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This One's for the Girls

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"This One's for the Girls"
Song

"This One's for the Girls" is the title of a song written by Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey and Aimee Mayo, and recorded by American country music singer Martina McBride. It is the first single from her 2003 album Martina, and it was released in June 2003. 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 dealing with the struggles of different phases of life, telling 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]

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
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 39
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] 1
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[5] 32

References

  1. ^ Martina (Media notes). RCA Records. 2003. {{cite AV media notes}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |bandname= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |publisherid= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
Preceded by Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single by
July 3 - July 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