"My Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Dylan Scott. It is included on his self-titled debut album and is his first number one hit on the Country Airplay chart. The song was written by Scott and Josh Kerr.
| "My Girl" | ||||
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| Single by Dylan Scott | ||||
| from the album Dylan Scott | ||||
| Released | July 11, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
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Content
editThe song was described by Taste of Country as "a love song that finds him bragging on a girlfriend" and "What's charming is this self-described man’s man sharing of his tender side".[1]
It was inspired by Scott's wife, Blair.[2]
Critical reception
editMatt Bjorke of Roughstock, in a review of the album, said that "It's a song that'll melt many a heart and one that could and should be his breakout hit."[3]
Commercial performance
editThe song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 20, 2017.[4] It has sold 380,000 copies in the US as of August 2017.[5] On June 9th, 2023, the song was certified 3x Platinum for certified sales of over 3 million equivalent units.[4]
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[4] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Dukes, Billy (October 7, 2016). "Dylan Scott, 'My Girl' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ Reuter, Annie. "Dylan Scott Shares Valentine's Day Memories, How His Wife Inspired 'My Girl'". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (August 12, 2016). "Album Review: Dylan Scott - "Dylan Scott"". Roughstock. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ a b c "American single certifications – Dylan Scott – My Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Nielsen SoundScan charts – Digital Songs – Week Ending: 09/14/2017" (PDF). Nielsen SoundScan. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ "Dylan Scott Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "Dylan Scott Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "Dylan Scott Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ "Dylan Scott Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Radio Songs - Year-End". Billboard. 2017. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2022.