This One's for the Girls
"This One's for the Girls" | |||||||
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Single by Martina McBride | |||||||
from the album Martina | |||||||
Released | June 9, 2003 | ||||||
Format | radio single | ||||||
Genre | Country | ||||||
Length | 4:04 | ||||||
Label | RCA Nashville | ||||||
Writer(s) |
Chris Lindsey Hillary Lindsey Aimee Mayo | ||||||
Producer(s) |
Martina McBride Paul Worley | ||||||
Martina McBride singles chronology | |||||||
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"This One's for the Girls" is a song written by Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey and Aimee Mayo, and recorded by American country music singer Martina McBride. It was released in June 2003 as the first single from her album Martina. McBride's daughters, Delaney and Emma, sing backing vocals on the song, as do fellow country singers Carolyn Dawn Johnson and Faith Hill.
Content
The song's lyrics are a salute to women of various ages (early teens, middle twenties and approaching middle age) dealing with the struggles of different phases of life - starting high school and facing new pressures, coping with uncertainty about a career, and reaching middle age - and tells them "You're beautiful the way you are."
The song was released to country radio in mid-2003 and peaked at number 3 on the Hot Country Songs charts. A remixed version of the song was also a number 1 single on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. This version remained released only to radio until Playlist: The Very Best of Martina McBride was released in 2008.
Personnel
The following musicians perform on this track:[1]
- J. T. Corenflos — electric guitar
- Dan Dugmore — steel guitar, 12-string guitar
- Faith Hill — background vocals
- John Hobbs — Hammond B-3 organ
- Dann Huff — electric guitar
- David Huff — drum programming
- Carolyn Dawn Johnson — background vocals
- Hillary Lindsey — background vocals
- B. James Lowry — acoustic guitar
- Aimee Mayo — background vocals
- Delaney McBride — background vocals
- Emma McBride — background vocals
- Jimmie Lee Sloas — bass guitar
- Biff Watson — acoustic guitar
- Lonnie Wilson — drums
Chart performance
"This One's for the Girls" debuted at number 49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 21, 2003.
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 3 |
US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 39 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[5] | 32 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2003) | Position |
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US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 28 |
References
- ↑ Martina (CD). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2003. RCA82876-54207-2.
- ↑ "Martina McBride – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Martina McBride.
- ↑ "Martina McBride – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Martina McBride.
- ↑ "Martina McBride – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Martina McBride.
- ↑ "Martina McBride – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Martina McBride.
- ↑ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
External links
Preceded by "100 Years" by Five for Fighting |
Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single by July 3–10, 2004 (first run) August 7, 2004 - September 11, 2004 (second run) September 25, 2004 (third run) |
Succeeded by "100 Years" by Five for Fighting "Heaven" by Los Lonely Boys |