Somewhere on a Beach

"Somewhere on a Beach"
Single by Dierks Bentley
from the album Black
Released	January 19, 2016
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2015–16
Genre	Country
Length	3:17
Label	Capitol Nashville
Writer(s)	Michael Tyler Jaron Boyer Alexander Palmer Dave Kuncio Josh Mirenda
Producer(s)	Ross Copperman
Dierks Bentley singles chronology
"Riser" (2015) "Somewhere on a Beach" (2016) "Different for Girls" (2016)

"Somewhere on a Beach" is a song recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released for digital download on January 19, 2016, and to country radio on January 25, 2016, as the lead single from his eighth studio album, Black. The song is about an ex-girlfriend being talked to by her former boyfriend about his life and his new girlfriend that he's going to have fun with at a beach.

"Somewhere on a Beach" reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, giving Bentley his fourteenth number-one hit on that chart. It also gave him his first number-one hit on the Hot Country Songs chart since "5-1-5-0" in 2012, and his ninth top 40 hit on the Hot 100, peaking at number 35. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over one million units in that country. Its chart success in Canada was similarly received, peaking at number one on the Country chart and number 59 on the Canadian Hot 100. It also garnered a Platinum certification from Music Canada for selling over 80,000 units in that country.

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

Content

"Somewhere on a Beach" is a country song in which the narrator is talking to his ex-girlfriend about his life after they broke up. He tells her he has a new girlfriend, and adds that they are together having fun "somewhere on a beach".

The song has been compared to Bentley's previous hits "Drunk on a Plane" (2014) and "How Am I Doin'" (2004).

Reception

Critical

The website, Taste of Country, gave the song a positive review, saying it is "fair to call call the soulful country-blues song a sequel to “Drunk On a Plane”: "Somewhere on a Beach" details what happens once that plane lands". It also compared the song's atmosphere favorably to Kenny Chesney's musical style.^[1]

Commercial

The song debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and the Country Airplay chart at No. 29 on its first week,^[2] selling 19,000 copies in the United States.^[3] In the following week it rose to No. 20 on Hot Country Songs,^[4] and entered Billboard Hot 100 at No. 98,^[5] with a further 22,000 copies sold.^[6] The song reached No.1 on the Hot Country Songs chart in April 2016, Bentley's 11th No. 1 on the chart.^[7] It also peaked at No. 35 on Hot 100 the same week.^[8] The song has sold 640,000 copies in the US as of August 2016.^[9]

Live performances

Bentley debuted the song on January 19, 2016, on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Performed at Luke Bryan's Crash My Playa VIP event on January 23rd at the Barcelo Maya resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

Bentley performed the song as part of his hosting of the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards.

Music video

The music video was directed by Wes Edwards and premiered in February 2016.^[10]

Personnel

• Dierks Bentley - lead vocals
• Ross Copperman - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals
• Jedd Hughes - acoustic guitar
• Tony Lucido - bass guitar
• Danny Rader - bouzouki, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming
• Aaron Sterling - drums, percussion
• Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2016) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] 59 Canada Country (Billboard)[12] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[13] 35 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[14] 1 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] 1

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Canada (Music Canada)[16] Platinum 80,000^^ United States (RIAA)[17] Platinum 640,000[9] ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, release format, label catalog number, and reference

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref
United States	January 19, 2016	Digital download	Capitol Nashville
	January 25, 2016		Country radio

References

1. "Dierks Bentley, 'Somewhere on a Beach' [Listen]". Taste of Country. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
2. "Country Airplay: February 6, 2016". Billboard.
3. Bjorke, Matt (January 24, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: January 25, 2016". Roughstock.
4. "The Hot 100: February 6, 2016". Billboard.
5. "The Hot 100: February 13, 2016". Billboard.
6. Bjorke, Matt (January 30, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: February 1, 2016". Roughstock.
7. Jim Asker (April 19, 2016). "Dierks Bentley and Rascal Flatts Like the Sound of No. 1 on Country Charts". Billboard.
8. "Hot 100". Billboard. April 30, 2016.
9. Bjorke, Matt (August 8, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: August 8, 2016". Roughstock.
10. "CMT : Videos : Dierks Bentley : Somewhere on a Beach". Country Music Television. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
11. "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Dierks Bentley.
12. "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Dierks Bentley.
13. "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Dierks Bentley.
14. "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Dierks Bentley.
15. "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Dierks Bentley.
16. "Canadian single certifications – Dierks Bentley – Somewhere On a Beach". Music Canada.
17. "American single certifications – Dierks Bentley – Somewhere On a Beach". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH