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This One's for the Girls

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"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.