"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 McBride's album Martina. The song peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also a number 1 single on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts.
| "This One's for the Girls" | ||||
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| Single by Martina McBride | ||||
| from the album Martina | ||||
| Released | June 9, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Lindsey Hillary Lindsey Aimee Mayo | |||
| Producer(s) | Martina McBride Paul Worley | |||
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| "This One's for the Girls" at CMT.com | ||||
A remixed version of "This One's for the Girls" was included on her 2008 compilation album Playlist: The Very Best of Martina McBride.
Content
editThe song's lyrics are a salute to women of various ages (who are "about thirteen," "about twenty-five," and "about forty-two") 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."
McBride's first two daughters, Delaney and Emma, sing backing vocals on the song, as do fellow country singers Carolyn Dawn Johnson and Faith Hill.
Personnel
editThe following musicians perform on this track:[1]
- Martina McBride – lead and backing vocals
- John Hobbs – Hammond B3 organ
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
- J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Dan Dugmore – 12-string guitar, steel guitar
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- David Huff – drum programming
- Faith Hill – backing vocals
- Carolyn Dawn Johnson – backing vocals
- Hillary Lindsey – backing vocals
- Aimee Mayo – backing vocals
- Delaney McBride – backing vocals
- Emma McBride – backing vocals
Chart performance
edit"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.
Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Martina (CD). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2003. RCA82876-54207-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ^ "2004 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. December 25, 2004. p. YE-74. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ "American single certifications – Martina McBride – This One's for the Girls". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
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