My Girl (Dylan Scott song)

2016 single by Dylan Scott

"My Girl"

Single by Dylan Scott
from the album  Dylan Scott
Released| July 11, 2016 (2016-7-11)
Genre| Country
Length| 3:17
Label| Curb
Songwriter(s)|

* Dylan Scott
* Josh Kerr

Producer(s)|

* Matt Alderman
* Jim Ed Norman

Dylan Scott singles chronology
| "Crazy Over Me"
(2015)  | "My Girl"
(2016)  | "Hooked"
(2017)

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"My Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Dylan Scott. It is included on his self-titled debut album and is his first number one hit on the Country Airplay chart. The song was written by Scott and Josh Kerr.

## Content

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The song was described by Taste of Country as "a love song that finds him bragging on a girlfriend" and "What's charming is this self-described man’s man sharing of his tender side".[1]

It was inspired by Scott's wife, Blair.[2]

## Critical reception

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Matt Bjorke of Roughstock, in a review of the album, said that "It's a song that'll melt many a heart and one that could and should be his breakout hit."[3]

## Commercial performance

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The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 20, 2017.[4] It has sold 380,000 copies in the US as of August 2017.[5] On June 9, 2023, the song was certified 3× Platinum for certified sales of over 3 million equivalent units.[4]

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2016–2017)  | Peak
position

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Canada Country (Billboard)[6] | 18
US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 39
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 3

### Year-end charts

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Chart (2017)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard Country Airplay[10] | 6
US Billboard Hot Country Songs[11] | 12
US Billboard Radio Songs[12] | 67

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United States (RIAA)[4] | 3× Platinum  | 3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ Dukes, Billy (October 7, 2016). "Dylan Scott, 'My Girl' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
2. ^ Reuter, Annie. "Dylan Scott Shares Valentine's Day Memories, How His Wife Inspired 'My Girl'". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (August 12, 2016). "Album Review: Dylan Scott - "Dylan Scott"". Roughstock. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
4. ^ a b c "American single certifications – Dylan Scott – My Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
5. ^ "Nielsen SoundScan charts – Digital Songs – Week Ending: 09/14/2017" (PDF). Nielsen SoundScan. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
6. ^ "Dylan Scott Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
7. ^ "Dylan Scott Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
8. ^ "Dylan Scott Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
9. ^ "Dylan Scott Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
10. ^ "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
11. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
12. ^ "Radio Songs - Year-End". Billboard. 2017. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2022.

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Dylan Scott

Studio albums|

* Dylan Scott (2016)
* Livin' My Best Life (2022)

Singles|

* "Makin' This Boy Go Crazy"
* "My Girl"
* "Hooked"
* "Nothing to Do Town"
* "Nobody"
* "New Truck"
* "Can't Have Mine (Find You a Girl)"
* "Boys Back Home"
* "This Town's Been Too Good to Us"

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