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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = This One's for the Girls
| name = This One's for the Girls
| Cover = Martina McBride This Ones single.png
| cover = Martina McBride This Ones single.png
| Artist = [[Martina McBride]]
| alt =
| from Album = [[Martina (album)|Martina]]
| type = single
| Released = June 9, 2003
| artist = [[Martina McBride]]
| Format = [[radio single]]
| album = [[Martina (album)|Martina]]
| released = June 9, 2003
| Genre = [[country music|Country]]
| Length = 4:04
| recorded =
| studio =
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| Label = [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]]
| venue =
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| Writer = [[Chris Lindsey]]<br>[[Hillary Lindsey]]<br>[[Aimee Mayo]]
| Producer = Martina McBride<br>[[Paul Worley]]
| genre = [[country music|Country]]
| length = 4:04
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| Last single = "[[Concrete Angel]]"<BR>(2002)
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| label = [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]]
| This single = "'''This One's for the Girls'''"<BR>(2003)
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| writer = [[Chris Lindsey]]<br>[[Hillary Lindsey]]<br>[[Aimee Mayo]]
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| Next single = "[[In My Daughter's Eyes]]"<BR>(2003)
| producer = Martina McBride<br>[[Paul Worley]]
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| Misc = {{External music video|"[http://www.cmt.com/videos/martina-mcbride/59344/this-ones-for-the-girls.jhtml This One's for the Girls]" at CMT.com}}
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| prev_title = [[Concrete Angel]]
| prev_year = 2002
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| next_title = [[In My Daughter's Eyes]]
| next_year = 2003
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| misc = {{External music video|"[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012190950/http://www.cmt.com/videos/martina-mcbride/59344/this-ones-for-the-girls.jhtml This One's for the Girls]" at CMT.com}}
}}
}}
"'''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 (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]].
"'''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 (album)|Martina]]''. The song peaked at number 3 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] charts and at number 39 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The song was also a number 1 single on the [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks]] charts.

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==
==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'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]].
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==
== Personnel ==
The following musicians perform on this track:<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Martina |others=Martina McBride |year=2003 |type=CD |publisher=RCA Records |id=RCA82876-54207-2}}</ref>
The following musicians perform on this track:<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Martina |others=Martina McBride |year=2003 |type=CD |publisher=RCA Records |id=RCA82876-54207-2}}</ref>
* Martina McBride – lead and backing vocals
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* [[J. T. Corenflos]] — [[electric guitar]]
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* John Hobbs – [[Hammond B3 organ]]
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* [[Dan Dugmore]] — [[steel guitar]], [[12-string guitar]]
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* B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
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* [[Faith Hill]] — background vocals
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* [[Biff Watson]] – acoustic guitar
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* John Hobbs — [[Hammond B-3 organ]]
* [[Dann Huff]] — electric guitar
* [[J. T. Corenflos]] – electric guitar
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* [[Dann Huff]] – electric guitar
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* [[David Huff (musician)|David Huff]] — drum [[music programming|programming]]
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* [[Dan Dugmore]] – 12-string guitar, [[steel guitar]]
* [[Carolyn Dawn Johnson]] — background vocals
* [[Jimmie Lee Sloas]] – bass
* [[Hillary Lindsey]] — [[background vocals]]
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* [[Lonnie Wilson]] – drums
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* B. James Lowry — [[acoustic guitar]]
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* [[David Huff (musician)|David Huff]] – drum programming
* [[Aimee Mayo]] — background vocals
* Delaney McBride — background vocals
* [[Faith Hill]] – backing vocals
* Emma McBride — background vocals
* [[Carolyn Dawn Johnson]] – backing vocals
* [[Jimmie Lee Sloas]] — [[bass guitar]]
* [[Hillary Lindsey]] – backing vocals
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* [[Aimee Mayo]] – backing vocals
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* Biff Watson — acoustic guitar
* Delaney McBride – backing vocals
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* Lonnie Wilson — [[drums]]
* Emma McBride – backing vocals


==Chart performance==
==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.
"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.
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===Weekly charts===
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
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!scope="col"|Chart (2003)
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| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2003: Country Songs | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | year=2003| accessdate=July 13, 2012}}</ref>
| US Hot Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2003: Country Songs | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | year=2003| accessdate=July 13, 2012}}</ref>
| align="center" | 28
| align="center" | 28
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!scope="col"|Chart (2004)
!scope="col"|Position
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| US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1BMEAAAAMBAJ|title=2004 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=116|issue=52|page=YE-74|date=December 25, 2004|accessdate=November 5, 2021}}</ref>
| align="center" | 6
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|}
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Martina McBride|title=This One's for the Girls|relyear=2003|certyear=2021|access-date=October 12, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|martina-mcbride|this-ones-for-the-girls}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->

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| before = "[[100 Years (song)|100 Years]]" by [[Five for Fighting]]
| title = ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] number-one single by
| years = July 3–10, 2004 (first run) <br> August 7, 2004 - September 11, 2004 (second run) <br> September 25, 2004 (third run)
| after = "100 Years" by Five for Fighting <br> "[[Heaven (Los Lonely Boys song)|Heaven]]" by [[Los Lonely Boys]]
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{{Martina McBride singles}}
{{Martina McBride singles}}

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Latest revision as of 15:41, 3 July 2024

"This One's for the Girls"
Single by Martina McBride
from the album Martina
ReleasedJune 9, 2003
GenreCountry
Length4:04
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Chris Lindsey
Hillary Lindsey
Aimee Mayo
Producer(s)Martina McBride
Paul Worley
Martina McBride singles chronology
"Concrete Angel"
(2002) 		"This One's for the Girls"
(2003) 		"In My Daughter's Eyes"
(2003)
Music video
"This One's for the Girls" at CMT.com

"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.

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

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The 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

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The following musicians perform on this track:[1]

Chart performance

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"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.

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Martina (CD). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2003. RCA82876-54207-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  7. ^ "2004 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. December 25, 2004. p. YE-74. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "American single certifications – Martina McBride – This One's for the Girls". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
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