Format Digital download Genre Country Label Capitol Nashville | Recorded 2016 Length 3:00 | |
Released June 6, 2016 (2016-06-06) | ||
"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). It was nominated for "Vocal Event of the Year" at the 2016 CMA Awards. The song was written by Shane McAnally and J. T. Harding.
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"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 436,000 copies in the United States as of November 2016. 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."
Commercial reception
The song reached No. 3 on the Hot Country Songs chart where it stayed for three weeks, and it is Bentley's 20th song to reach top 10 on the chart. It also topped the chart on Country Airplay. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 16, 2016. The song has sold 460,000 copies in the US as of January 2017.
Music video
The music video was directed by Wes Edwards and premiered in July 2016.