Television. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Dierks Bentley. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Dierks Bentley. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Dierks Bentley. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Dierks Bentley.
  13. ↑ "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Dierks Bentley.
  14. ↑ "American single certifications – Dierks Bentley – Different for Girls". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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