My Last Name

2003 single by Dierks Bentley

"My Last Name"

Single by Dierks Bentley
from the album  Dierks Bentley
Released| October 20, 2003
Recorded| 2003
Genre| Country
Length| 3:30
Label| Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)|

* Harley Allen
* Dierks Bentley

Producer(s)| Brett Beavers
Dierks Bentley singles chronology
| "What Was I Thinkin'"
(2003)  | "My Last Name"
(2003)  | "How Am I Doin'"
(2004)

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"My Last Name" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in October 2003 as the second single from his self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, becoming Bentley's first single to miss the Top 10 and his only one until 2010's "Up on the Ridge", which peaked at number 21. Bentley wrote this song with Harley Allen.

## Content

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The narrator describes the origins and the experiences of his last name, such as when he beat up a bully who made fun of his name and when his grandpa "took it off to Europe to fight the Germans in the war". In the final verse, the narrator then says that he wants to marry his lover — to give her his last name because he does not have much.

## Music video

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The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil, who directed the video for his previous single "What Was I Thinkin'". At the beginning, it shows Dierks Bentley's name spelled wrong on a marquee, but at the end of the video, it has been corrected.

## Critical reception

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Samantha H., reviewing the song for Country Music Online.net, wrote that the song "My Last Name" "is a great story song. All about getting teased because of his last name and still being proud of it. Then one day he offers it to a woman through marriage."[1] Robert L. Doerschuk of Allmusic, however, called it "gauzy nostalgia."[2]

## Chart performance

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"My Last Name" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week ending October 25, 2003.

Chart (2003–2004)  | Peak
position

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Canada Country (Radio & Records)[3] | 28
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4] | 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 17

### Year-end charts

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Chart (2004)  | Position

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US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 56

## References

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1. ^ "Dierks Bentley".
2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r651118/review
3. ^ "Canada Country Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 16, 2004. p. 48. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
4. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
5. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
6. ^ "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.

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Dierks Bentley

Discography

Studio albums|

* Dierks Bentley
* Modern Day Drifter
* Long Trip Alone
* Feel That Fire
* Up on the Ridge
* Home
* Riser
* Black
* The Mountain
* Gravel & Gold

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008

Singles|

* "What Was I Thinkin'"
* "My Last Name"
* "How Am I Doin'"
* "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do"
* "Come a Little Closer"
* "Settle for a Slowdown"
* "Every Mile a Memory"
* "Long Trip Alone"
* "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
* "Trying to Stop Your Leaving"
* "Feel That Fire"
* "Sideways"
* "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes"
* "Up on the Ridge"
* "Draw Me a Map"
* "Am I the Only One"
* "Home"
* "5-1-5-0"
* "Tip It On Back"
* "Bourbon in Kentucky"
* "I Hold On"
* "Drunk on a Plane"
* "Say You Do"
* "Riser"
* "Somewhere on a Beach"
* "Different for Girls"
* "Black"
* "What the Hell Did I Say"
* "Woman, Amen"
* "Burning Man"
* "Living"
* "Gone"
* "Beers on Me"
* "Gold"
* "American Girl"

Featured singles|

* "The South"
* "Flatliner"
* "New Old Trucks"
* "Worth a Shot"

Related articles|

* Hot Country Knights
* The K Is Silent

Concert tours|

* Riser Tour
* Sounds of Summer Tour 2015
* Somewhere on a Beach Tour

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