This One's for the Girls
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"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
.
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.
Hillary Lindsey
Hillary Lindsey is a country music singer-songwriter. As a songwriter, she has written songs with or for Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Bon Jovi, Taylor Swift, and Tim McGraw. One of her compositions, Underwood's Number One hit "Jesus, Take the Wheel",...
and Aimee Mayo
Aimee Mayo
Aimee Mayo is an American songwriter, primarily known for writing country hits for artists such as Lonestar, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Kellie Pickler. Mayo owns her own publishing company, Little Blue Typewriter Music.-Biography:Aimee Mayo grew up in Gadsden, Alabama...
, and recorded by American country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Martina McBride
Martina McBride
Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range....
. It is the first single from her 2003 album Martina
Martina (album)
- Personnel :As listed in liner notes.All strings performed by the Nashville String Machine, conducted and arranged by Chris McDonald.- Album :- Singles :...
, 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
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Carolyn Dawn Johnson is a Canadian Juno Award winning country music singer-songwriter. Johnson first rose to fame by co-writing Chely Wright's 1999 Number One single, "Single White Female," which reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1999...
and Faith Hill
Faith Hill
Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
.
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
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts. A remixed version of the song was also a number 1 single on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
charts. This version remained released only to radio until Playlist: The Very Best of Martina McBride
Playlist: The Very Best of Martina McBride
Playlist: The Very Best of Martina McBride is a compilation album from Martina McBride released as part of the Legacy Records Playlist series. The album features 14 tracks, 11 previously released and three not previously included on any of McBride's albums.-Track listing:...
was released in 2008.
Personnel
The following musicians perform on this track:- J.T. Corenflos — electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Dan Dugmore — steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
, 12-string guitar - Faith HillFaith HillFaith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
— background vocals - John Hobbs — Hammond B-3 organ
- Dann HuffDann HuffDann Huff is an American musician, session musician, singer-songwriter and producer. For his work as a producer in the Country music genre he has won several awards including the Musician of the Year award in 2001 and 2004 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award...
— electric guitar - David Huff — drum programming
- Carolyn Dawn JohnsonCarolyn Dawn JohnsonCarolyn Dawn Johnson is a Canadian Juno Award winning country music singer-songwriter. Johnson first rose to fame by co-writing Chely Wright's 1999 Number One single, "Single White Female," which reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1999...
— background vocals - Hillary LindseyHillary LindseyHillary Lindsey is a country music singer-songwriter. As a songwriter, she has written songs with or for Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Bon Jovi, Taylor Swift, and Tim McGraw. One of her compositions, Underwood's Number One hit "Jesus, Take the Wheel",...
— background vocals - B. James Lowry — acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
- Aimee MayoAimee MayoAimee Mayo is an American songwriter, primarily known for writing country hits for artists such as Lonestar, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Kellie Pickler. Mayo owns her own publishing company, Little Blue Typewriter Music.-Biography:Aimee Mayo grew up in Gadsden, Alabama...
— background vocals - Delaney McBride — background vocals
- Emma McBride — background vocals
- Jimmie Lee Sloas — bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Biff Watson — acoustic guitar
- Lonnie Wilson — drums
Chart performance
"This One's for the Girls" debuted at #49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 21, 2003.| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 39 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |